PROJECT 1: EXPLORE AND EXPRESS
PROCESS
The main outcome of this project was to learn the importance of a material being used is and how to apply it in unique ways. My first attempt at exploration with copper wires was unfortunately, a complete failure. it was messy and showed me that it requires dedication and skill to carefully mould it into a shape I desired. However, after having a meeting with my tutor Mr.Romzi, he suggested that I think of copper pipes as well as to take a more industrial approach to it. So I decided to use the skills of kit bashing I learnt last year and bought some cheap toys to remove their gears and screws in an attempt to make it have a steam punk-ish vibe. This turned out to be successful and after obtaining some pipes and spraying 4 layers of colours to give it a copper like shine/colour, I made two nice mockup models and continued adjusting for the final model in a span of 3 weeks. Although my final model fell apart just before submission, I managed to fix it on time. I was very happy with what I produced for the final model in this project and had a lot of fun learning on how to utilize different types of gears/materials to make one nice copper frame.
IDEA PROCESS (DRAWINGS)
IDEA PROCESS (MODEL BUILDING)
REFLECTION: UNDERSTANDING DEPTH AND DESIGN
The original plan was for this project to be branding, but the plans had changed to create a relief model. This was to help us improve our craftsmanship and to help us understand the depth and space of objects. I was quite nervous when they changed it as I am not the most efficient when it comes to craftsmanship. However, I tried my best to be patient and work slowly but carefully to produce a neat project. I struggled a bit since my first plan and mockup was for sectional perspective, but I changed it to perspective later. This gave me less time to assemble and cut but, in the end, it was worth it as I did a neater job than I expected. My main feedback after the first submission was to use the full 5-inch frame length for the depth and I utilized this for the resubmission. This helped my model look so muck better in 3D and helped me realize how simple it is to add depth but also how impactful such a simple step can be. I think that I can easily use this knowledge in the future semesters as well as in my career.