Modelling a rusticated stone portal.

[Anonymous]

Hi, first time poster looking forward to getting involved as much as I can. 

this might be a bit simple answer but I am trying hard to make a surface like the photo I attached. 

so far I have made splines and extruded them out, convert to mesh and bevel but the result is not quite right. Any tips? 

[CAMedeck]

Can you show us what you've managed to build so far?  I can think of several methods to construct that archway, but understanding the way you've started will help people guide you.

[Anonymous]

Hi! Thanks for replying. 

Sorry if I am not explaning perfectly.

Here are some tests I've done. 3 different ways:

1) I edge modeled a plane and then extruded out the blocks I wanted. 

2) I used cut tool on poly to create the shapes.

3) I made splines for the insets and created a sweep, then boolean to create the channels.

I feel like there is a better way to get the shape I want, so far it feels too stiff. I don't know how to say.