For my layers project I created a diorama of Shin Godzilla, alongside with dilapidated buildings and the monster’s signature atomic breath. For my lantern project, I used acrylic to create a bust of Shin Kamen Rider. However, when the svg file was in retinaengrave, it changed all of my engravings into cuts. And for my…
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Altered Toys Project
I decided to use Tinkercad and add a few pre-existing designs to create a heavily-modified model car, since hot wheels are some of my favorite toys when I was 6.
Lantern Design
I used makercase to create a 6x4x4 box, and I plan to make a lantern featuring a vector drawing of Shin Kamen Rider.
Layers Project Update
I was able to cut out the different pieces on plywood and assemble them, but I had to convert the svg file into xps because spectrum couldn’t read my svg. After the conversion, the xps file doubled the amount of vector paths on everything therefore a lot of details on Godzilla are overly burnt and…
First Cut
I managed to cut the first drawing with the laser cutter on Monday.
Drawings 2&3
For Drawing 2 I decided to use the trace bitmap function to recreate a drawing I’ve made of my own characters back in June. This one might take a long while to engrave due to its complex nature in greyscaling and stuff. For Drawing 3 I used the example script on the canvas page. However…
Drawing #1
My first drawing is the head of the Gundam GP01 Zephyranthes. The GP01 is one of the first Gundam designs that got me hooked into the franchise when I was 11. The designer of the robot, Katoki Hajime, is also one of my favorite mecha designers. Not to mention that Mobile Suit Gundam itself has…
Introduction & Portfolio – Jeff C.
My name’s Yulin (Jeff) Chen, I’m an IMGD BA major & an international student from China. Art fits into my current life as a means of expressing my interests and making connections since I interact and work with people in online art communities nowadays. It also fits into my life goal since I wish to…