Layers Project: Map of Monterey Bay My first project was a layered map of Monterey Bay! I made the design in Inkscape and added small details for my favorite places. Each water layer was painted with different shades of blue. I had a lot of fun with this one! Lantern Project: Diffuser Light Box This…
Author: Ani Ladd
Altered Toys Project | Ani Ladd
My altered Toy is a Ladybug pin! When I was younger I always wanted to make a pin myself, and this project allowed me to finally do that! I designed the model and then sent it to the maker space to print. Once it was finished, I coated it with Mod Podge and painted over…
Lantern Project | Ani Ladd
I had a lot of fun with this project! I stuck to my original idea of making a case for my diffuser. Since it already had a color-changing function, I used it as my light component for the lantern. I edited the design from my last WIP to have five panels, each with its own…
Layers Project | Ani Ladd
For my layers project, I made a layered map of Monterey Bay! In total, I used 8 cut square pieces of 1/8″ plywood from the maker space. Each water layer was cut in the laser cutter, painted with acrylic paint, and finished with Mod Podge. I painted the bottom layer with the darkest blue and…
Altered Toys Design
When I was younger I went to a Girl Scout camp every summer. On the last day, we would trade pins, and everyone got to make their own. For this project, I thought it would be fun to make a tradable pin like the ones I used to wish I could make. My camp name…
Lantern Project WIP
So far this is my progress on the lantern project! Since the last post, I have decided to do five panels. I added one more design and took away the strange leaves from the last one haha. This week I was able to finish laser-cutting everything. I decided to switch from wood to black acrylic…
Lantern Design | Ani Ladd
For this project, I wanted to create a box case for a diffuser. I bought a diffuser online and hopefully, it will serve as my LED source. With my design, there will be a hole at the top of my box to allow the diffuser to work. So far I have created designs for the…
Layers Project WIP Ani Ladd
After the critiques, I’ve decided to modify my design slightly. Someone asked about the thickness of each layer, and I think it would be interesting to incorporate different material thicknesses. ( 1/4″ plywood and 1/8″ acrylic panels) I designed four layers in Inkscape and wanted to see if I could make the top layer a…
Layers Design
For my project, I want to create a topography map of Monterey, California. I am hoping to incorporate both wood and acrylic panels, each with slightly different cuts. The top layer will be the frame, followed by an engraved land map. The three acrylic panels will complete the illusion of water depth. Below are my…
First Cuts!
This week I was able to laser-cut my first drawing! The first time I went to the laser cutter, I didn’t use the right pen in Inkscape so all my lines appeared as thick outlines. I discovered that I liked this look for the car, but not for the tree. After some edits, I was…
Drawings #2 and #3
For my second drawing, I wanted to incorporate raster engraves by using the Vector Halftone Maker. I chose my favorite bread cat meme, and I imported it into the program. Then in Inkscape, I traced the bitmap and hopefully the laser cutter will register each individual black circle! The third drawing was created using the…
Drawing #1- Ani Ladd
This drawing represents one of my favorite memories- picking up the Christmas tree with my family! The truck in the drawing was the first car I learned how to drive, and I added a start a the top to represent the holidays. My hope is to eventually turn this into an ornament to give to…
Ani Ladd Introduction and Portfolio
My name is Ani Lad and I am a Biomedical Engineering student from Novato, California. Art has always been a part of my life and I am always working on learning new things that will bring out the creative side in me. In the past, I have worked with graphite drawing mediums, painting, some 3D…