Look at this gorgeous Tiger ring. I’m gonna have to have a go at making one…
Hey guys, Remember this video a few weeks back. If you
didn’t see it, the owners of this website sent me some examples of their jewellery and
I used one as inspiration to do my own thing. And they’ve done it again with this great
ring. This stunningly designed tiger is made from sterling silver and it’s eyes are inlaid
with 24K gold. They’ve even used copper to highlight the tiger’s nose. It’s genuinely
a beautiful piece. As before, these guys haven’t charged me
a penny for it and they haven’t asked for anything in return. Yes, I’m sure they want
me to mention their products, but I don’t mind doing that really because I think this
is something my viewers might enjoy. But also, I think they’re challenging me to once again
have a go at doing something similar. Because they know it won’t be easy this time.
Using Fusion 360, I made a basic ring band. I’m artist or no sculpture, so I turned
to Thingiverse for a basic structure to work off. I came across this excellent, fairly
low res sculpture of a tiger and that gave me a great starting point.
Using Blender, I imported the tiger and with the simple Boolean tools, chopped away everything
except the tiger’s head.
I find scaling things tricky in Blender, but having built the rings in Fusion, I was confident that the sizing would be good.
I cut away the inside of the mouth, again with Boolean tools, and as the eyes were a
little sunken, I decided to add new ones. It was at this point I realised the head wasn’t
symmetrical enough for my needs. So again I used the Boolean tools to fix to the issue.
Now it was just a matter of using my very basic Blender skills to try and add a little
depth to the piece. But I have to admit, this is also my favourite part.
At this point I was liking it, but it somehow wasn’t right. To me, a tiger isn’t a tiger
without stripes. But could I get away with adding them? There was only one way to find out.
I’d thickened the band at some point because
it was too thin. But now it looked a little too wide. And something was missing – but
what else could I use but a stripe.
Not bad. I’m fairly pleased with that.
I’m still experimenting with this Castable Resin which for now will remain nameless,
though at a later date I’ll come back and link to it here.
Clean up is easy thanks to the Anycubic wash and cure.
My Elegoo mars did a nice job of printing. They used silver, so I’ll do the same.
Yes, this resin is certainly growing on me. It’s casting very cleanly.
Other than a very slight flashing line, it was a very clean silver casting.
Now for the boring bit. Lots and lots and lots of sanding
with very fine paper. And that is something I’m really quite pleased
with. Thanks to careful sanding, I’ve been able to keep the majority of stripes and also
add a little relief shading. I’m pleased with the effect.
Is it as good as the professional piece? Well, I guess that’s down to the individual. I
like both in honesty, but I have to give it the edge to the professionals. Theirs is clearly
more skilfully designed and the gold and copper touches are something I can’t do yet, but
maybe one day. In the meantime, if you want to buy one of
these rings, just visit their website - there’s a link in the description. As this ring is
a little more pricey thanks to the precious metals involved, I’ve managed to wangle
a 20% discount for my viewers. So again, look to the description for the link and discount
code. So that’s it. I hope you enjoyed this one
guys. Take care and thanks for watching.