Modeling the handgrip

We will start increasing the detail by finishing our handgrip because it currently looks quite unimpressive. Let’s take a step-by-step approach to make this part look more complete:

1. Add bevels to the vertical edges on each corner of the shape. Try to make it so that every face on the now cylindrical-looking shape is roughly the same width.

Figure 3.3 – Beveling the edges

2. Extrude the front-facing faces in the top section of the handgrip and flatten them by scaling them to 0 on the X axis. To do this, press the S key to scale, then press X to scale only on the X axis, and then press 0 to multiply the scale by zero (which makes it flat). Press Enter to confirm the action.

Figure 3.4 – Extruding the front

3. Select the edges that separate the top and the bottom sections of the handgrip and add another bevel. Do this in wireframe mode to avoid clipping. Clipping occurs when...