The Semantics of 3D Form

Project 3

Project details:

• see and translate natural and human-made forms through various mediums
• develop 3D forms which have meaning and are aesthetically balanced and composed

Select a natural object for a form study and a computer mouse for a human-made study

Goal: Use cardstock, soap, and clay to create both natural and human-made form

Crit w/ Dani

Focus for revisions:

• stances
• correcting angles
• roundness of shell
• work with 1 planar view at a time
• checking different angles
• shell termination(tendriles, tail, etc.)
• top view(push the ridge up)
• blending of the spikes(flatter/wider)-use bone folder-narrow squares
• add more clay to the overhang(think tube of clay to give illusion of depth
• cold plasticine is slightly easier to work with(holds form better)

For the first form, I used the plasticine clay. I reworked my first model and adjusted the roundness and angles. It was a little difficult to smooth out the clay, but I wanted to focus on simplifying the form and determining the dominate, subdominate, and subordinate aspects of the natural form.

April 28

Studying human-made form

Overall, I enjoyed making the computer mouse much more than the shell. I was able to focus more on the form instead of being distracted by the points and patterns on the shell. I did end up exaggerating some of the curves to add to the general form and simplified some the details. I decided to make my first iteration with clay, because it is somewhat easier to learn about the form and then next I’ll attempt making this with soap.

Final Forms

Shell

Mouse