Module 1 Formstorming

Weekly Activity Template

Alvina Noupbaeva

Project 1

Module 1

Photos of five primitive objects: a die, dominoe, snowglobe, perfume bottle, and bouncy ball.

Activity 1

A collection of bouncy balls from capsule toy machines. All were gifted to me by my friends. This is one of my favorites from the collection. It was always in my jacket pocket in Grade 11. I love looking at it from this angle—the colors interact so beautifully. Process work of the bouncy ball. I used the knife tool so I could use two different materials. I later realized this could've been so much easier... The final product. I should've used polygon selection and placed the materials. Also, I really should've tinkered with the material settings more. A collection of dice from my childhood. I have no idea where they came from. This is my favorite one. Transparency has always been so cool. I love the glitter mixed with the transparency in the die. Process work of the die. Final product of the die. I couldn't figure out how to use materials with the filleted, soft cube edges... I'm not sure how to work around this still, but I'd play around more with deformers and phong maybe... Dominoes and dice—staples in my childhood. Dominoes only this time! Something is really nice about the soft edges of the domino. Process work of the domino. Final product of the domino. It suffered the same fate as its die sibling. I'd reapproach it the same way as I said with the die. A snowglobe gifted to me by my mom years ago. Swirling the glitter inside gives me the same joy I felt all those years ago. Backside of the snowglobe, along with its reflection! Process work of the snowglobe—I'm really proud of myself! I used the cube sculpting technique as seen in the Totadile tutorial on the snowglobe's feet! Looks pretty nice, but it was really overwhelming to manage all those points... Final render—the first model that really felt like I made something! I left out the penguin... It was definitely too complex for the first activity. My first perfume I bought for myself with my own hard earned money. This bottle of White Tea by Elizabeth Arden was my go-to in Grade 11. I always really liked the typography in its logo; clean and elegant just like the scent it held. The material of the cap is really nice and adds to the feeling of elegance. I think it has something to do with its reflectivity. Process work of the bottle—it was real fun thinking about it in terms of different primative shapes! It's just a rectangular prism on a cyclinder on a rectangular prism! Final render of the perfume! I really like how the materials added to this.

Activity 2

An evil eye ornament my mom has hanging on her and my dad's bedroom. It's said to protect from evil spirits. Evil eyes are an important aspect of Qazaq culture. Once they break, you're not allowed to fix them—the fact that they broke means they protected you all it could. A glass bird with its eyes and wings replaced with evil eyes. This glass bird hangs over a photo of myself, my brother, and my sister. Another perspective of the bird. Its transparency is so cool. Traditional Qazaq slippers. Unlike the evil eye, these slippers server no spiritual purpose. These slippers hang around the house as a simple representation of our culture. A Qazaq yurt—before Russian and Soviet rule, they were traditional, portable Turkic dwellings. These days, they aren't moved around as much. This specific yurt is minimature sized and serves as a jewelry container. A traditional set of Qazaq earrings and a matching pendant. They were passed down to me by my mom. A Qazaq shashbau clipped onto braids for decoration. This specific one was bought and gifted to me by my cousin. A traditional Qazaq earring. The ends of its chains are decorated with pearls. A close-up shot of the pendant my mom gave me. A close-up side shot of the pendant my mom gave me. The base model of the pendant. The modelled pendant with materials from the previous photos. Some tweaking is still very needed though. Final render of the pendant with material settings changed. By using materials, I didn't have to model every detail in the pendant! A traditional Qazaq shashtenge—literally translated as a hair coin—attached to a hair pin, which isn't Qazaq. A closer look at the fine craftsmanship in the shashtenge. Notice the convexity of the coin itself. The base model of the hair coin. While not obvious here, the convexity was modelled. Materials from the previous photos were placed on the model, but the reflections were too intense. This made the object look obviously modelled, rather than looking like a real coin. The final render of the shashtenge. Various material settings were altered in order to replicate real life.

Material Workshop 1

A reheating furnace used when glassblowing. The Sheridan program associated with this medium is Craft and Design, specializing in Glass. Wood stacked up in the furniture studio in Sheridan's AA Wing. Students using this studio are typically in Craft and Design, specializing in Furniture. Ceramic shoes nailed into the walls of the Crafts Building. Students in Craft and Design, Ceramics, made them.

Material Workshop 2

A block of wood I found in the collection of materials brought to Week 4's lecture. I've always loved the pattern of wood grain—it's almost hypnotizing. For example, the wood's pattern in this photo feels like it's pointing the viewer to the right! The feeling of wood is really unpleasant when the grain is exposed though. A synthetic block of ice! I'm not sure what it's made of, but myself and other classmates felt disoriented that it wasn't cold to the touch. I love the ripples and imperfections on its surfaces and it really sells that this is a block of ice rather than a transparent block; it's a really interesting use of visual communication through texture! This beautiful metal sculpture of a bird immediately caught my eye. The highlights of the metal almost bring the bird to life in a way? It replicates the natural highlights in a bird's feathers. It's really cool how artists that work with monochrome materials—like wood, unpainted ceramics, etc—are able to make each aspect of their subject so distinct without the use of color. When working with such materials, it's clear that visual elements other than color must be explored and leveraged in order to create a capitvating piece.

Project 1

Final Project 1 Design

Physical Published 3D Printed Model

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A photo of my final, 3D printed project. I included my progress work in the photo, not only because it shows my progress, but also because it made for a more intersting photo composition. The dangling aspects on the larger, final prints (the clasp of the pendant and the chains on the shashtenge) are fully functional, as can be seen by their posing.
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