Well the time has come, and all of my pieces are (almost) done. The Projects All Together: Layers Project: I am happy to say the layers project is finished. I ended up using clear Elmer’s glue to piece the project together and finished the accompanying base. As an additional piece, my friend assisted in making…
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Altered Toy Project | Kat Valery
So far with my project, I’m still working on the 3D modeling portion of the project. However, using original 3D model from the Layers Project, I sent out a test print last night that is in the 3D printer queue I rotated it on a 90 degree angle to lie on it’s back and provided…
Altered Toy Design | Kat Valery
When I was initially thinking about the Altered Toy Design, I was quick to think about how I would want to make a posable dragon. Dragons were a big part of my childhood, I have smaller figurines of them and when I would play with Legos, I would end up building dragons out of the…
3D Doodle
I decided to do a model in TinkerCAD. I saw both the icosphere and rounded dice and decided to make a dragon’s head out of it. I thought it was pretty appropriate since dice are used for Dungeons and Dragons. After going through this exercise, I plan to somehow incorporate this idea in to my…
Lantern Project | Kat Valery
After looking over my design and creating a rough version of it in Inkscape, I decided to scrap my initial design. I am instead going to work on a mix between incorporating the idea of an organic/inorganic mix through the visual of a person. Below is a sketch I’m starting to flesh out. I’m planning…
Lantern Design | Kat Valery
For my Lantern design, I’ve decided to create a shadowbox with cardstock paper. I chose to do more of a floral scene mixed with a partially mechanical and robotic look to it. I want the colors and shapes represent a balance between art and technology. I plan to make this a wall piece that’s about…
Layers Project FINISHED | Kat Valery
(This post will be updated at the end when the final piece is finished) Over the weekend (April 10-11 2021) I was able to finish the final model for, and sliced version of the astronaut statue. The model had some issues during import, creating holes in the model where it should have been solid. After…
Layer Project | First Cuts
Last night I was able to complete the first cut and assembly of the Layers Project. I was able to use a cardboard box to cut my test pieces and had the power set to 15% for one pass. (The laser did cut at 10%, but the 15% was to make up for the distance…
Layers Concept | Kat Valery
For my layers concept, I decided to go with my concept of making a statuette of the astronaut. I included all of my first round concepts at the end of this post, but I decided to go with a statuette because I wanted to have something physical that I could hold as part of my…
First Cuts: Kat Valery
I was able to make laser cuts for both my first and second design. In my first design of the lizard, I had found that some of my pieces were cut so thinly that it might become too fragile while being worked with. In my second design with the astronaut helmet I added a border…
Kat Valery: Drawings 2 & 3
For my second drawing I decided to continue with the theme of space and drew the astronaut’s helmet. I had other plans for the design but it got a tad complicated. This is shown below from the original sketch and painted sketch. I started to get some more “Daft Punk” vibes from the drawing as…
Kat’s Drawing #1
For my first drawing I chose to draw a little lizard I’ve nick-named “Blep” while drawing. Earlier last year I had drawn an astronaut with a pet lizard and I always like the concept of the two since. The concept of them and the drawings I’ve done of seem to create a cold seeming environment…
Introducing: Kate Valery
Hello there, my name is Kat. I’m a CS and RBE Major from New Jersey. Even though I’m from New Jersey, I would usual spend my weekends in Philly since I live 10 minutes away. I would usual hang out with art friends at events then or just explore the city. It then makes sense…