Tim Kent: Spring Quarter Post 3. Advanced Digital Sculpture 450 Final works!

For my last post, I wanted to dedicate it to the final pictures of pieces once finished.

The last image is of a 'painting' I created using left over wood. I played around with a lot of tests to come up with the design and this was my favorite.

For more work and info on my artwork, check out my artist website : www.timkentart.com

Tim Kent

Danielle Aras-Independent Project Process

These are some images of the process of making the Chicago Federal Building model.

 I did the initial 3-D model in Maya. Knowing the building was symmetrical, I made it as easy as possible on myself by only modeling one of each wall that was repeated more than once.

 The next step was to take the model into Pepakura and unfold it. I made two separate models, one for the base and one for the cupola. In this image, the colored pieces in the right window are all I needed to build the whole model.

After unfolding the model, I used Illustrator to add the cutout details and windows.

 This is what the files I sent to the laser cutter looked like...

And these are the pieces I got back, ready to be assembled. The final product can be seen in my other post.

Danielle Aras-Independent Project Part 2

The second building I chose to recreate was the former LA County Courthouse. It was built in 1891 and demolished in 1936 as it had been outgrown.

 This is the current state of the model. It still needs to be painted and the details of how it will be displayed worked out, but the general construction is done. There are also some smaller paper details that will need to be added to complete it.

I definitely learned a lot from modeling and constructing the Chicago Federal Building model, so the process of making this one went a lot more smoothly and there were less adjustments that had to be made after I had the pieces laser cut.

The final dimensions are approximately 3.25'x4.25'x4'

Danielle Aras-Independent Project Pt. 1

This quarter, I worked on large-scale models of buildings that have been destroyed. I used the Pepakura process to translate 3-D models made in Maya into cardboard.

The first building I chose was the former Federal Building and Post Office in Chicago. It was completed in 1905, and demolished in 1965 to make way for a larger building.

This is the resulting model. I still consider it a work in progress, now that I have the structure completed I will have to figure out how to finish it and how it should be displayed.

The final dimensions are approximately 4'x5'x3.5'

Genna Williams: Wooden Sculpture

This form was created using Rhino, and after making a cardboard mock-up, the final sculpture was made from slices of eighth inch plywood and dowels.

To find out more about the process used to make this sculpture, check out my personal blog.