I took the slices of my volcano that I got from Kirimoto and put them into Inkscape. I had to clean up a lot of extra lines, but I reached layers that I am pretty happy with. I am still deciding how big to make this project since there is a good amount of detail…
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Rachel May Layers Design Concept Sketch
My design for the Layers project is going to be a model of the largest volcano in the solar system: Olympus Mons! Though it is a shield volcano, meaning it is shaped quite flat like a shield, it is 2 and a half times taller than Mount Everest. It’s also located on Mars. My inspiration…
Rachel May First Cut
For my first cut, I chose to cut out my Drawing #1 of a yarn ball and crochet hook. I had the speed high and the power low for the engraving, and it is darker on some lines and lighter on the rest. Not sure why this happened, but will fix it for my next…
Rachel May Drawings #2 and #3
For my Drawing #2, I chose to trace the lines of a symbol from a book I read recently called The Fourth Wing. It features two dragons, one large black one with one small golden one on top of it. I thought it would look great as a raster engrave. For my Drawing #3, I…
Rachel May Drawing #1
For my first drawing, I chose to make a simple emblem showing a crochet hook and yarn. I used a reference image (as shown below) to create it, and I will be cutting a circle around it and a smaller circle at the top so that it can be hung as a keychain or ornament.
Rachel May Introduction/Portfolio
Hi! My name is Rachel, and I’m a sophomore Aerospace Engineering major. Born and raised in New England, I’ve lived in Upton, Mass almost my whole life. My family includes a mom who is always sewing or painting and an engineer father, so I grew up seeing how both art and engineering intertwine. I really…