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
c11.jpg (14205 bytes) You need to move 2 vertices at a time so they line up where they would be on a well sharpened pencil.

STEP 6
c11.jpg (14205 bytes) 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
c13.jpg (13789 bytes) 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
c14.jpg (30764 bytes) 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
c18.jpg (36154 bytes) Cheesy, isn't it !