My first print came out super well, but the “Menu” lettering was too small to really make out. I also broke off one of the trunk window bars trying to remove the supports from the inside of the trunk. The little man came out perfectly, I just removed the supports and filed him down a…
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Final Projects – Amanda Smith
Altered Toy This piece was created to be a delivery truck for medication. Taking your meds can often seem mundane, but this toy was designed to make it a bit more enjoyable, an experience instead of just a task. The small man pictured is the driver, and the truck has a fully functioning trunk and…
Altered Toys Design – Amanda Smith
I love functional pieces, and I think taking my meds is extremely boring to the point where I don’t even want to muster up the energy to open a bottle. I did think about a pez dispenser like Shane, and shoutout to him for posting his stuff because it helped me stop second guessing my…
3D Doodles – Amanda Smith
I was inspired by Leona’s Eve and decided to make the counterpart Wall-E, or a much simpler version of him, in TinkerCad. With Zbrush, I started out with a plan to make a little octopus but I ended up making an elephant.
Lantern Project (Updated 5/16/21) – Amanda Smith
I changed my design a lot since the original version. I didn’t have enough wood to print out the last panel, and the last panel is just a mirror image of the flower panel shown below anyways. There must have been some knots in the wood because parts on the flower as well as parts…
Lantern Design – Amanda Smith
I liked the rectangular box with the base that you could see poking out from the sides. I decided to use the design from boxes.py but have it taller to use as a nightstand light. I wanted to put flowers in the design from the movie Tangled, because this lantern project would work great with…
Layers Project – Amanda Smith
I decided to stick with the colorful design, but I rearranged the layers so that it more resembled a thermal image spectrum and took out a layer to simplify it just a bit. The paper is a bit thin, and so there was some wrinkling when putting them together. An Elmer’s glue stick was all…
Layers Cuts – Amanda Smith
The only paper I had on hand to see the layers with was rainbow construction paper, but I honestly think it looks cooler with the crazy colors. The small cutouts actually got blown away by the fan system in the laser cutter, and so I would probably need to stick the paper onto a piece…
Layers Design – Amanda Smith
I was looking on Pinterest for some more inspiration and saw a few pieces by Shelley Castillo Garcia that I liked the style of. Her layers individually appear simple but depict a detailed image when put together. The monochromatic look also adds a formal and simplistic look to her pieces. I wanted to make a…
First Cuts – Amanda Smith
My little mushroom came out well, I’m just proud I used the laser cutter on my own. I photographed it sitting on my computer screen so I could choose a cute background for it and put it in its habitat with some friends.
Drawing 2 and 3
My friend sent me a design she liked for a simple tattoo the other day of three eyes in progression going from open to closed and I decided to make my raster drawing an alternate design idea inspired by the image she sent me. I drew a rough version on paper and used the trace…
Drawing #1 – Amanda Smith
When my little sisters were younger, I taught them how to build fairy houses in the woods. When they would leave, I’d sprinkle glitter on the ground for when they came back. They got really into them, and we would decorate them with mushrooms. Now, the sister I shared a room with back home has…
AS1001: Intro to Amanda Smith
My name is Amanda Smith, I am the oldest of 5 kids so whatever first born stereotype you can think of I probably embody it to a T. I’m from southern New Hampshire, only about an hour away from campus. I apologize for my late entry, I only recently joined the course. Art for me…