mechanical pencil

Still in early modeling stages.


~3k poly

Kinda hard to see the lead at the tip, but then again the whole image looks washed-out…

Render fixed.
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f66/maddog720/mechanicalpencil2.jpg

Update: body changes and clip added. Some changes to the primitive materials.
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f66/maddog720/mechanicalpencil3.jpg

Frankly, it’s a bit bland. When I first read the thread header I was expecting something more… mechanical. Maybe modelling a cutout would be more interesting perhaps? Then you can show the springs, tubes, nib assembly etc…

Interesting idea, but I’m still near the bottom of the modelling learning curve.

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f66/maddog720/mechanicalpencil5.jpg

This pencil looks really awesome. Now, can they come up with a solution to make it so the graphite doesn’t smear if you rub a page of writing against another! My notebooks always end up with grayish clouds of graphite on every page.