3D Workshop.

6/10/15

Keywords
Shape-Scape - Sculpture in a box, aimed at adults to construct an infinate number of sculptures from the same set pieces
Cutting Mat - A rubber mat to protect the surface of the table
Abstract - Art that does not attempt to represent an accurate depiction of visual reality but instead uses shapes, colours, forms and gestural marks to achieve its effect.
Slotted Cardboard - inter locking pieces of card that can form a shape without the use of any other fixtures eg. glue.
Scalpel - A knife with a small, sharp, sometimes detachable blade.
Craft Knife - A stronger handle knife but not as accurate as a scalpel.
Slot Puncher -A tool used to punch put a slot in the cardboard the correct width to interlock.

At the beginning of the workshop, our instructor, Adam, showed us the Shape-Scape website to give us an understanding of what they were and what is was we would be doing in the workshop. He also showed us a book in which the Shape-Scape featured in, telling us that the designer of Shape-Scape was Peter Mayor.
Adam then gave the us some Shape-Scapes and told us to, as a group, create something. We all took a couple of pieces and slotted them together, then joining everyone's together and deciding what is was that we made.
Adam then went through all the safety procedures we must follow to ensure we used the tools such as the scalpel safely. One rule was that we should use the scalpel towards ourselves as it allowed us more control over the tool instead of if we used it going away from ourselves. We then got ourselves a scalpel, cutting mat and card and started to cut random shapes from it. Once I felt I had enough shapes, I used the slot puncher to cut slots into and then started to piece them all together. To me what I had created looked like a plane had crashed into a fish, however to Adam it looked like a man from a marching band.

After break, we starting on sculpting hands. Adam showed the group a few sculptures he and Brad had made to give us an idea what to do. Instead of planning what I wanted to do, I just started it. I started with the palm. I tried to replicate the bones and knuckles in it to add to my sculptures. It was not intended to look like a skeleton hand, but as it started to appear that way, I carried it on. I found a picture off of Pinterest and started to work from that. Once a had joined all the pieces of the fingers together, I did not like that the hand look overcrowded, so I copied the idea Brad had used on his hand and cut out circles to use as Knuckles.













So far this has been my favourite workshop as i prefer to sculpt and use tool such as scalpels. I found this workshop challenging however very fun.