{"id":842,"date":"2018-04-19T17:06:06","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T17:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d18\/?p=842"},"modified":"2018-04-19T17:06:06","modified_gmt":"2018-04-19T17:06:06","slug":"everything-should-be-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d18\/2018\/04\/19\/everything-should-be-working\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything (Should be) Working"},"content":{"rendered":"

Charlie Brooks<\/p>\n

This week, I made substantial progress fleshing out the logistics of my project. The major milestones that I reached included deciding what image I will create with my light painting, how I will shape my acrylic pieces, where I will install my piece, the scale of the finished work, and sourcing all of my materials.<\/p>\n

I decided to create an ocean\/beach scene with my light painting. The finished image will (hopefully) have a sandy beach in the forefront with a single palm tree, a sun setting over an ocean in the middle ground, and a red-yellow sky over the water.<\/p>\n

I received all of my acrylic samples at the end of last week. I have 6 4″x4″ colored acrylic pieces, and 6 5.5″x3.75″ colored pieces. These should be enough to create my finished work, as I currently plan to use less than half of the total acrylic I have.<\/p>\n

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Acrylic samples that will become my light painting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To shape my acrylic, I had intended to use a scoring tool to precisely break and shape the sheets. This tool doesn’t work as I hoped, as it takes 10-15 passes and a lot of pressure to make a single break. Instead, I am going to laser cut my samples into precise shapes. This method will allow me to make more curved edges, which should create a better final image. Also, I can cut the holes for the fishing line at the same time, saving prep time. I have all of the shapes created and ready for laser cutting, and I have time on the Laser Cutter scheduled for 4pm today (4\/19).<\/p>\n

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Crappy acrylic scoring tool. Will now be used as a cheese knife.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The final scale of my image will be ~ 4″ x 4″, with the shapes distributed over 4-6″ of depth. With a light source positioned behind, this size should create a large image projected onto a wall 8-10′ away.<\/p>\n

Finally, I solidified where I will be installing my work. After last week’s class, Prof. Rosenstock showed me the room in Fuller’s basement and I found a small corner to install my work. It should work well for what I need to do.<\/p>\n

The only things that I have left to do in this final week are pick a light source and a base for my work, and then assemble the final image. I believe that a strong flashlight will be sufficient, and I plan to use a plastic stand with a grid of holes drilled in the top to secure my hanging acrylic pieces. This should give me an easy way to quickly secure the shapes, as I intend to use small binder clips to attach the fishing line. I will tape\/secure the stand to the floor, and precisely locate the light source. I believe that it will take 5-10 hours of assembly once I have all of my acrylic cut, which I can spread over the coming week to get as crisp of a final image as I can.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Charlie Brooks This week, I made substantial progress fleshing out the logistics of my project. The major milestones that I reached included deciding what image I will create with my light painting, how I will shape my acrylic pieces, where I will install my piece, the scale of the finished work, and sourcing all of … <\/p>\n

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