Foundation 3D Project 3: Mnemosyne Planar & Plastic Models

In this project, we were introduced to the Art Card to create planes.

This is my planar model:

Front view
Side view (Left)
Back View
Side view (Right)
Top-down view

In this model, I tried to direct multiple points of the art cards in different directions to provide a feel of balance to the entire model.

This model is an improved version of an earlier one which had the same big central spiral piece but did not reached as high up. Metal wire embedded into the art card was used to reinforce the art card for this model so that it would stand.

I also stuck with  using a Styrofoam base instead of the prescribed paper base so that the art cards can be wedged into the base for extra support. The art cards did started to fall apart after a few days of creation though, as the double-sided tape that held the pairs of art card with the metal wire sandwiched between them started to lose it’s stickiness. I shall take note of the durability of adhesives for the next models.

 

Front view
side view (left)
side view (right)
back view
top-down view

This model turned out a bit differently from the one it’s based on.

I tried to create a shape which was much more visually interesting by twirling the art card in multiple rounds

Since the previous model’s sub-ordinate did not seem to have much of a presence, I tried to play around with its shape to create a sphere within the arch that the sub-dominant in this model. I had wanted this to give it significance within the model as it would have a clear contrast as compared to the other two waves. However, the sphere was devoid of a direction and i was advised to reduce the curls and  make the sub-ordinate jut out in a specific direction during the critique session.

 

Onto the plastic model.

Front view
side view
back view
top-down view

We were first given the task of choosing 2 scents, one pleasing and one non-pleasing.

My scents are:

  1. Watermelon – Reminds me of my late Grandfather who used to always offer me fruits whenever I visited him. Though it has been a long time since he passed away, the memory of him handing fruits onto my hands are still vividly etched into my mind . Eating fruits now gives me the same warmth as when he was around.
  2. Pepper – My mother has a tendency to make her cooking spicy in multiple ways, Be it through pepper or chilli. Because of this, I have come to dislike anything spicy after being tormented to eating horrendously spicy food everyday for many years.

In the model, i envisioned it to be a culinary experience where a person is eating watermelon topped with a generous amount of pepper.

It starts with the lower part of the model where it’s clear and untouched, just like how a watermelon is supposed to be eaten – plain on its own. The ring around the bottom of the model has a dotted texture, which echos the texture of the watermelon as you chew on it. The shape of the ring also symbolizes my grandfather in the way of a halo. As you go up the model, it bursts into sharp waves representing the spiciness of the pepper hitting your tongue and nose. The waves spreads around in all directions, just as how the spiciness of the pepper engulfs the interior of your mouth.

As an added visual aspect, the model was shone with a light underneath to bring about a spectacle:

The green dye of the bottle that was used as it’s base complements the transparent bottle used for the waves at the top as the green light that emerges from the bottom starts out strong and gradually dissipates as it makes its way up of the model. The transparency of the clear waves at the top creates an illusion of a smoke emerging from a flare beneath it.

 

And that is my plastic model.

2 Replies to “Foundation 3D Project 3: Mnemosyne Planar & Plastic Models”

  1. Hmmm… I think your images could be bigger with a clean uniform background? … They seem strangle skinny & elongated like they’ve been through the ” taffy-puller” in Charlie & the Chocolate Factory…  I remember your scent model lit up was quite an ‘Alien’ sight. Need to play it up! 😉

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