# Textured Snake Ring

Welcome to RhinoArtisan! In this tutorial, we’ll guide you step by step through the complete process of creating an organic **snake ring** using a clean, production-focused workflow in RhinoArtisan. You’ll start by generating a ring reference, unrolling the surface for accurate 2D sketching, building smooth design curves with blend techniques, and then mapping the design back onto the ring with **Quick Flow**.

From there, we’ll develop solid ring geometry using **Profiles**, refine topology by merging surfaces, and then apply a custom **3D texture** by adding it to RhinoArtisan’s texture library and using **Texture 3D** with controlled depth. Finally, we’ll extract and join surfaces for clean solids, and finish by merging a snake head element with **Boolean Union** for a complete, render-ready piece. Script

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📌 **What You’ll Learn:**\
✔ Creating a ring reference curve (size-based) and building a modeling cylinder\
✔ Using **Unroll Surface** + **Artisan Center** to set up accurate 2D design space\
✔ Sketching organic shapes with circles, **Blend Curve** (curvature/tangency), points, and **Trim**\
✔ Building a correct transfer setup using a matching-length reference curve\
✔ Projecting and wrapping curves onto the ring with **Quick Flow**\
✔ Curve cleanup with **Fit** for a lighter, smoother result\
✔ Building clean ring volume using **Profiles** (solid workflow + cylindrical orientation)\
✔ Extracting and unifying topology with **Extract Surface** + **Merge Surface**\
✔ Adding new assets to the RhinoArtisan **Texture 3D** library and applying textured relief\
✔ Surface management for watertight geometry (join, missing surface checks)\
✔ Final assembly using a snake head element and **Boolean Union** (mesh workflow)

📢 **Why Watch This**\
✅ Learn a complete organic ring workflow: sketch → wrap → build → texture → finalize\
✅ Understand how to control seams, topology, and mapping for cleaner results\
✅ Add professional surface detailing using RhinoArtisan’s **Texture 3D** system\
✅ Produce optimized, manufacturing-friendly geometry and a render-ready final model\
✅ Ideal if you want to combine artistic design with technical CAD discipline

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