Voideye Ring (unfinished yet)

Last year I got interested in jewellery making and I signed up for a course in one of our community colleges. Well where I am living it is called "Volkshochschule" but I digress...
My mind was teeming with ideas for rings that I wanted to make, most of them video game inspired.
Since I slayed my fair share of Diablos and assorted villain in the wretched land of Wraeclast during my life there was a lot of designs to choose from. But as it would be my first experience with jewelry making I wanted to start small with a forgiving first piece that should nevertheless be memorable enough to hold on to.
Enter the Voideye ring from the Invasion/Ambush League which fit this description perfectly.

http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Voideye

I love the design with the big dead eye that is hinting at the better days this ring has seen as it probably once was adorned with a huge gleaming stone. Now this empty hole will hold a skill gem and amplifies it manifold with it´s years of experience that the ring has to offer as it has witnessed much over the years. A fact that is also reflected in the rusted appearance and the somewhat broken band of the ring.
This really old and used look makes it a very good choice for learning your first steps with the tools as any mistake you make just contributes to the rugged and ancient look.
So without further ado, here is the result (sorry for the bad pics, my camera skills are lackluster).

I tried to get a pic with the same perspective as the ingame artwork but as you can see poor lighting and my grubby fingers destroyed the a bit :-D

More pics

In the end I was both pleased how well I did and disappointed that it was not as perfect as I envisioned it in the beginning.

Unfortunately I did not document the entire process of the making of this ring but in the end it´s the result that counts. Anyway here is a little elaboration on how I did it all.

All in all it was a lot of fun and very enlightening to do this project. I have since moved on to making rings out of coins but I will most likely make other rings inspired by games, this was just the first step und stumble.

PS: some thoughts for a better version
-use copper instead of brass
-get soldering material that matches in colour with the material
-improve soldering technique
-bend the eye socket part as well

Nicely done!

It may not have turned out how you envisioned it but it's still pretty damn sweet! If this is just the beginning, I look forward to seeing your future projects. :)

Wp.