Final Model

This is the final model of my maze, I've been ill over the past two weeks and wasn't able to get it made out of perspex which is my intention for next week, after the deadline.

The measurements of the maze in full size is 14X18 inches.

Glue guns are difficult for neat fiddley things.

Oh, and obviously it is not to scale.

Here is Bovril trying it out!

Okay, so all I have left to do for monday is the box for it and the graphics on the box.

Easy peasy. (I hope)

Poster Design

This is for my drawing module, i'm really getting into it even though I didn't think I would.

I have a lot of things to put up from drawing so they will come shortly.

I'm doing a few more versions of this but I want to keep the whole Tim Burton feel to it.

slightly different version.

This is a sketch I did and made darker on photoshop of the scissorhand.

More to come.

Final Maze in Progress

So, finally I have taken some photos of this 'so far' work. This is actually the hardest thing to do in the world. Trying to get lines straight and cutting straight when you only have a plastic ruler! argh.

Anyway, i've decided to make my final maze out of mount board as it's a lot lighter than wood. I'm trying to get most of it done for my mid term crit tomorrow.

(obviously they'll be more walls soon)

So yeah, I will be adding more photos when the final product is made.

Broad Vision - Experimentation

Today we were practicing our exercise we are going to do with the other students from different disciplines. The aim for this is for 1 person to describe what they can see under the microscope and then the other 7 of us drew what was described. I took all of these photos on my phone so that's why the quality is crappo.

Harry and Jinesh, working away.

after various slides being described to us.

Work in progress

the beginning.

I am fully aware that the photos are in the wrong order and am too much of a technophobe to sort it out, but i'm sure it makes sense :D

'mazin Hamsters

I've put all the three mazes together that i've made over the last couple of weeks. I am planning to make my final piece today out of mount board as wood would have been too heavy for a product. I am going to make it decorative as well so that it is appealing to the age group I want to aim the product at. (ages 8-12)

ON TO THE FINAL MAZE. i'm scared.

Some Good News

I applied for a researching project called Broad Vision within my uni and actually got chosen to do it! I am so pleased that I have this opportunity to show how serious about illustration I am.

Proboscis of common fly

I will be having a meeting on thursday about planning for the project which will also involve some activities and researching.

The Website is: http://broadvision.ning.com/

Work for the week

For my reinventing Illustration project, i've been going Maze crazy, I've decided to call my product 'mazing Hamsters. I've taken a lot of films and made 3 different mazes.

This is a simpler maze I made from the last one as I found it was too difficult for Bovril to do. The height is my main issue because she climbs over the walls instead of going around the maze. I've done a few experiments with drawing a line to the exit and have found it the most interesting result.

This is an example of a hamster maze fail. There's a lot of these videos, but I don't believe she is stupid, I believe she is more intelligent than most people give hamsters credit for.

Following a line and climbing over the walls.

Now, onto making the final piece.