Tim Kent: Winter Quarter Post 3

     For the final I brought in a project I created from serial slicing, and one I created with the pepakura method. As mentioned before, I tried to bondo the chip board model, and it was taking an unpractical amount of time to sand it to the consistency I wanted. Processor Scott introduce me to Aqua Resin, which I used on E flute cardboard instead. The E flute model was much stronger and easier to work with than chip board. It took generous amounts of wet media without warping, which was nice. after a few layers, it was very structural. I sanded in between coats to keep brush work and build up in creases as minimal as I could. Here is a picture of the cardboard before and after Aqua Resin. I plan to and it flat and give it an industrial looking finish by dry brushing graphite over 3M Super 77 spray adhesive.

     This is the finished result of a Serial Slice project. I layered Plywood with masonite in order to contrast the colors. I used a belt sander, grinder, die0grinder, and orbital sander in order to give it its final shape. I finished the wood using Minwax Spray polyurethane only, and wet sanded in-between coats.  For such cheap material, I was really impressed with the results! I am excited to continue exploring this technique in Advanced digital sculpture class next quarter.

     For fun on my own I created another laser engraved image of the 3D model I scanned into the computer.  I start by doing a contour, and then finding an angle I like in perspective and using the draw2d command to capture it. However, this time I used the contour command around a polygonal version of it, which created a more geometric line quality. The 300lb water color paper used gives it a nice quality feel. 

     More images of the work posted here, as well as other art mediums including painting, mixed media, and replicas, can be found on my artist website: www.timkentart.com

Tim Kent

Danielle Aras - Serial Slicing

This is my first serial sliced cardboard shape. I modeled it in Rhino and contoured the shape then labeled and laid it out manually.

This is what the Rhino model looked like:

For my second sculpture, I used the serial slicing script in Rhino. I had a problem with part of my model overlapping itself so a few of the slices didn't work properly, but I was able to use the contour tool to manually create the missing slices.

This is what the model looked like in Rhino:

This is what the dxf file I sent to be laser cut looked like:

Tim Kent: Winter Quarter Post 2

     Continuing from my first post, this is the finished serial slice project I created: 

     On my own, I created a file in rhino, and pulled it into Keyshot to render the surface and lighting for a sapphire look:

     I also started another serial slice project, but this time I layered plywood and hardboard . I'm currently in the process of sculpting and finishing the project:

     Currently I'm working on another sculpture based off of the first laser scan using the Pepakura technique. This allows me to work larger and lighter. The model was condensed from 30,000 poly surfaces to just over 60. The model was unfolded, and laser cut in chip-board. I then folded it back to get this 2 foot piece:

     I tried to finish the project using bondo, which was a bad idea. So I am starting over on it. But it had issues coming together on the first try anyway, so it will be much better the second time.

More work, including sculptures and paintings, can be viewed on my website: www.timkentart.com

Tim Kent

Serial Slicing final outcome Daniela Guarin

I've been updating what happened with my serial sliced piece. In the previous post I was at the grinding stages.

In process

I decided to incorporate other materials to the sculpture to make it more visually interesting. I wanted to add color to the wood too, but without losing the line detail, which is one of my favorite aspects of this technique.

 I had to try several different positions before committing to a base. I wanted to be a dynamic, rounded piece.

Beginning painting stages

 I used a mixture of blue and purple tints with polyurethane paint. After I finished the paint, it was a little too strong of a look, so I decided to sand it down while it was humid to give it a more textural look and to accentuate certain parts of the piece as well.

Adding more material

 Here is the final result:

Finshed Sculpture: Foundation Stone

Some of the pieces ready for final assembly

I assembled this pieces by glueing and screwing 4 pieces at a time.

Using the steel and wood dowels to align everything. (Back view)

After it was constructed I used graphite to unify the outer dark surface and tung oil finish in the internal lighter parts. (front view)

Finished piece in Boundary Hall Gallery (back view) 

I am extremely happy in how this piece turned out. The name of the piece is Foundation Stone. I look forward to expanding on this series in the future.  

Mitchell Biggio's 450 Sculpture Part 2

About 40 Pieces Front view

Around 40 Pieces Top view

 Around 70 Pieces Back View

 

Around 70 Pieces Side view of inside

Here is where I am at so far with my serial sliced sculpture. This about 70 pieces. I plan to get up to around 200. At this point the pieces are only held in place by the wood dowels. In the final there will be a steel rods that goes through the major parts and the rest will be glued and screwed. I am using the computer model as a reference but also keeping my options open during the building. I don't like to be constricted to one option.

Mitchell Biggio's 450 Sculpture Part 1

For this class I wanted to produce a sculpture in the same series that I started last quarter. The series is all about internal decay and complexity. The idea that there is no knowing what is going on within something.

 This is the work that I created last Quarter 

For the new sculpture I am going to have an even simple outer form with a similar kind of internal structure that the sculpture above has. I will use the same kind of work flow for the new one as the last one. This involves laser cutting many pieces of a simple shape of wood with holes in them so that I can put rods in it so that everything all lines up. I will then manually use a band saw and cut the internal areas. 

The shape of the new sculpture is going to be a simple box shape around 4 feet tall. 

This is a picture of some of the pieces of the this quarter's sculpture.

Brianna Finkle: Serial Sliced Object

After becoming more familiar in Rhino we learned how to serial slice an object. After inserting a core and slicing the object comes a process of numbering and laying the components out on a flat sheet to be laser cut. Once the pieces are cut the assembly is simple. 

Slices Rhino File

Keyshot Rendering

 Sliced Cardboard Rhino Large

Small scale Rhino