Animated Spinner
A set of twelve 3D printed souvenirs created for a print exchange program for the fabrication class at OCAD University. Since, the brief was “creating a piece that would be a reminder of you and your work”, the idea was to incorporate my animation practice into the design. Inspired by a flip-book, I developed a mechanism of a spinning coin with subsequent keyframes on each side, that would create an illusion of motion when spun.
To further build on the idea of it being a reminder of my work, I used keyframes from the first sketch I made using JavaScript in on my early classes in OCAD, as it was one of the first impressions of my work in front of my colleagues.
The task came with its own set of challenges, but overall was very satisfying. Especially enjoyed painting the twenty-four pixel faces!:)
Modeling Software: Autodesk Maya
Dancer in Motion
‘Dancer in Motion’ is a 3D printed sculpture envisaged to convey motion and continuity through subsequent transition poses from a ballet dance move.
The visual aesthetics consisted of a low-polygonal, faceted mesh with a view to highlight the form and strength of the poses. The connecting meshes between poses were used to emulate transition arcs, and bind poses into one seamless sculpture, depicting one continuous action.
Modeling Software: Autodesk Maya
Laser-cut (Re)-creation
A laser-cut rendition of an illustration that was initially drawn using Adobe Illustrator. The piece aims to bring out three core aspects of the original artwork—the depth in the landscape, the intricacies of shapes and the contrast. The design was divided into six-layers ans was laser-cut on birch plywood. The layers helped create depth, and the wood developed color-tones in response to the engravings lending a natural color-contrast.
