Time for action – controlling flat and smooth surfaces
By default, the surfaces are flat. However, you want the rounded surfaces to be smooth. Selecting the faces is the main task. Making them smooth once you have them selected is easy. The following steps will guide you to control the flat and smooth surfaces:
- Press the NumPad 1 key and adjust the 3D View window so that you can see the grip and guard.
- Select the Oar and get into Edit Mode.
- Choose the Face Select mode from the 3D View header.
- Press B and use Border Select to choose the faces of the grip, as seen in the left-hand side of the following screenshot. Do not select the end of the grip.
- Next, use Border Select to select the faces on the perimeter of the grip guard, as shown in the center of the next screenshot. Do not select the faces of the sides.
- Now, select the faces of the oar shaft, the top perimeter of the blade, and where the shaft tapers down within the blade, as shown on the right-hand side of the following screenshot...
