ASSIGNMENT:
Create a to-scale cardboard replica of a drinking water fountain.
OBJECTIVE:
A beginning challenge that exposes students to basic construction methods construction for a three-dimensional structure.
STUDENT EXAMPLES:
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Create a to-scale cardboard replica of a drinking water fountain.
OBJECTIVE:
A beginning challenge that exposes students to basic construction methods construction for a three-dimensional structure.
STUDENT EXAMPLES:
http://foundations3ddesign.blogspot.com/search/label/Water%20Fountain%20Replica%20Student%20Work
EXAMPLES OF ARTISTS WORKING WITH CARDBOARD:
MATERIALS:
STEPS TO FOLLOW:
Step 1:
- Cardboard. Students gather cardboard on their own.
- Duct tape
- Utility knife
- Cloth tape measure
- Ruler
- Mask Tape (used to hold cardboard together while you put on final layer of duct tape)
- Paper/pencil
STEPS TO FOLLOW:
Step 1:
- Find a water fountain on campus that you want to replicate.
- Materials to take with you:
- Camera phone. If you do not have a camera phone, see me for an alternative step.
- Cloth measuring tape.
- Paper/pencil
Step 2:
Step 3:
Step 4:
- Use your camera phone to take ten (10) pics of the water fountain.
- Strive for five (5) images at different angles and five (5) details (close-up).
- You will have to refer to these images when building, so if you feel your water fountain needs more than 10 images, take as many as you need.
- Use a cloth measuring tape to take detailed measurements of the water fountain.
- Measure every shape, angle, line.
- Create a diagram(s) with all your measurements, make many notes.
Step 4:
- Build a small scale model of the water fountain. The model does not have to be "pretty" - you can use copy paper or scrap paper, scotch/mask tape.
- Model should be approximately six inches in height (hint - a dollar bill measures six inches).
Step 5:
Post the following information on your blog that you are keeping for this class:
- Begin building final structure out of cardboard.
- A demo will be done in class to show students how to safely use a utility knife to cut the cardboard.
- The final structure will be covered in duct tape. To ensure you have enough duct tape to cover the final solution, you can begin the construction with mask tape.
Step 6:
- Field trip to visit actual water fountains.
- Each student will carry their water fountain as we visit each student's water fountain on campus to see how the constructed water compares to the actual water fountain.
- Bring your camera phone so another student can take a pic of you with your replica, next to the actual water fountain.
Post the following information on your blog that you are keeping for this class:
- A photograph of your diagram with measurements.
- A photograph of the paper model you made. Does not have to be professional image. Suggestion - Hold model in hand for scale in front of white wall. Feel free to take more than one image of the model.
- At least one in-process photograph of the cardboard sculpture.
- A photograph of you with the cardboard replica and actual water fountain.
- Five (5) professional photographs of the final solution.
- These photographs should include three (3) different angels and two (2) details.
- Lighting should be free of shadows and bright so viewer can see all details in the artwork.
- Take these photos in the photo studio or check out studio lights to photograph downstairs in Studio 3.
- I will go over this information in class.
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