In Today’s workshop we were doing 3d work, with our instructor Adam. Some of the keywords we learnt are;
Shape scape; sculpture in a box aimed at adults to construct an infinite number of sculptures from the same set pieces.
Cutting matt; a rubber matt to protect the surface of the table.
Abstract; art that does not attempt to represent an accurate depiction of a visual reality but instead uses shapes, colour, 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 fixative (glue)
Scalpel; a knife with a small, sharp, sometimes detachable blade.
Craft knife; stronger handle knife not as accurate as the Scalpel.
Slot puncher; a tool used to punch out a slot in the cardboard the correct width to interlock.
Adam first showed us the shape scape website, and informed us of what it actually meant. The designer who does shape scape is called Peter mayor. As the workshop included a lot of cutting out, he then had to go through knife safety with the rest of the class and I, and how to not press down on the knife too hard and to only cut towards our body so that we had better control. Once he went through this, We had a go at our own shape scapes  and had to make something abstract out of it. I ended up making an abstract whale, which was meant to turn out as a flower.
After break we brought our hands on project into it and tried to create an abstract hand. However, I found this quite difficult, as I didn't know how to put anything together. My first hand didn’t turn out how I wanted it to as it didn't look abstract enough, so I began a second one which I thought turned out quite well after a while. At first, I still didn't understand how to make it look more abstract, so I asked Adam for some help. Once he’d shown me how to do it, I began on my own again and tried to make it look a little like Adam's  wooden model (more 3D)
 I was then happy with the palm of the hand, however I began to redo the fingers as they didn’t look as detailed as the rest; I re drew the fingers, cut them out and slotted them differently.
I enjoyed doing this activity however, it was really difficult for me. I don't think 3d work is my best work.In Today’s workshop we were doing 3d work, with our instructor Adam. Some of the keywords we learnt are;
Shape scape; sculpture in a box aimed at adults to construct an infinite number of sculptures from the same set pieces.
Cutting matt; a rubber matt to protect the surface of the table.
Abstract; art that does not attempt to represent an accurate depiction of a visual reality but instead uses shapes, colour, 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 fixative (glue)
Scalpel; a knife with a small, sharp, sometimes detachable blade.
Craft knife; stronger handle knife not as accurate as the Scalpel.
Slot puncher; a tool used to punch out a slot in the cardboard the correct width to interlock.
Adam first showed us the shape scape website, and informed us of what it actually meant. The designer who does shape scape is called Peter mayor. As the workshop included a lot of cutting out, he then had to go through knife safety with the rest of the class and I, and how to not press down on the knife too hard and to only cut towards our body so that we had better control. Once he went through this, We had a go at our own shape scapes  and had to make something abstract out of it. I ended up making an abstract whale, which was meant to turn out as a flower.
After break we brought our hands on project into it and tried to create an abstract hand. However, I found this quite difficult, as I didn't know how to put anything together. My first hand didn’t turn out how I wanted it to as it didn't look abstract enough, so I began a second one which I thought turned out quite well after a while. At first, I still didn't understand how to make it look more abstract, so I asked Adam for some help. Once he’d shown me how to do it, I began on my own again and tried to make it look a little like Adam's  wooden model (more 3D)
 I was then happy with the palm of the hand, however I began to redo the fingers as they didn’t look as good, so I re drew the fingers, cut them out, and slotted them differently to make it more interesting.
I enjoyed doing this activity however, I found this quite difficult to do. I don't think 3d work is for me.