The Basics (see illustrations below):
- Create two spheres (head and body) in the RIGHT viewport
- Select both spheres and type REBUILD
- Set dialog for 8, 8, 3, 3, Delete input, ReTrim, OK
- Select the body (or de-select the head)
- Turn Control Points on (F10)
- Select the bottom 1/3 of Control Points (on the body)
- Go to TRANSFORM > SET POINTS and Set Z and Align to World
- Drag upward to have a flattened bottom of the ducks body
- Drag around some control points to select them and stretch the body to look more "duck-like" (i.e. puff out the chest, pull out the tail shape, etc.).
- Turn Control Points off (F11)
- Select the head (sphere)
- Follow the same select > drag/stretch to form the bill and head shape
- Right click on RIGHT to select Ghosted as the view type
- Draw a curve (I usually use the free sketch curve) COMPLETELY intersecting the head shape
- De-select everything and type SPLIT
- Follow the prompts by selecting the object to split (the head) and then the cutting object (the curve)
- The bill and head should now be separate objects so you can color/texture them as you wish
- Draw a straight line cutting through the base of the head
- Copy and paste the straight line, then drag it to intersect the top-right section of the body (copying and pasting keeps the lines perfectly parallel)
- Type TRIM and select the pieces to trim (or delete) and press ENTER when finished
- Go to SURFACE > BLEND SURFACE
- In the Perspective window (I find this is the easiest to work with in this step) select the first edge of your cut object then press ENTER
- Select the second edge (the other cut object) and press ENTER
- Check the PREVIEW box and adjust the "bulge" to look its' best
- Add colors/textures/gloss
- Add some shapes (i.e. spheres, ellipsoids (flattened spheres), etc.) to create eyes.
Please Note: I am trying to teach you the basics of editing shapes (split, trim, blend, etc.) and not necessarily how to build a rubber duck -- so experiment and have fun with it. You don't have to have a duck that looks exactly like mine [in fact I like creativity]. Here are some examples of creative ducks. :)
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