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Week 11: Final Mask

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The Final Mask Far cleaner than before, the new mask fits the same, and has the added addition of patterns on the Chambers. At a glance, it seems as if only the chambers have changed. However upon inspection, you can clearly see the improvement in craft.  (Its in this image in particular, that I believe you can see the clear improvement from one model to the next.) When directly comparing to the old model, it's clear to see which is superior. It was an option for me to submit the first model, however when I looked at it, I knew I could do better. In the end, the decision to start over was the right choice. I feel far more satisfaction when looking at the new model compared to the old one.  Just one pass (and one bad hot glue burn) later, it feels like I've learned so much. It's incredible how much we've accomplished over the last semester, from opening a program I have never heard of, to using said program to model a mask that fits perfectly to my face. In the future, I...
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Week 10: Tweaks and Improvements

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  Old mask, verses redesign  Improvements: - Flat Chambers - Smaller connectors - Thicker Eyepieces  After folding the entire mask in the right size and material, I learned a lot about paper-craft. How to fold, how to cut, and what folded easier than others are some aspects I can name. So when it came to the designs that gave me issues while folding, I went back into rhino and re-organized the unfolds by hand to make the process far less complicated.  It was possible to turn in my first pass, however after looking at it, I new I could do better. Thus, I began reworking and refolding my mask.  Old unfold verses new (Eye Piece) Old unfold verses new (Chambers) Old unfold verses new (Mask) Templates (Tabs were made by hand in the cutting process to speed up the process) New verses old chambers  New Eyepieces folded with tabs  New Mask with tabs  Process if the new mask by the end of week 10 To the average eye, it may seem almost identical to the orig...
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Week 9: Prototype/Good copy first pass

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Although initially I wanted the green of the mask to be neon, this more desaturated sage green helps the pink stand out more. Things I've learned in the process of making this life-sized version: - The unroll template of the gas chambers is unnecessarily complicated, and can be easily reworked in rhino to make the folding process easier.  - The triangles on the chambers can be more symmetrical  -There is some visible glue, so scraping and covering it may be an option Other than these points, the mask came out very well. It's the right size, and does indeed look like my model. The only other thing that could improve it is just a little more care in making sure the glued pieces are cleanly put together  
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Week 8: Papercraft progress

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This week, our class began to model our paper craft projects, and proceeded to create our first "thumbnail" model.  Due to its awkward shape, it was very hard to create the base of the mask (depicted in red). The solution I found for this, was to return to "Thingiverse" and retrieve a planar head. This served as a sort of mannequin, so I was able to visualize how it would look on a face. The mask was sculpted with the polyline tool, later using the "surface from 3 or more corner points" in order to create an object rather than a wireframe. The other aspects where all sculpted using the polyline tool, and "loft". Once complete, I used rhinos unroll function to flatten my papercraft for printing. Everything flattened fairly well, except for the filter chambers. The indent and beveled edges created a lot of planes, leading to severe overlap. In hopes of it still working, I took it apart and separated the pieces for print. Other than the chambers, on...
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Week 7: Unroll Surface

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  This week, in order to help us create our papercraft objects, we were taught how to use the "UnrollSrfUV" function in Rhino. This allows us to take a simple 3d object and unroll it into a flat surface.  Experimenting, this shape was created using the line tool and loft before being unrolled, however it was sadly confused by the inset edges, and thus overlapped itself in the unroll.  Experimenting, this shape was created using the line tool and loft before being unrolled. Experimenting, this shape was created using the line tool and loft before being unrolled. For this image, the unrolled star overlapped, most likely due to its complicated nature.  This object in particular, I duplicated the edges, so once printed, it would only include the necessary lines. The unroll function is easy to understand, and after playing around with it, I can tell it will be incredibly handy for creating our papercraft objects. The only difficulties where when the shapes would unroll ov...
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Week 6B: Papercraft Sketches

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 In order to brainstorm the perfect paper craft object, we as a class each made 20 initial sketches, followed by 3 refined sketches of our favourite ideas. 
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Week 6A: Paper Research

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  https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2017/01/colorful-paper-village-installations-for-hermes-by-zim-zou/   Explain the work as you understand it (2-3 paragraphs), and seek out additional information on the internet (i.e. videos, articles, or interviews) to expand on the artist's ideas or processes.  Using colourful paper, French artists Lucie Thomas and Thibault Zimmermann made a miniature mushroom village called  “Forest Folks”. The little village depicts a miniature lifestyle of those surrounded and governed by nature. The colour scheme is overall warm, but uses complementary colours to bring a discord that draws the eye to the piece. The two artists go by the names Zim and Zou, completely handcrafting everything they make. From cutting to glueing, the two partners use precision and skill to manipulate their medium. Paper is their favourite medium because of its versatility, however they also use tangible things like wood or thread.  Since all their paper craft wo...
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