Task 6 - Final Sculptural Samples

3D - Sculptural Samples

Final Papier Mache Sample

This is my Final 3D Papier Mache Sample. Here I have added papier mache to the legs of my mini beast and this is probably the hardest part so far. The legs have been difficult to add because the first time I tried to apply papier mache to them, they would simply peel away since the diluted glue I used for the body was not strong enough. This means I had to strengthen the diluted glue quite a lot by adding more glue and less water, un peel the flimsy structure of the current papier mache that was applied and try again. This time I had a different approach which would not only strengthen the legs making them able to hold the entire structure up, It would strength the tape and wire that connects the legs to the body meaning it would definitely not come loose. The reason I started at the weakest part of the legs which was the tape holding the wire in place attached to the body, I applied multiple layers of papier mache using the stronger glue that I made with glue and a little water, a large paint brush to apply the glue more quickly. The reason I decided to add multiple layers of papier mache was too further strengthen the structure, I feel as though I may have lost some of the detail at this point of the mini beast but the structure must have stayed up right so It worked quite well. There was 1 final issue that I ran into which was one of the legs (I believe the front right) was constantly falling down once the papier mache was applied, to fix this, I simply had to wait for it to dry because of the aforementioned multiple layers of papier mache on the leg. After it was dry it simple stayed standing. If I had the time again, I would definitely like too add more of a head shape, personally my mini beast at the moment does not really have much of a shape to it's "head" and it's more of a body than anything else, given the time to do this task again I would really focus on constructing the head after the body, then working on the legs themselves. Whilst I am still happy with the overall Design I feel like this would be a good addition the mini beast. I would also like to make some improvements to the legs, even if that was adding 2-3 lengths of wire per leg instead of one, this would make them stronger but perhaps might make them less easy to manipulate or change. However these are not that big of changes compared to the overall good points about my design, It holds itself up, It is quite diverse and relates to my final 2D illustration quite a lot and I'm personally happy with what I achieved on this design.

Final Wire Sample

This is my Final 3D wire sample. It has a lot improvements and tweaks compared to the last picture shown in the process. The overall design to the mini beast works well, it looks similar to how it did in my 2D illustration and also gives the 3D feel of it whilst remaining to be a 'skeleton' type figure. The front legs (in my opinion) were definitely the hardest part of the whole model to create. The spikes on the legs took a long time to create because I had to try various methods in order to get them to stay that way.

The good parts about my design is the fact that it can support it's own weight 100%. It does not need any further support and as shown in the image above the fragile and curved legs will still suspend the body off the ground. I think this part was a success and it definitely defined the overall "3D" part of my sample. Furthermore the body is incredibly stable for a wire sample, it utilizes strengthen itself by binding multiple parts together in order to get a stronger whole structure.

The bad parts of my design is the fact that I did rush the wings, I wanted to add more detail into this section of the design and I just simply did not have enough time. I would like to have gone back to this but they still did work for a basic shape and design that also maintained the 3D feel to the creature. Another draw back is that the legs are too plain (specifically the back legs). The single wire in my opinion is just not effective and does not really stand out on anything besides white paper. Whilst I am quite happy about my wire design I think a lot more could be done to improve it.

Final Clay Sample

This clay sample is my final 3D sample. This was a success because of it's easy methods of manipulation and attention to detail. I used my 2D final illustration as a reference, and created the body with a crafting knife and molding the clay into a tear drop like shape and stretching it out. I used a large amount of clay for the body so that it would not be as easy to fall apart once it hardened. The legs are a success in the sense that they will stay in position and not fall down (like they previously).

The improvements I would make to this structure are very much about overall detail of the mini beast. This design is simply not detailed enough in my opinion, the legs don't have spikes much like my wire sample and are lacking the detail to make them stand out a side from the body. In addition, the head is also just molded downwards towards the table and there are no 'eyes' on the front that I would like to have added provided I had more time.

In conclusion, this mini beast was definitely not the best in my opinion but the areas where it is a success it looks and feels like it should. The wire piercing through the clay is somewhat of a downside as I would've like to have the body seem completely made out of clay. The final drawback to this design is that there are a lot of cracks from where the clay has hardened but it was not strong enough, to resolve this I could have created a overall stronger sculpture or simply attached each piece together in a better way.