Let's start this up again

[Gare]

Seriously, oG, you already own a fair starting tool, the Extrude tool.

Making interesting shapes, first of all, is easier if you pose the object in perspective, so you can see parts of all three facing sides. Second, the extrude doesn't need to be the depth axis. For example, to create a tube. extrude the letter "o", and then rotate it to the extrude is facing the viewer "up and down". Here are some shapes done only using the Extrude tool..




Because the Extrude tool doesn't "self-shadow" objects, you need to add trhem yourself, usually with Transparency in Multiply mode.

Here are other examples, and if there is an interest, I'll post the base profiles, and some of the finished pieces to goof around with.



A lot of the key to success is "seeing" in 3D, which is simpler than you'd think because already do this! Now, CREATE in 3D rather than just viewing it.

I hope there are no "tricks"or anything I've done here. It's just challenge after challenge as to how a shape in the real world can be expressed in the virtual world using shapes and the Extrude tool.


My Best,

Gary



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[gwpriester]

Odd as it is, I am someone who creates 3D images with a totally 2D brain. Try to extrude that!

[Gare]

I tried and no joy.

Unless you can feel it, oG.