Week 15: Final Week Lamp Completed

This week, being our final week, we draw this semester to a close. We had done a lot this semester and it has finally come to fruition. After over a month of work, we have completed our lamps. The semester is over and with it, new found knowledge in the workings of 3-D art and t tools used in it.With it finally done, I feel exhausted but refreshed, too. Below are some pictures of it.

Composition: The materials I used construct the lamp were sheets of cardboard, a Zing Laser Printer, ruler, computer, boxcutters, cutting mat, pencil, light source (existing table lamp), wood glue, and a brush. With these materials I was able to construct this lamp.

Craft: After creating the illustrator files the previous week, I proceeded to the Zing Laser Printer with pre-cut sheets of cardboard, 10x10 and 18x5. With these, I then cut our the shapes and the sides. Once they were cut, I then glued the corresponding pieces together for the base with a brush and wood glue and taped the lamp sides with masking tape. Occasionally, I would have to trim the pieces to fit. Once that was complete, I inserted the lamp and It was done. This is the results.

Concept: The concept of this lamp was to show the life cycle of a chicken because  I wanted to portray the cycle of life in an endless loop. The shapes are also lit to indicate that they are of life, brightness and light as synonyms of it. I also wanted to show a lighthearted side to it which is why I chose to use a chicken which, to me, is a funny animal.

Week 14: Final Lamp Files

This week we finalized our illustrator files to laser print our lamps pieces to assemble them. However, unlike last week, we utilized Adobe Illustrator. This following week, we will be cutting and assembling them. These were my results of Illustrator drafting.

Composition: The materials I used to design these shapes were Adobe Illustrator and a Mac Desktop computer. From these materials, I was able to with some challenge, create the animal shapes by using silhouette images from the internet as a base for this pentagon lamp.

Craft: First, I created a 5x18 inch  file in illustrator. Once I had the rulers and grid on, I  proceeded to search the internet for suitable silhouettes for my lamp. After creating line art with the line tool for each of the five sizes on separate levels, I then changed the default stroke settings of the lines from points to inches, 0.001 inches. With the illustrator file complete, now all we have to do is send it to the laser printer to cut.

Concept: The concept of these pieces was completing our lamp designs for cutting. The reason why I chose to do the life cycle of a chicken is because  I wanted to portray the cycle of life in an endless loop. But I also wanted to show a lighthearted side to it which is why I chose to use a chicken which, to me, is a funny animal.

Week 13: Wood Block Laser Cut

This week was very exciting for me. This week we worked on wood cuttings and new tool at the University, a laser cutter. Since it was the first time most of us have been in a wood shop, the professor had us work there to get us acquainted with tools of the 3D trade, chop saw, bandsaw and drills. I was nervous at first but once we got familiar with the tools, we were able to construct a basic frame. Once the frame was made, we worked in illustrator to create basic shapes to cut out with the laser cutter. These are our results.

Craft: For this assignment, we used a mixture of both digital and traditional medium. For the first half in which we made the wood frame, we used drills and nails, a chop saw (stationary circular blade), Bandsaw and rulers. The second half was for the cardboard section. We used Adobe Illustrator to draft our designs. I happened to use a series of different shaped squares, a laser cutter and a computer.
Composition: The process for this piece took several days of work. We first learned how to use the aforementioned tools in the wood shop area. Once then, we used rulers to measure our squares. Mine were 7x7. Once then, we cut them using the chop saw and and bandsaw before we used clamps to hold the sides together as we drilled and nailed the pieces together. With our frames done, we then went to work on our cardboard designs. First, we created an illustrator file the same size as the frame's outer edge and cut cardboard to that size as well. Once we did that, we created our designs and transferred them over to the PC that was connected with the laser cutter. We then followed the detailed instructions to cut with the laser cutter and there we go.
Concept: The concept of this project was to understand and familiarize ourselves with the tools of the wood shop and with the laser cutter, tools that we'd use for our final project. The design of the cardboard was that of a pixelation effect.

Week 12: Constructing Lamp Shapes

So this week, we discussed and worked on our final project, a lamp. For this week, we were charged with documenting and brainstorming possible shapes for our lamp design. These are our results.

Craft: For this assignment, we returned to photography to create these compositions of possible theorized lamp shapes. We used a DSLR camera, a dark room, assorted lighting, and a wide variety of props such as food containers and jars.
Composition: The composition for this week was fairly simple. We continued on the previous weeks assignment with lamp designs. We had to construct ten different lamp shapes for the coming weeks, each incorporating aspects of silhouettes, lighting and shadows in a way that will convey a story or meaningful message. I did mine with mostly geometric shapes because I enjoy the simplisticness.
Concept: The concept of this project was fairly straightforward, create basic shapes of possible lamps I would use for our final project in our 3D class. I incorporated what we learned in previous weeks and understand their use for when you're drafting the lamps.