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M1-How t odr aw acr oi s s ant ?

How t omeas ur ea Cr oi s s ant ?

T he mai nt hi ng Ihave l ear nti nt hi s modul e wast he pr oces sr equi r ed t o meas ur e and anal ys e an obj ecti n or der t o cons t r uct or t hogr aphi c pr oj ect i ondr awi ngsofs ai dobj ectby hand.

I n or der t o accur at el y r epr es ent cr oi s s ant s on pi eces of paper ,a cr oi s s antwasf i r s tboughtand s l i ced up t o be s canned,anal ys ed and t r acedi na1: 1s cal e.Af t ert hat ,us i ng t he gr i d met hod,t he s ect i on cut s wer ef ur t heranal ys ed by r et r aci ng t he l i newor k and mar ki ng wher ei t i nt er s ect s wi t h t he gr i ds . T hen t r ans f er r ed t o 45 degr ees s kewed gr i dsont opoft he1: 1s ket chpl an,t he poi nt s ar e t hen connect ed and r econs t r uct ed i nt of ul ls ect i ons ,and f ur t her connect ed i nt o an ax onomet r i cdr awi ng.

T hr ough t he pr oces s ,Ihave l ear nt how t os etup a phot os t age and cor r ect l i ght i ng t ot ake cl earand accur at epl anand el evat i onphot os .

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Cr oi s s antDr awi ngs T hr ough t hi smodul e Ihave al s ol ear nthow t o us e dr awi ng equi pment appr opr i at el yand ex pl or ed di f f er entt echni quesofhat chi ng and s hadi ng wi t hpenand penci lt os how t ex t ur e,dept hand l i ght i ng i nt he dr awi ngs .

F ur t her mor e, Ihave al s ol ear ntt he i mpor t ance ofl i ne t hi cknes swhi ch i s us edt os how whati sr i ghtatt hes ect i oncut ,andwhati sf ur t heraway.

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Cons t r uct i onoft heAxonomet r i cdr awi ng

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Her e you can s ee t he cons t r uct i on oft he ax onomet r i c dr awi ng t hr ough t he us e oft he gr i dsmet hod.T o meas ur et he cr os ss ect i on us i ng a gr i d,and t r ans f er r i ng i tt o 45 degr ee s kewedgr i ds

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M2-F l at nes svs .Pr oj ect i on T hemaki ngofnew Mar i oWor l d I nmynew Mar i owor l d,Ii nves t i gat edt hei nt er act i onbet weent hes kyand t hes ea.T hi si sachi evedt hr oughex pl or i ngt hepos s i bi l i t yofawor l dbel ow t heonebas edont heor i gi nal Mar i ot empl at esIwasas s i gnedwi t h.Whi l e t hewor l dabovei sf ul l ofcl oudsandi smor eabundant ,t hedi mens i on bel ow i sunchar t edandhencehol dspos s i bi l i t i esf orMar i ot ovent ur ei n.

T hegoaloft hi smodul ei st obeabl et odet er mi net hedi f f er encesbet ween ' s ubj ect i ve'and' obj ect i ve'poi nt sofvi ew,t het houghtt hatbegi nst odef i ne 2Dand3Ds pat i al cons t r uct i ons ,andt hei ri mpactonper cept i on.

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Mar i owor l ds el ect i onus edast heF r ont El evat i on

Mar i owor l ds el ect i onus edast heBack El evat i on

PenDr awi ngofmyMar i oWor l d

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Pr oj ect i on Af t er s et t i ng up an ax onomet r i c wor ks pace, t he f i r s t s t ep was t o pr oj ectt hel i nesf r om t he el evat i ons ont o t he t r aci ng paperand s t ar t des i gni ng cons t r uct i ng ourMar i owor l d.

F ur t her Devel opment Af t eri ni t i aldes i gn of t he Mar i o wor l d,I ' ve deci ded t o add t he cl oudsi nandr et r aced i twi t haf i nel i ner .

I l l us t r at i on Af t ert he compl et i on of t he f i naldes i gn,Is t ar t ed cr eat i ngt hebas i cbl ocks and t he char act er st hat I ' l l beus i ngi nI l l us t r at or .

I l l us t r at i on T hen t he f i naldes i gn wast r acedi ni l l us t r at or andf ur t herdevel oped i n I l l us t r at or par t by par tunt i l compl et i on.

Mar i owor l dI l l us t r at i on

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M3-Pat t er nvs .Sur f ace

T heMaki ngofnew l ands cape Mypapermodelasa whol ei sheavi l yi ns pi r ed byt he nat ur alt opogr aphyoft he l ands cape I wasgi ven.Whati si mpor t antt omei st hef l ow andmot i onofmy3Dpanel s .T hef actt hatt hey ar e conver gi ng t o make a r i ng ar ound t he l ands cape al ong wi t h how t he 3D panel s over al lf or mt he s hape ofa wave emphas i s es t hecur vat ur et hatcanbef oundi naval l ey.T he l ocat i on oft he 3D panel swasdet er mi ned by us i ng t he hei ghtoft he or i gi nalt opogr aphy, wher et he l ower50% oft he t opogr aphy i s mai nl y 2D panel s and vi ce ver s a.

Cons equent l y, I was abl e t o s ucces s f ul l y por t r ayedmyi deai nmyf i nal model .

T opVi ew ofmymodel

Mymodel r ecei vedt hebes tpr oj ectmodul et hr eeawar d

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T heor i gi nal t opogr aphyt hatwasas s i gned t ome.

T heor i gi nalbas i c3d s hapest hatwer eus ed f orpanni ngt ool .

Af t ert hevar i abl e3Dpanel l i ngwasappl i ed.I adj us t edever ypanel / 3ds hapet ocr eat et he f or m Ienvi s i oned.

Per s pect i vevi ew ofmymodel

Af t ert hedes i gnwascr eat ed,I col ourcoded t he modeland unr ol l ed t hem r eady f or pr i nt i ng.

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M4-F r amevs .F i el d

M4I s omet r i cNot at i on

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Ci t i es&Des i r e2-Anas t as i a Anas t as i ai saci t yt hatpl aysonappear ancesandr eal i t y.Whi l e t he ci t ys eemst or ef l ectt he eas ei nf ul f i l mentofdes i r esand happi nes s ,t he r eal i t yi st hatno one t r ul ypos s es s est hei rown des i r es ;t heyar eal l as s i gnedt ot hos ewhoi nhi bi tAnas t as i a.T hi s l ed t o myi nt er pr et at i on oft he ci t yhol di ng a s t r ong di vi s i on bet ween t he r i ch who pul lt he s t r i ngsand t he poort hatar e bei ngmani pul at ed,al ongwi t hhow i tf or cespeopl et obeonl y i na f ew per s onal i t ys et s .T hr oughmypr oj ect ,Iconveyed t he ci t y’ smani pul at i veper s onal i t yt hr ought hepeopl er es i di ngi ni t , es peci al l ywi t ht he l ar ge numberoff acel es sf i gur esi nmyf i r s t per s pect i ve.T heyi l l us t r at ehow t hos el i vi ng i nAnas t as i a have noper s onal i t yors oul .Yetasat wi s tt ot heor i gi nal s t or y,I added i nchar act er swi t ht hei rf acest o conveyt hatnotever ys i ngl e per s onhass uccumbedt ot heci t y’ scondi t i on.I al s owant edt o s how t he s t r ong s oci ali nequal i t y wi t hi n Anas t as i at hr ough di vi di ngt her i chf r om t hepoor .T heconcent r i ccanal ss er vet o bet hephys i caldi vi s i onwher east hecl eargr oupi ngofcer t ai n char act er svi s ual l ydepi ct st hes egr egat i onoft hepoorf r om t he r i ch.

Per s pect i ve1 T hi si sawi devi ew t owar dst hei nners i deoft heci t yt hatwaschos ent obeus edt os how t hebus ys i de oft heci t y.

Per s pect i ve2 T hi svi ew i schos en t os how t he r i ch s i de oft he ci t yt o cont r as tt he bus y mar ket pl ace s hown i n Per s pect i ve1.

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Per s pect i ve1

Per s pect i ve2

I nt hi ss cene,youcans eet hemai nmar kets quar eoft heci t ywher eal lt hecommoner sgo I ncont r as t ,t hi ss cenes howst her i chpeopl eoft heci t y,t heonest hatpul lt hes t r i ngsf r om andwher eal l t het r adi nghappens .Whi l ei nt hebackgr oundI addedmul t i pl eel ement st hat behi nd.S pendi ng t hei rt i mebat hi ng,havi ng f unand f eas t i ng ongol denpheas ant s .Bei ng ar e ment i oned i nt he s t or y,Iwant ed t o depi ctt he commoner sasf acel es ss hel l scopyi ng out s i deoft heconcent r i ccanal st hatt r apt hecommoner s . ot her sar ound t hem.Whi l e bei ng t r apped byt he concent r i c canal s ,t heyt hi nkt heyar e enj oyi ng t he ci t y,butt hey ar e onl y bei ng mani pul at ed and made t of ol l ow a f ew per s onal i t i eswi t hdes i r est hatt hi sci t ys eemst of ul f i l .

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Ref l ect i on Al i gnedwi t ht hi ss ubj ect ' sname,t hr ought hi ss ubj ectIhavel ear ntt hei mpor t anceofr epr es ent at i on—whatr epr es ent at i onmeansi ndes i gnandt her ol ei tpl aysi ndi f f er entt ypesofdes i gn.

F r om modul e 1and 2,Ihave l ear ntt he di f f er encesbet ween pi ct or i als pace and pr oj ect i on,t he advant agesand di s advant agesofr epr es ent i ng t hi ngsi n per s pect i ve,i s omet r i c or ax onomet r i c,whent ous et hem,andt hewayt hes emet hodscamet obe.F r om modul e3,I havel ear ntt hedi f f er entt ypesofdevel opabl es ur f acesandhow i ti scr i t i cal t ot heunder s t andi ng ofar chi t ect ur al geomet r yasi tenabl est hear chi t ectt of i ndt hei rf or m.I naddi t i ont ot hat ,I haveal s ogai nedknowl edgeonhow t heappear anceofcomput er sanddi gi t al f abr i cat i onhave changedt heunder s t andi ngoft wodi mens i onal r epr es ent at i on.I ti seas i ernow f ordes i gner st ogot hr ought hedes i gnandcons t r uct i onpr oces ss i ncedi gi t al f abr i cat i onwi l l cr eat et hedes i gn mor eaccur at el yt hani fdr awn.L as t l y,t hr oughmodul e4,Ihavel ear ned whathomogeneouss pacei s ,t heus eofnot at i on,and t hedi f f er encesbet weenaut ogr aphi cand al l ogr aphi c pr act i ces .Over al l ,t hepr oj ect sandl ect ur esont hi ss ubj ectpr ovi dedmewi t hawi der angeofr epr es ent at i onmet hodsandt echni quesal ongwi t hawi der angeofi mpor t antt heor et i cal knowl edge s ur r oundi ng " r epr es ent at i on"i ndes i gn.T he l ect ur eses t abl i s hed a f oundat i onf orunder s t andi ng t he t opi csand t he pr oj ect sal l owed me t o putt hes et heor i esand i deast o pr act i ce.

I nt er msofs ki l l s ,t heus eofRhi nocer oswasanew s ki l l I acqui r edwhi l es t udyi ngt hi ss ubj ect .Whi l eI ' veus edot her CAD s of t war el i ke3dsMax ,Ci nema4D,S ket chupandS ol i dWor ksbef or e,Rhi nohasi t sownadvant agesand di s advant agesand def i ni t el y a good pr ogr am t o add t o my ar s enal .F ur t her mor e,whi l e Ial r eady know Phot os hop,I l l us t r at or ,andI nDes i gn,t hi ss ubj ectpr ovi dedmewi t hagr eatoppor t uni t yt opr act i s eandf ur t her pol i s hmys ki l l si nt hes epr ogr ams .

Over al l ,myl eas ts ucces s f ulmodul e wasmodul e 4,s eei ng aswhi l e Ihave a good nar r at i ve and ex ecut i on on per s pect i ves and my ax onomet r i c demons t r at esa cl ears t or y,t he qual i t yofmys t or ydes i gn ex ecut i on on t he ax onomet r i c can be f ur t heri mpr oved and pus hed f or war d.T o pus h mys el f f ur t her ,Ii mpr oved my cr oi s s ant ax onomet r i c dr awi ng and my i s omet r i c not at i onf ormodul e4.

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