HALDEN Split 58 | Keyboard CGI in Blender

HALDEN is an original, fictional brand I created for this personal project: a 58-key split keyboard built on the open-source Sofle layout, redesigned as a premium desk object.

I modelled, textured, lit and rendered everything in Blender Cycles: a bead-blasted graphite aluminium case with chamfered edges over a walnut base, low-profile PBT-textured keycaps in a cream / slate / ochre colourway with custom legends, a knurled brass encoder knob, an engraved brass badge and hex screws.

Design note: a calm, architectural silhouette with warm natural materials against cool metal, so it reads as a crafted object instead of a gadget. The clay and wireframe passes show the modelling on the hero shot.

Key layout based on the open-source Sofle keyboard. Case, keycaps, knob, branding and all visuals are original.

Made in Blender. No AI generation.