References
Central place for references, from Pinterest to local files are now on Figma as a moodboard. https://www.figma.com/file/5daJaDeO4UVBxp7Lc8grBz/Soapy?node-id=0%3A1…
Blender animation test
Saw this youtube blender how-to Create Custom 3D Type (and Animate it!) in Blender and gave it a go. Blender path > render png sequence > Quicktime Open Image Sequence Might consider an animated sequence for the letters when they appear online.…
Back again
Covid has made me relook at this all again after 2 years. Forgot how fun it was. Still progressing slowly with 3d it looks like. Got a bunch of stuff from Officeworks delivered and drew a lot of 'joy's. Came up with one I like. Found Illustrator's width tool to…
Update 8: Version 0.0.1
First 3D model visualisation. It's been a while since I've updated. The process today included a couple of sketches of Joy all the way to a 3D visualisation. Concept: **Rainbow soap inside dipped in warm white soap. Yes, soap. ** Letterforms should be happy, bouncy, plump (squeezable), be friendly, and reliable…
Update 7: Banana Skin
Banana Boat. Na, na na-na na. After the failed attempt at printing a mould (which was never ever going to work), I decided to fall back on the initial idea of using silicon. I borrowed a wooden toy A from my neice's set of wooden alphabet letters — I asked nicely…
Update 6: My First Print
So it was the first Tuesday after having an induction, pretty excited as it gave an opportunity to test the printing workflow with a simple task (or what I thought to be). There's something pretty exciting about thinking of something, designing it on computer and seeing it being 3D printed…
Update 5: 'e' IRL
"Adding character into a character." Apart from doing a little costings-so-far-sheet 🙃, I've also started carving letters from soap. This is the fun part. From the last update we saw a sketch of an e. Slowly revealing the shape over a couple of hours, sketch of e: I'm pretty…
Update 4: Starting
It all starts with an idea, pen and paper. Today we visited the MakerHangout at Kathleen Syme Library and had an induction with Georgie on 3D printing. It's quite an amazing service these City Libraries have, I can almost see what needs to be done. I just need to do…
Update 3: joy
Bringing a little into the world! This is the first word I'll be working on for the project. This is a big deal. Much excite! Initial sketch. Joyous! Further notes: • Needs to be more plump, squeezable.…
Update 2: Co
Because it's not about just me. Workflow: Custom spline: Quick test with custom spline with spline wrap (C4D) – basic edit points on Z axis, no animation Woo. Further notes: • Some weird overlap happening, adjust points on z-axis, smooth out spline…