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Week 13 - Reflection Blog Entry

The final blog!

This semester was hectic! Things to consider if I were to redo this:

- practice more

- ask for help!

- slow down and think before doing

There were so many skills that I learnt this sem that will most definitely be beneficial throughout my whole design career. My favourite was by far learning to use Splicer for Fusion to create the Bare Bones project. Another favourite was learning to render. Although masking layers was a real pain, it helped in the long run.

Some things to consider if I were to do this again,

Practice more

I think if I created practice models before the due date instead of handing the first go projects, i would’ve no doubtly had a better outcome and result.

Ask for help

Asking for help from fellow mentors and peers would have helped me rather than wasting time on figuring out to do things

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Week 12 - Blog Entry

Tutorial

This week, we were told to go out and capture a portrait, something from the built environment, something from the natural environment and an interesting detail. Afterwards we would edit it in AdobeRaw or photoshop.

What did I enjoy/dislike? Why?

I love taking photos and editing, usually on Lightroom but have never experienced AdobeRaw before which was a new skill I picked up on.

What would I do differently if I had my time again? Why?

Take better photos and take time in considering my composition.

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Week 11 - Blog Entry

Introduction to Perspective Drawing

Tutorial

This week, we learnt about the horizon line and perspectives. More specifically, perspective drawings.

Prac

This week, we went back to the basics of technical drawing and added another perspective view of an object. Using two points on the horizon line, we were able to depict an object using perspective drawing.

What went well/What did I have difficulty with? Why?

I definitely struggled with this week’s lesson as It was difficult for me to picture it in my head. Eventually I finished, but it definitely needs more practice.

What did I enjoy/dislike? Why?

I didn’t enjoy it but I was grateful that I have learnt a new skill. All I need to do now is to PRACTICE!

What would I do differently if I had my time again? Why?

Next time, I would plan it out better before starting.

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Week 10 - Blog Entry

Tutorial This week, we were taught to measure our models using a variety of different tools. This included vernier calipers and skewers. The skewer tool in particular intrigued me. It was a great device to use for the contours and irregular faces of the object.

Prac

During the practical lesson, we were split into groups to learn about different tools to measure our objects.

My process

In previous years of high school, I developed a skill for using fusion 360, an Autodesk software that was similar to AutoCad. Using Fusion 360, I was able to create a three-dimensional object using the X, Y and Z plane. This was a very useful solution to creating the bare bones project as it allowed me to put in accurate dimensioning and measurements of my polaroid. Additionally, it allowed me to view the object In a three-dimensional plane. After using Fusion360, I used a software called Slicer for Fusion. This software is specifically designed for slicing fusion objects into either separate sliced pieces, or interlocking pieces, ready for laser cutting. This software allowed me to explore all the different 2D shapes I needed to cut to assemble the object. Eventually there were 28 pieces. All pieces were printed onto A3 paper, and scaled, then traced onto 3mm foamcore and cut and assembled, joining all flimsy pieces with glue.

What went well/What did I have difficulty with? Why?

Measuring the objects were difficult at first, as I was unsure of the best tool to use for measurement. Eventually I opted with vernier calipers which definitely helped me with the overall dimensions. As for the curved edges, I made myself a tool using cardboard and skewers which was very useful in determining the contours of my object. Luckily, the object I chose (a polaroid) had limited curved edges, making it easier to make.

What did I enjoy/dislike? Why?

Throughout the process of creating a skeletal object, the most enjoyable part was moving the Fusion object into slicer and watching all of the parts interlock and slice into place. One part that I disliked was the cutting of all the shapes, especially the small parts. Another part I liked was finally joining, assembling and gluing the whole object together.

What would I do differently if I had my time again? Why? Next time, I would play around and tweak around the numbers of layers and parts that interlocked together. I think if I sliced it in a different direction or at a different angle, it would’ve capture more of the essence and detail of the polaroid.

What were some of the key things I learnt, or insights which I developed? I learnt to use the slicer for fusion tool which is quite definitely a tool that I will use forever. Slicer for Fusion has made me think of other objects to slice to eventually laser cut into sculptures or models for leisure.

What do I need to learn more about? Where are my knowledge gaps?

I need to learn more about CAD and how to set the page up properly, especially with the dimensioning and measurements, as well as the text.

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Week 8 & 9 - Blog Entry

Working with Photoshop – Continued & Presentation

Tutorial This week, we completed our presentations of our rendered objects. I managed to render a gumball machine.

What went well/What did I have difficulty with? Why?

Initially, I tried to render a jukebox. After several tries, I realised that it was a difficult task, seeing as we were restricted to a certain time limit.

Overall, my rendering went pretty well. I was very proud of the effectiveness of reality that the gumball machine showed. I was especially proud of my gumballs in the machine. This took more than 138 layers, which was a tedious process but well paid off. One major problem in the end was the rendering of the glass bowl. It did not resemble glass, as the shadows and light tones were too subtly rendered together.

What did I enjoy/dislike? Why?

I enjoyed the rendering portion of the process but disliked the masking, layering and grouping portion, although it was highly needed.

What would I do differently if I had my time again? Why? If I were to render the gumball machine again, I would do extra research on the was light is shone onto glass surfaces. My glass bowl of the gumball machine didn’t reflect the shiny surface of glass. Next time, I would render harsher whites and blacks for the lighting and shadows.

What were some of the key things I learnt, or insights which I developed?

I learnt to be patient in rendering and that hard work pays off, no matter the tediousness.

What led to those experiences or insights?

Rendering the gumballs led me to realise this.

What do I need to learn more about? Where are my knowledge gaps?

I definitely need to learn more about rendering specific surfaces, eg. Glass.

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Week 6 & & - Blog Entry

Working with Photoshop – Hairdryer Sketch

Tutorial This week, during our discussion, we mentioned the beginning of another project, talked about our previous project and discussed our pivot bearing print out. Next, we learnt to layout our previous pivot bearing. Additionally, we were briefed for Project 2.          

Prac

In the prac, we learnt to render a hair dryer. This included masking layers, using the paintbrush and pen tool.

What went well/What did I have difficulty with? Why?

As I originally learnt Photoshop in high school photography, and it is a software I use regularly when editing photos, the tools were very familiar to me so I was able to work efficiently throughout the prac class.

What did I enjoy/dislike? Why?

I love working with Photoshop, there’s nothing I don’t like about it … at the moment.

What would I do differently if I had my time again? Why? I would work cautiously during the layering mask tool as some parts of the masking were cut out, which made it difficult to complete the whole rendering.

What were some of the key things I learnt, or insights which I developed?

Learning to mask and separate all parts into groups and layer, especially with the whites and blacks made rendering in Photoshop easier to use. This was a skill that was very useful to me, and will be beneficial for the future.

What do I need to learn more about? Where are my knowledge gaps?

Some tools I used were incorrect and took longer which affected the time span of my rendering. If I followed certain tools or learnt specific ways of doing specific things, I would’ve been able to finish the rendering faster and more efficiently.

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Week 5 - Blog Entry

This week we additionally worked on AutoCad LT and learnt to create an orthogonal projection drawing of a pivot bearing. As usual, I began with drawing the top, front and side views on paper, including the cross sectional hatching. Secondly, I calculated the measurements of the page and divided it up equally, to space the three views. This was not done well in Week 4, so it was something to improve on.

This week, there was only one problem encountered. It was a week where I needed to get used to AutoCad LT and practice.

The problem encountered was finding the correct dimensions and measurements for the overall pivot bearing. As all measurements weren’t recorded on the sheet of paper, we needed to figure out certain measurements of the pivot bearing to create a precise bearing.

After finishing, I double checked and realised that I read the sheet wrong. The second circle only went 5mm in instead of the whole way. 

After changing everything, I dimensioned and cross hatched the pivot bearing. I was unaware of how to cross hatch, so I researched online and found a youtube video which was super helpful and explained it easily.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdlJhmac1co <-- (for those struggling to cross hatch)

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Week 4 – Blog Entry

This week, we began to look at the inner workings of AutoCAD LT. Seeing as I learnt Autodesk Fusion in high school, I was able to pick up the skills needed to complete the task quite easily although, it was quite different to Fusion. A helpful source that I really benefitted from to get my skills started was Lynda.com

I found that drawing the orthogonal projections with a pencil and paper was a very useful way to visualise what I needed to draw. Using measurements and dimensional my front, top and side views also helped me in the long run when figuring out the measurements whilst using AutoCad. This extra step led to an efficient and precise end.

One step that took a lot of time was figuring out the middle of the page and figuring out where to start each view as the orthogonal projection drawing needed to be well spaced out with equal dimensioning on each side.

Problems faced - One problem encountered was drawing in orthogonal projection. Previously, I was always taught to create 3 dimensional objects but using orthogonal projection to produce objects without extruding was a new skill I needed to develop on and learn. This was a problem I needed to work on by practicing. - Another problem encountered was deleting the lines I used for measuring to get to certain grids for drawing. This was a problem I needed to work on by asking my fellow peers and lecturers for help and guidance.

It took quite a long time to figure out how to do the hidden lines but eventually, with the help of my peers, I figured it out. 

Dimensions were finally added and this week’s work was complete. 

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wife ;_______;

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She is a ribbon around a bomb.

“Ojalá que lo que estés buscando, valga lo que estés perdiendo” “Hopefully what you’re looking for is worth what you’re missing out"”

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Frida Kahlo says it all <3

what ur fave painter says about you

Van Gogh: art hoe, unappreciated, depressed and lonely

Picasso: mhmm. you’re pretty weird and inventive 

Leanardo Da Vinci: gay genius, ultimate prankster

Matisse: you love anything cultural and appreciate the value and beauty of almost everything

Edvard Munch: you are depressed, nihilistic and very lonely 

Salvador Dali: what is wrong with you? seriously what are you ever talking about

Monet: you have an eye for beauty and wish you could live in a field of flowers

Renoir: you love the women, the children, the bread

Andy Warhol: hello you are pretentious and gay

Rembrant: you are serious, detailed, and classical. 

Keith Haring: you’ve got a hard on for the 80s and you are into activism 

Bouguereau: dude we get it you love the female body and you love mythology

Edward Hopper: america? america. also you are realistic, serious, observant and hard working

Klimt: you are goddamn beautiful and you love goddamn beautiful things

Egon Schiele: you are obsessed with the human body and need to get laid

Magritte: you are an existentialist and want to have tea in the clouds 

Frida Kahlo: fuck imperialism and fuck america and fuck white people. also you’re the coolest motherfucker around

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everyone knew she’d do big things everyone except for her

- Kristen Costello

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Week 3 - Engineering Drawing Entry

I was unable to make the lecture and class this week but fortunately my friends were kind enough to tell me what to do. The drawing was done at home. This week we learnt about cross sectional views.

Drawing One

Revise

- This week we learnt about the cross sectional projections of objects which included drawing hidden lines and cross hatching. This was a great revision for me as I hadn’t revised it in a long time.

- And again we drew an orthogonal projection view of the object including a top, bottom, front and right side view of the object.

Improve

- Yet again, I need to improve on drawing with markers, especially when drawing circles and using the markers to draw circles.

- I need to improve on my text. I need to learn to write neater and straighter, making the text look computerised.

Problem

- One problem faced that was not faced in the previous weeks was my erasing. Luckily I finished the drawing when this happened but when I was running out my pencil marks, the tape became loose and the paper scrunched resulting in a poorly done drawing. This will be improved by taping the paper onto the table better and lightly rubbing out pencil marks or  drawing pencil marks with a lighter lead pencil.

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Week 2 - Engineering Drawing Entry

The second class began by a brief overview of the pre class textbook notes no the description of equipment and the use of. This was a useful reminder as to how and when all equipments should be used. One thing that I gathered from this was the abbreviations, this was a handy tool to investigate in and further use. 

Drawing one 

Drawing one was an orthogonal drawing of a trophy. 

Learnt 

- I learnt to draw an auxiliary projection view of the top of the trophy. This was drawn to show an additional view of a product’s surface that couldn’t be seen by orthogonal. In my opinion, the auxiliary projection view was a difficult and confusing view to draw. To improve, I will need to further study and look into the process of drawing auxiliary projections. 

 - I need to practice and learn to use a compass better, especially when drawing the final circle with the marker as you can’t erase it. 

- Another technique I need to learn is to hold the compass still and not create holes in the centre of the circle. 

Improvements 

- I need to further improve and learn to use markers/fine tip pens accurately, especially when paired with a ruler. Sometimes it is difficult to accurately draw on the pencil markings as a little space needs to be considered when marking with a ruler. Another aspect to improve on is the pressure. Sometimes I applied pressure inconsistently causing the line to look too thick or thin and not clean. The third and final improvement with markers is avoiding the bleeding of the marker. I was easily carried away with where and when to stop marker, and whilst thinking, I would leave my marker onto the paper, causing the ink to bleed blotches on the paper. 

Remember to 

- Draw measurements up in a 0.1 mm marker instead of 0.5mm as 0.5mm markers are for the outlines of objects. 

Drawing Two 

Drawing two consisted of accurately drawing an object that you bought in through an orthogonal projection. I didn’t have enough time to finish this in class so I completed it at home. I bought in a portable charger. 

Improve 

- I need to write better when drawing up the measurements 

Problems 

- The top line of the top view of my charger was done poorly. My finger was over the ruler causing me to draw a small bump on the charger. This was a bad mistake. 

Learnt 

- I learnt to use scaling in this drawing. Even though it was only 1:1, it was a good skill to use and reference in the future and for the next project.

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Week 1 - Engineering Drawing Entry

The introductory lecture included a timeline of what was going to occur and what was going to happen throughout the whole semester. During the practical lesson, we learnt to draw two technical drawings using graphics hand tools. This included the T-square, 60/30 set squares and compasses.

First drawing

The first technical drawing was a star. Although I had previously studied graphics technology, there were many aspects of drawing that I needed to improve on and many things that I didn’t know.

Learnt - I learnt to trace with a fine tip pen without smudging the paper with the ruler. This needed to be completed by flipping the set square upside down so that there was a small gap would allow the pen to avoid the ruler. This was a handy skill to learn.

Difficulty - There was no relative difficulty encountered in this drawing, although, finding the correct lines that overlapped was difficult.

Second drawing

The second drawing consisted of circular parts. This was a difficult encounter as drawing circles weren’t my strong suit.

Learnt - I learnt to use the circular stencil to draw smaller circles that couldn’t be completed with a compass.

Difficulty - Using the circular stencil while tracing with a felt tip pen was something I wasn’t used to therefore it was quite difficult. Another difficulty encountered was drawing with a felt tip pen as they left a permanent mark on the paper that can’t be erased if incorrect.

Part B - Pattern making Pattern making consisted of drawing four identically measured shapes, cutting them out and placing them with everyone else’s to see if they were perfectly proportionate to the others.