This model was created with Blender 2.68.
I created it as part of the weekend challenges here:
http://blenderartists.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?17-Weekend-Challenge
This is for weekend challenge number 544 with the theme: My Next Life
It might be a little difficult to tell, but the text on the inside of the rings is actually modeled and not an image texture. I followed the basic procedure used in this tutorial here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0mkoMkEbc0&list=HL1384743197
I then used a curve modifier to make it in to a ring shape and after applying the modifier, I finished modeling the exterior part of the ring.
I left a copy of the un-curved text on a separate layer for comparison.
I used some material setups from this blend swap file by elbrujodelatribu, and even though they are cc zero, I thought they deserved a shout out:
http://www.blendswap.com/blends/view/69793
Any comments and critique is welcome
Hey man these are just great. Love the whole composition here. Great rendering and modeling man, really!