Layers WIP – Laura Pellowski

I have separated out all of my layers, and I have a laser appointment on Thursday to start cutting out my layers. The main question I have is if I should raster more? I am debating rastering the dinos and/or the mountains to create more texture, but I am not exactly sure what I specifically…

First Cuts – Laura Pellowski

This is my long overdue first attempt at using the laser cutter. I am happy with the way my pieces turned out! The first drawing I attempted was my Drawing #1. I did a test cut and my settings seemed fine, but on the first attempt of cutting out the frog, most of my lines…

Layers Concept Sketch – Laura Pellowski

This is a rough sketch of what I am thinking of doing for the layers project. I want it to be dinosaur themed, and the different layers will show perspective. I think I will make it out of plywood, and then paint/stain the wood to achieve various colors. I am inspired by TomskyStore on Etsy….

Drawings #2 and #3 – Laura Pellowski

For drawing #2 I decided to trace a picture of my dog, Hobbs, holding a penguin toy. I am thinking of experimenting with two different levels of raster engraving, to try to differentiate between the brown and the black colors. My drawing #3 turned into this. It is a few cosine waves being multiplied together,…

Drawing #1 – Laura Pellowski

I decided to recreate one of my crochet projects in Inkscape. This is Grog the Frog. I am still figuring out how to make things look okay in Inkscape, so I think the eyes are a little wonky, but overall I think it looks pretty similar to the original.

Introduction and Portfolio – Laura Pellowski

Hello! My name is Laura and I am currently a junior computer science major. I am from Ledyard, CT and I have two dogs, named Suki and Hobbs. I really like hands-on 3D art, and in my free time I mostly crochet and knit. I also work part-time at a fabric and craft store over…