How to Make a Pencil in Blender
STEP 1 |
| Start in Top View with 3 vertices as shown and Spin the mesh in Front View. The extra vertex in the middle is to make it easier to color the pencil lead.
STEP 2 |
| After spinning rotate the mesh as in this Front & Side View.
STEP 3 |
| Select these 2 vertices in the front of the pencil and extrude them back then connect the 2 vertices with the FKEY.
STEP 4 |
| Now for the tricky part, zoom in on the spot where the 3D cursor is in this step.
STEP 5 |
| You need to move 2 vertices at a time so they line up where they would be on a well sharpened pencil.
STEP 6 |
| Get the idea? When done select the 2 vertices on the back and all 7 of the 'arch' vertices and make faces with SHIFT+F.
STEP 7 |
| In front view Spin Dup with all vertices selected then remove doubles with WKEY_4 ( or click 'Remove Doubles' from the pop-up menu)
STEP 8 |
| To make the metal part that holds the eraser just make a little mesh like this and spin it.
STEP 9 |
| For the eraser I choose to Spin a Surface>>Curve so I can distort it. Just like a Mesh, make the curve in Top View and Spin in Front View.
STEP 10 |
| Move some of the knots around and make the eraser look a little used. Convert to a mesh if you wish with ALT+C
| Cheesy, isn't it !