Layers Project Pictured above is my Layers project. For this project I created a depth map of the ocean surrounding my town. There are four layers, and two with raster engravings. Lantern Project For my lantern project, I created an iteration of my layers project. It incorporates light by using LED standoffs, which illuminate engraved…
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Altered Toys Project – Ian Cody
Here is my snowboard “Tech Deck” park print. I am happy with how it came out. I only ran into trouble while removing the supports, but was able to get them off with a knife. My question is if I should also print a Tech Deck, or use a real one, and take the wheels…
Altered Toys Design – Ian Cody
As a child I loved playing with Tech Decks. For my altered toys design, I am conceptual altering this toy by making a snowboard and snowboard park, instead of a skateboard.
Lantern Project WIP – Ian Cody
Here are some images of my lantern project. I still plan to add a frame around the edge, as light is currently shining all around to the sides of the piece because of the uncovered acrylic. My question is weather I should re-cut the top layer of wood. The engravings I made were not deep…
Lantern Design – Ian Cody
A question I have is what I should use to color the wood blue. I want use acrylic paint however I am worried this will fill in some engravings I have on the bottom layer. Should I use dye instead of paint? This is an image of my layers project .svg file to serve as…
Layers WIP – Ian Cody
Here is the current state of my layers project. I am very pleased with how it looks currently, however, I ran into many problems while making it. The biggest of these problems was trying to trace the bitmap of the original file I based the piece off. A question I have about my work is…
First Cuts – Ian Cody
My first cut went well. Although I anticipated being able to see that the lines on the mountain were vector cuts instead of vector engraves, to distinguish between chairlifts and trails, a difference can still be distinguished. Although the raster settings took some time to get right for the second cut, these both came out…
Drawings 2 & 3 – Ian Cody
For my second drawing, I used the “trace bitmap” feature in Inckscape to trace this plane. I then added vector engraving to the plane to create more detail once cut.
Drawing #1 – Ian Cody
For this drawing, I traced the back bowls of Vail mountain. I am engraving the trails and cutting the chairlifts to create a visible difference.
Ian Cody – Introduction and Portfolio
Hello, my name is Ian Cody and I am from Marblehead Massachusetts. I try to incorporate art into many aspects of my life, however, it is most present in my creative expression through music. I enjoy creating electronic music and beats in MIDI, paying the guitar, and mixing tracks on a DJ board. I am…