Nigora is creating

This week was a ramp up in the papercraft assignment with the creation of the prototype printed templates of our final object idea! I took inspiration from the papercraft research I did and decided to create a lightbox scene. My significant object is my notebook/journal! I have kept one since I was in middle school and it keeps all of my secrets, grief, and happy moments safe within its pages. the concept is that it will open like a book as a 3d object and then it will reveal the 2 scenes within it as it lights up! These are the flattened and net versions of both sides of the diary for print. I miss calculated on the spine however as I needed to add 1 more rectangle for it to fit both boxes together properly. And finally all of the digital CAD work printed out onto cardstock ready for class! I am greatly anticipating the pain that I will experience in attempting to actually cut and put this object together! Wish me luck!

This week we jumped into the creation of 3d objects and deconstruction them into its flat net forms! This a process done through the "unfolding" of the sides of every object that gets put together to create whatever item is being emulated! "Light Saber"  This is a lightsaber I created using 3 objects:  2 hexagonal prisms (dividers) 1 octagonal prism (handle) 1 decagonal prism (blade) "Simple Perfume Bottle" This is a simplifies perfume bottle made with 3 rectangular prisms of differing sizes stacked on top of each other. "Sophisticated Perfume Bottle" This is a more complicated and sophisticated perfume bottle design made out of 3 shapes: 1 hexagonal prism 1 rectangular prism 1 trapezoidal prism

Papercraft is one of the more ancient types of 3D artwork. From Japanese origami, to the intricate loops of Quiling;  paper crafting has evolved into one of the more challenging and intricate types of art forms. In this blog I am reviewing the beautiful illuminated story book scenes that were created by art duo Hari and Deepti. They are a married couple who use sheets of intricately cut and stacked water colour paper to create fantastical scenes. These are placed within a light box and are illuminated by LED light strips in different colours.  The majority of Hari and Deepti's works focus on the theme of journeys and adventures. There are warriors facing against large beasts or adventurers who search through a dark, dangerous cave. From what I learned about this art and the people who created it, the works also look at the relationship nature has with the world around it. The fire guides as the cave swallows; the beast like wolves merge from the sharp rocks and roots of the gr...

This is the final HD rendering of my remix culture mashup called "Soul Tears". I used the Rhino program to add lighting and material textures to each part to help give it a more realistic look! This was a super fun first milestone and I can't wait to see what else I will create!