Technical Drawing

Finally finishing this technical drawing was a massive relief for me, taking me far longer than I would have liked and resulted in me having to start my white card model before being able to complete the drawing. This surprised me as on the surface I assumed it would be a viable task, however figuring out where items were and had to be placed in relation was tricky to wrap my head around at times as I wanted to make sure it was correct. I also believe my writing could do with some improvements, which along with becoming a better and faster technical drawer, will come hand in hand. Having completed it I am excited to push on with my white card model and making it look as good as possible.

1/25 Scale Person

Learning how to scale down to 1/25:

Ear Sculpting Complete

After much pain and torment over the last couple of weeks trying to get this ear right, I have finally finished it. Adding little by little, moulding this piece of clay around its been a surreal experience, becoming more and more engrossed as time flies around you. I feel I could carry on for many an hour longer pushing the clay around, but finally seeing it come to fruition it is satisfying to move onto the next project.

Over the course of these two weeks i’ve learnt a lot; From plaster casting objects in the Casting Workshop and welding in the Metal Workshop to the idea of scaling an object up in clay by creating grids and understanding 3D perspective, its been an exciting period and I can’t wait to try these in my own practices.

 

 

V&A Exhibition Trip

Having visited the Victoria and Albert museum for the millionth time, it gave me a breath of fresh air as I walked down the corridor of the 12th-16th century medieval renaissance gallery realising how much of this I could bring into my set. Perhaps tone it down a couple of centuries, but the way it was crafted is beautifully done, and would love to use this as inspiration for how I can reimagine doors, windows and candle sticks. The steel and iron work was also perfect for how I can make a frame for my tavern sign to hang above the door.

The V&A also had a special exhibition dedicated to plywood, which broadened my awareness of the material, understanding how it is “an everyday material that can be used in extraordinary ways”, and as a result will try use more often in my future work due to how versatile and cheap it can be.

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Choosing A Location

After receiving our transforming a location brief, my initial idea was to modify an area into a medieval tavern. This is because I love the time period, and the fantasy element behind it, from terrifying stories of mythical creatures, to tales of fair maidens in need its rich in culture and ideas to pick from. Furthermore, it gives me the perfect place for a compelling tavern sign, easily using a multitude of materials and challenging myself in new ways.

Figure 1

Figure 2

After scouring Wimbledon College of Arts for a good location, I was drawn to two distinct places, both having a door and both making use of columns, which I thought to be an important feature I could do lots with. However, I decided the location in figure 2 utilised materials too modern for what I needed, and would end up being more practical to make the set from scratch. In addition, the location in figure 1 had a set of stairs to add further interest to my set.

 

Ear Sculpting

After being given our Unit 2 brief, we had a sculpting induction. Here, we had to scale an ear up three times and make it out of clay, with the purpose of understanding scale, 3-D perspective, and modelling.

After our induction my ear wasn’t perfect, it’s scale was slightly wrong and certain areas required a lot of work, but the general shape was there and could easily be worked on to make it right over the next two weeks.