Assignment 1 - Castle Project

Castles are beautiful structures of medieval yore, and as my first assignment in this 3D Modelling and CAD class, I was instructed to create a 3D model of a castle in Rhino3D.


To be frank, this assignment is actually late by a few weeks, and I encountered a few problems even with the knowledge I had in attending further classes. Namely, the flags on this design are combined with the caps of the castle pillars, making the flag, flagpole, and tower cap all red, when they should all be different colours. I also encountered struggles in ensuring my tower caps were aligned, as they were created with an incomplete curve, preventing me from properly aligning them with the towers.

Even so, I enjoyed making this project, and rendering the final piece, as I think its simple design and quaint, cartoon-y colouring add to the charm of the piece. It may be late and a bit simple, but I think it serves to present an aim I have in my art in general—taking the complex and using technology to simplify, though not reduce.

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