How the make a desk-lamp in Maya

some lines on its head

1) Create 3 CV curses and select them all. Use "loft" to create the nurb shape.

2) Create 2 circles (smaller on for the button, bigger one for the pattern ) and make it be projected on the nurb shape.

3) Use extrude tools to push the faces in to make the pattern. And pull the smaller circle face out the make the button.


1) Create a cylinder and transform it like that one in the picture.

2) Duplicate & place them in the shadowed area. And use booleans (difference) to create 14 holes.

3) Create one more CV curve(1 linear) as the sketch shows

4) Select 2 curve which is highlighted in the sketch. Then use "loft".

5) Delete history, transform that curve like the bottom one. Select that 3 curves and "loft".

6) The head of the lamp is now combined by these nurb faces.


The neck of the lamp:

1) Create a circle and CV curves. Select them all and extrude. As a result, there a simple lamp's neck.

2) Make the neck live. Draw a CV curve on it. And create a new little square. select them and extrude.

3) There's a tube with accessary around. So the neck of the lamp is completed.

The base of the lamp:

1) Create a polygon sphere.

2) Move the vertex point of the lower part. then I will get a half sphere as a result.

3) Use "extrude" to create the pattern on the base easily.

Lastly, combine them all in the right place, then the lamp is finished.