Layers Project For my layers project, I decided to create a design that combined my younger self and current self to signify and represent how I’ve changed over time. In this project I used 1/8″ acrylic of various colors, cut using the lasercutter, and handrew this design in inkscape. I experienced my biggest setbacks with…
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Altered Toys Design
For my altered toys design I decided to make my own 3D printed beyblade! I have a lot of fond memories of beyblades from my childhood and battling with my two older brothers in a plastic coliseum. I took a pieces of a beyblade from thingiverse made by Dart_ace2ace and an attack ring by Matt3ry…
Layers Project
This is my final layers project! I used 1/8″ acrylic sheets and the laser cutter to create this project. Initially I had a lot of difficulties with finalizing the design and figuring out how I wanted to layer my pieces. I hand drew this design in inkscape, first sending the photos through a cutout filter…
Lantern Project
Here is my completed lantern project along with my process! I experienced a lot of issues with tolerances from lasercutter to lasercutter which caused failed cuts where the design was only cut through partially. I’m really happy with how it turned out, definitely worth the all the time I put in! Especially just the way…
Lantern Design (forgot to post!)
Here’s the design I made for my lantern. I used trace bitmap to scan in stars and then hand placed and sized everything in inkscape. The black outline is what is being cut out of the design which I imported from my solidworks design as dxf files. Here’s the CAD design I made of my…
Layers WIP – Kyla Fu (need some advice pls)
Here are my first test cuts of my layers design! I cut this on clear acrylic and am currently trying to decide how to position my two faces. Just as a quick explanation, this is a design of current me and young me and I’m planning to add transparent colored acrylic layers to add a…
Layers Design – Kyla Fu (long overdue!)
I’m pretty late but here’s my layers project design. Basically its a combination of current me and young me, the black outlines are going to be different layers of acrylic to kind of create a typography map of sorts of the faces. Something I’m conflicted about is how to position the heads, which pieces of…
First Cuts! – Kyla Fu
Here are my first cuts of my first and second designs!
Kyla Fu Introduction and Portfolio
Hi! My name is Kyla Fu and I’m from Palo Alto, California. I’m a current sophomore studying biomedical and mechanical engineering. Art currently doesn’t play as big of a role in my life as I would like it to. I enjoy art as a creative outlet and as a way to escape from other stresses…