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A4 - Modelling the Icing

[ Video Resource ] - We'll follow through the video together in class, and mimic the creation in the video as we go along.

Key Points from Video

  • Select donut, Shift-D to duplicate, ESC to cancel movement of duplication

  • Name objects "Donut" and "Icing"

  • Toggle X-ray (double square icon near top-right), then select bottom half of icing by drawing a rectangle, press delete and select vertices. Turn off x-ray when done.

  • Select icing, Add Modifier --> Generate --> Solidify. Change offset to 1 so that thickness is added to the outside. Set thickness to about 0.025.

  • In modifier menu, deselect icon to display the modifier in edit mode (6:43 in video)

    • UPDATE - Instead of doing this, I find it better to just turn on X-ray mode. Then you can work with the mesh and also see the results.

  • Turn on snapping (magnet icon, top-centre). Select the icon next to it for snapping options, and choose "Face Project".

  • From object mode, apply subdivision modifier

  • Select icing from inside of donut to roughly top, press H to hide mesh. Use Alt-H later to unhide.

  • Now adjust icing mesh by dragging down sections with proportional editing on

  • On the icing, add a new subdivision modifier (make sure it is below the solidify modifier). Leave values at defaults.

  • This is a subtle update, and you could probably skip it – on the icing solidify modifier, under edge, set Crease Inner to 1.

  • Select two horizontally adjacent vertices, press E (extrude), move down a bit. Repeat two more times.

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Most of the technical aspects have been done here, leaving you to work just on the artistic aspects. You'll just need to complete the following steps:

  • Adjust icing mesh by dragging down sections with proportional editing on

  • Select two horizontally adjacent vertices, press E (extrude), move down a bit. Repeat two more times.

  • Turn off X-Ray