OBDF Blog Marina Dawson

 I propose to create a second bespoke item, this time however I would like to learn how to use 3D scanners to CAD. I have always wanted to utilize this skill to create a highly intricate object which could become piece of fine art. I hope to create something sculptural but still obviously true to the medium of 3D printing, I do not plan to paint or sand the object. I also could be open to showcasing it as part of the graduate show this may when I convocate!  My idea is foster the current research I have been doing in my drawing art practice which is about the intersections between ecology and feminism. specifically Eco-Feminism. Because of this, I would like to create 3D scans of my body, which is similar to how I also take imprints of my body in organic materials onto rag paper, and splice the scans into segments of limbs which can be hung flat on the wall. I would like to use perhaps a resin printer for this process or the new larger Prusa printer. I also plan to design spot...

  The beginning stages:     To begin with this project I first begun searching the web for inspiration directly from the frames in the film. I enjoyed finding certain themes in the designs that stood out to me such as flowers, stars and varying celestial patterns and ornate crown molding from the castle and the towns the film was set in. Drawing from the concept art was also helpful because it allowed me to think about the bare bones of the design and how I could begin to simplify the process into rhino into a design that would not be too ornate on the cutting bed, which could run the risk of loosing details or causing a fire. In the end I decided to come up with a sketch for the first section of the tapestry, which ended up evolving several times. My sketch: I also chose to research tapestries from the same era that the film was set in, I decided that the main element I wanted to appropriate was the boarder from  19th-century English hard point tapestries designed t...

  AT LAST! PROGRESS! After three different prototypes, each with its own unique settings and design elements I have now finally struck gold. The first, most complicated layer to my design is now complete and now I have several settings for the laser cutter saved and prepared, which should make the following layers of paper to be produced not only faster, but more reliably as well. I feel as though a large weight has now come off my shoulders, and I also now understand better now the full limits to the new laser cutter in the thing tank as Peter shared with me that this is the largest and most complicated design to be put on the bed as of yet! I feel so relived that even after nearly giving up, there is now a light at the end of the tunnel. As of now, I am currently working on the second layer or detail and I have begun drawing more inspiration from the smaller design elements from the movie such as the environment's, such as creating more stars and flowers .  I would particul...