Deliri0us3D

Once Yuki finished the sculpt of the initial vase, I added a flared base for stability in Rhino. Since her sculpt was a mesh, I could not attach the base via Boolean union so I had to think of a workaround. Easily enough,  I was able to select both objects and export them as one .stl file. This way, they were treated as one solid object in the slicer. I noticed the vase was a little of center, but I thought this made it a little more interesting so I kept it the way it was, slightly tilted. The flared base would keep the design stable. The print looked like it would be successful, I noticed some areas where there might be slight drooping or stepping, but we both figured it was worth the risk and I thought the flaws might add more character to the design. Some rough areas may make the vase look more grotesque or monster-like.  After reviewing the print in PrusaSlicer, I sent it off for printing and we waited for the final result.

 Collaborating With Yuki, we each selected some ideas that we wanted to use and wrote down the properties of each. I then sketched some ideas of what our hybrids could look like. Pictured below: We then began modeling designs and running them through Prusa Slicer to see what had the best printability. We ultimately decided to simplify my vase shape and combine it with her monster box for our object. Creating the monster vase!  Now it was time to model our final object. Yuki handled most of the sculpting at this point as this was her strength. I ran the models through Prusa slicer to simulate the print of each rendition of her sculpt. Our first slice had some issues with overhang on the teeth so I sent the file back and we brainstormed how to fix the issue. We wanted the teeth to be 3D at the mouth of  the vase and had to play around with placement and hollowing out the shape to achieve this.

 For this assignment, I found navigating the new commands (twist, bend, and stretch) to be a little more challenging. Placing the markers to guide the command would often yield an unexpected result and I tried to lean into this to create interesting designs. Many attempts led to creations that are not physically possible. I am not sure how well my ideas would print but I think they look cool. I tried to use different geometric shapes such as circles, squares, polygons, and triangles to create new shapes with the same commands. I think this is one of my favourite designs, it reminds me of shooting stars. I would have this object open at the top to function like a vase. I created this by playing with the mirror and bend commands. A more simple design, I might have this open to serve as a vase on both ends. This was created with twist and mirror commands and could make a good abstract pencil holder. Top view of below. Another shooting star type design made with stretch, bend, and mirr...