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    Curved grip on flintlock pistol stock?

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Organic Modelling
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    • pilouP Offline
      pilou
      last edited by

      You can also use the Extrude edges by rails by Tig with 3 or 4 curves
      Don't erase curves between each call of it
      grip.jpg

      Frenchy Pilou
      Is beautiful that please without concept!
      My Little site :)

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      • brookefoxB Offline
        brookefox
        last edited by

        That's nice, if mysteriously precise. Which half is it?

        OP can see the elegance of your moves.

        This subcontract work times out pretty fast, for some.

        ~ Brooke

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        • pbacotP Offline
          pbacot
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          I got the bug to try this. I thought I knew a way but it took me further down the alley of organic modeling than I meant to go. I did try a couple of subdivision and smoothing rubies, not Artisan, but figuring out the proxy seemed harder than what I finally did.

          Sorry I only took one picture of the process. I used Curviloft along a path (second icon) since I thought this shape is moving through simple cross sections. Then at the butt I guessed that this is the same elliptical shape lathed, so that's what I did with follow-me (perhaps not the best method). It needed a little stitching, and it isn't all neat geometry. I think curviloft is a good choice for this if you are less adept at organic modeling like me. The closest I got otherwise is scaling rings in a tube-- but this was much faster.


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          • pilouP Offline
            pilou
            last edited by

            @Brooke

            @unknownuser said:

            Which half is it?

            It's nothing special, just conceptual πŸ˜‰
            You must have to find some generator's curves in the object that you want to sculpt πŸ€“
            Extrude Edges by rails and Curviloft are brothers twins friends! β˜€

            Frenchy Pilou
            Is beautiful that please without concept!
            My Little site :)

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            • numbthumbN Offline
              numbthumb
              last edited by

              IΒ΄m sure youΒ΄ve sorted this out by now.
              If it helps, here is a drawing with some cross sections that may come in handy.flintlock gun.JPG

              Comfortably numb...

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              • brookefoxB Offline
                brookefox
                last edited by

                @pbacot said:

                I used Curviloft along a path (second icon) since I thought this shape is moving through simple cross sections. Then at the butt I guessed that this is the same elliptical shape lathed, so that's what I did with follow-me (perhaps not the best method)... I think curviloft is a good choice for this if you are less adept at organic modeling like me.

                Very fantastic. Really nice. ShowOff

                But the beautiful walnut is kinda rubbing it in, don't you think? And the brass butt bolster should be finished with 00000 steel wool for that final 'Prell' UltraConditioner look popular in the antique gun re-modellers trade.

                @unknownuser said:

                it isn't all neat geometry.

                Prove it.
                .
                Thanks, numbthumb, but Peter has made me very tired. Maybe the OP breathes still.
                .

                ~ Brooke

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                • pilouP Offline
                  pilou
                  last edited by

                  Soap works also in this case πŸ˜‰
                  Division 20 , Pressure -100 and then you can Scale it if you want
                  soap2.jpg

                  Frenchy Pilou
                  Is beautiful that please without concept!
                  My Little site :)

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                    3eighty
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                    Thanks to all of you...

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                    • brookefoxB Offline
                      brookefox
                      last edited by

                      Generally as per Peter, curviloft along path, but with lousy proportions and no artistry.

                      Note the inflated butt, however.

                      Follow me there would have been better: more precise and no tedious cleanup.

                      pistol handle-5.JPG

                      New proportion and butt, but... still.

                      pistol handle-6.JPG

                      ~ Brooke

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                      • pbacotP Offline
                        pbacot
                        last edited by

                        @brookefox said:

                        Very fantastic. Really nice. ShowOff

                        But the beautiful walnut is kinda rubbing it in, don't you think? And the brass butt bolster should be finished with 00000 steel wool for that final 'Prell' UltraConditioner look popular in the antique gun re-modellers trade.

                        @unknownuser said:

                        it isn't all neat geometry.

                        Prove it.
                        .
                        Thanks, numbthumb, but Peter has made me very tired. Maybe the OP breathes still.
                        .

                        Thanks,
                        πŸ˜† The rubbed lacquer finish is to COVER UP the geometry... For the bolster I just took a color and gave it a metal description and guess what? It came out looking like metal paint. I haven't much background in such texturing.

                        OK so feast your eyes. First mistake: too many segments in rounded corners added unneeded complexity at the other end.
                        Also it was hard to get a nice curve on both top and bottom of the handle and find the right shape. I had to scale and even rotate the main rings after the fact (ouch) to get it in line (or in curve). Brooke yours has a nice even looking mesh. (How does Pilou make his look like it's f'g glowing?)

                        I never thought much of modeling guns but I have to say it gave me an appreciation of the craftsmen who developed these classic shapes. And I gained additional respect for the work of organic modelers we see here and awe for the ruby masters.


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                        • brookefoxB Offline
                          brookefox
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                          Yeah, yeah.

                          I gotta nominate to the "'Help Me Model' Hall of Fame" to be opened in a Gallery near you.

                          ~ Brooke

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                          • pilouP Offline
                            pilou
                            last edited by

                            @unknownuser said:

                            (How does Pilou make his look like it's f'g glowing?)

                            Very easy πŸ’š
                            Key Print Screen of the normal SU Canvas and past it in any 2D prog
                            Inverse colors
                            Some colors variations
                            That's all! (5 seconds made) 😎

                            Frenchy Pilou
                            Is beautiful that please without concept!
                            My Little site :)

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                            • pbacotP Offline
                              pbacot
                              last edited by

                              @unknownuser said:

                              @unknownuser said:

                              (How does Pilou make his look like it's f'g glowing?)

                              Very easy πŸ’š
                              Key Print Screen of the normal SU Canvas and past it in any 2D prog
                              Inverse colors
                              Some colors variations
                              That's all! (5 seconds made) 😎

                              Merci beaucoup, Speedy.

                              Le P Bacot


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