Week 8: Papercraft Objects - First Prototype I started off this week by going back into Rhino and enlarging a few of the tabs that were too small to but the piece together. I also deleted a few unnecessary lines and then reprinted them. Pieces cut out: Final product: As I was putting it together the pieces would not stay glue together for long, I eventually opted to use a glue gun which I found to be very useful. I really recommend doing this because it holds it together very will and is more clean and precise than a glue stick. In the end I decided to omit the power source on the back of the car, since it was too small and complicated. In my final I was thinking that I could make up for cutting it out by adding other details. I hope to add a small rectangle on the back for the license plate, and paint/draw on other details. I also realized when I was putting it together that I forgot to add a tab to the long side of the rectangles (on the bottom that the wheels are connecte...
Week 9 + 10: Papercraft Objects - Final Revision Over a period of 2 weeks we are to finalize the design and create the final for our chosen papercraft object. I started off with adding and revising a few details: Cut and rotated the sides of the car to create doors Got rid of the fuel source on the back Made the top part a flat surface Added chairs, middle compartment, back wall with flux capacitor box attached, a wheel, headlights and taillights, and license plate Updated Folded Design: Renders: Printing Template: Here I added the few tabs that were missing from the previous design. Final: I had a lot more trouble putting this design together than the previous one for the prototype. If I were to redo it I would enlarge a few pieces. And I would also use multiple layers of cardstock on the body of the car to make it more sturdy since the final product is a little wonky. I am happy with how well it is all staying together since I used different glue. Towards the end I decided...
Week 5: Papercraft Research For this research project I will be talking about Illuminated Cut Paper Light Boxes by Hari & Deepti. Here are a few photos: This piece is my favorite: In order to create these pieces the artist couple cuts out intricate designs on watercolour paper. These cut outs are then placed inside of a lightbox which is lit from the back using small LED light strips. The use of layering combined with the lighting is what gives the art depth. Hari & Deepti are great storytellers and have discovered that the depth and layering achieved by using paper as a medium greatly reflects that. The couple emphasize the duplicity of possibilities when using paper as a medium. Paper gives artists endless amounts of options of where to go with their work but it can also give them nothing or simplicity. It all depends on the ideas of the artist and where they want to take the piece. Hari and Deepti's work inspired me through their use of storytelling, which i...
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