Monday, 28 March 2011

Creating Final Sculpture

 When creating my final poster I was sure to consider William Morris' work, to ensure that my image flowed well and looked like one whole image rather than a series of individual illustrations. I also worked hard to make sure that a large percentage of the border was connected to part of the image to ensure that my final sculpture would be structurally stable.


I started with just drawing part of my final image, and then cutting this out as I wanted to ensure that the design was working as I had planned. It was at this point that I learned to take great care with what I was cutting and not to cut too much as this may hinder the connections within my image and therefore make my sculpture weaker.


I then made sure I had drawn the majority of my design before continuing to cut unwanted parts out. In this image you can see that I have begun adding some detail to the left of the sculpture. I have cut small slits to show the edges of some of the shapes thats overlap with other, for example the flower in the centre on the left which overlaps with a leaf. I also cut out larger areas, particularly on the smaller flowers where I have cut a large part of the petals out of overlapping shapes. I am really glad I did this as it creates a very interesting effect, with the contrast between the paper and the blank space.


When I had cut out the entirety of my design I was able to make sure that it was structurally stable and that there were enough connections made both within the image and to the border around the image. Now that the basic shapes had been cut out I was able to add more detail to create my final design shown in the image below.



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