I am begining a project that will include a Grim Reaper figure complete with
scythe and skulls, etc.  I am a total n00b (well not total, but I have only
constructed objects through CSG before).

I would like to start with modeling the scythe first, specifically the blade
It will be rather ornate, with runes and such, and shaped somewhat more like
a battle weapon than a simple farm implement.  I suppose this can be done
with CSG also, but maybe it could be done easier with another method?  My
main concern is getting the cutting edge of the blade tapered correctly.
I've considered using something like sPatch and then importing the blade
into Moray.

Any curved blade modelers out there?  I would appreciate any suggestions.
Thank you.

BTW, I'm not really looking for ready-made models.  I have already gathered
several reference images and I would like to be able to do this from
scratch.  :-)

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3f9f0713$1@news.povray.org...
> I am begining a project that will include a Grim Reaper figure complete
with
> scythe and skulls, etc.  I am a total n00b (well not total, but I have
only
> constructed objects through CSG before).
>
Hi
With Moray 3.5 you could model it with a mesh and uv_map it with a
normal_map.

Marc

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Yep, I guess it is time to get aquainted with the mesh editor.  :-)

UV mapping scares me.  I assume you are talking about UV mapping to get the
runes on the blade?  Actually I was going to use a rune font to difference
very shallow impressions in the blade.  That way I can create an
ever-so-slightly smaller blade inside of an outer "shell", give it a
different material, and have the runes be any texture/color I want.  Did
that make sense?  This may be a brute force approach, but I think it is very
flexible.

"Marc Jacquier" <jac### [at] wanadoofr> wrote in message
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>

> 3f9f0713$1@news.povray.org...
> > I am begining a project that will include a Grim Reaper figure complete
> with
> > scythe and skulls, etc.  I am a total n00b (well not total, but I have
> only
> > constructed objects through CSG before).
> >
> Hi
> With Moray 3.5 you could model it with a mesh and uv_map it with a
> normal_map.
>
> Marc
>
>

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3fa038fc$1@news.povray.org...
> Yep, I guess it is time to get aquainted with the mesh editor.  :-)
>
> UV mapping scares me.  I assume you are talking about UV mapping to get
the
> runes on the blade?
Yes  I did indeed  didn't I? :c)

> Actually I was going to use a rune font to difference
> very shallow impressions in the blade.  That way I can create an
> ever-so-slightly smaller blade inside of an outer "shell", give it a
> different material, and have the runes be any texture/color I want.  Did
> that make sense?  This may be a brute force approach, but I think it is
very
> flexible.
You can make a material_map as well
Marc
>
> "Marc Jacquier" <jac### [at] wanadoofr> wrote in message
> news:3f9f6528@news.povray.org...
> >

> > 3f9f0713$1@news.povray.org...
> > > I am begining a project that will include a Grim Reaper figure
complete
> > with
> > > scythe and skulls, etc.  I am a total n00b (well not total, but I have
> > only
> > > constructed objects through CSG before).
> > >
> > Hi
> > With Moray 3.5 you could model it with a mesh and uv_map it with a
> > normal_map.
> >
> > Marc
> >
> >
>
>

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