Blog #15: Final Project Documentation

1. Final Project

Prompt:

New Media: 3D Printing
Traditional Media: Painting

Theme: Nature

Design Process:

With the animal and fungus theme in mind, I designed the 3D model with Tinkercad. I experimented with a variety of basic shapes and shape generators in the software preset and ended up with the following design: a hedgehog and spiky mushroom combination. 

I printed the STL file using Makerbot on a 15x15 centimeters scale (I wanted to print it larger but it would take too much time, so the fellow from Myers media art studio suggested staying with this scale, which still took 13 hours). 

I forgot to take a picture of the 3D model when it just finished printing, but I was glad the model came out as I expected - every part was printed precisely and attached well together.

I continue to work on painting the 3D model with acrylic:

Final product:

    

Reflecting on this project, I am glad to have this chance to revisit a skill we learned previously and combine it with new prompts which challenged me to make a comprehensive work. Moreover, every time I revisit a media, I got new insights into it. For example, I got to learn about the shape generator tools on Tinkercad which gives more flexibility in building complex forms. 

2. Looking Back - SELFIE

S - Spent time crafting
E - Executed my ideas
L - Learned from peers
F - Found solutions
I - Incorporated multiple media  

E - Expanded my skill sets