Weeks
1-3 - 3D Modeling
Week 1 Blog
Task: Create two
3D object models, one “in the round” and the other “in relief” that can be used
to create 3D prints, and as models for other various digital fabrication
versions over the course of the semester
Process: 3D Modeling, Digital Sculpting
Tools: Autodesk Mudbox
Confession #1 – This is my first attempt ever at the ubiquitous
communication phenomenon known as Blogging. It is an important skill for all
Artists, Technologists & Emerging Communication specialists, and I’m
gratitude for this opportunity to try my hand at this on-line form of
Storytelling.
Confession #2 – I am backfilling/writing these first eight
Blogs three days before my Midterm project presentation. I have been negligent
in NOT creating these on a weekly basis over the first half of the semester.
To be honest, I have been so overwhelmed with my new foray
& experience into the digital & plastics arts, and the (new to me) whole
studio practice pedagogy, that I have been putting 100% of all my time &
energy into just keeping up with my Brave New World adventure into ScottWorld!
However, I have been collecting photos and notes, and will
do my best to backfill the first half of this semester’s experience through
these eight weekly PostBlogs.
Just a little summary recap of my preparation for this course.
Over the summer, I thoroughly read the three books that ProfScott recommended
to me. These included Elements of Design by Rowena Reed Kostelow and the
two Nicholas Roukes’ “Synectics” Series, Art Synectics and Design
Synectics.
I also studied the digital sculpture tool, Autodesk Mudbox
for the 3 weeks prior to course. I completed both the Lynda.com courses on
Mudbox - Mudbox 2016 & Mudbox 2013 courses.
The first class consisted of Professor Scott showing a
survey of his life’s artistic work, an overview of t/his ATEC 6389 Digital
Fabrication course. He strongly, verbally expressed his pedagogy for his
expectations of his students’ Studio Practice. Put in TheWork! Basically, using
the vernacular of Ken Wilber’s amazing Integral Theory, WakeCleanGrowShowUP!
The key takeaway major theme from the class introduction was
the repeated phrase by Professor Scott - “Material Performativity”.
After that first night, I was BOTH energized and scared to
death. Given my extremely limited exposure to the plastic arts in my lifetime,
I imagined I was woefully under equipped to succeed in the challenge of trying
to survive my initial ScottWorld experience. I deeply felt I was in over my
head (but, not my heart!)
In the remainder of that week, I watched ALL the coursework
resources including Prof Scott’s curated tutorials on Mudbox and the five incredible,
amazing Philippe Faraut Sculpture Videos. The extensive eleven video tutorials seemed
like ten hours of video!
Professor Scott is in the top 99 percentile in his
preparation of coursework guidance for his students on e-Learning! His tremendous
time and effort in curating his generous offering of coursework resources is
matched by few professors. His students, including moi, simply CANNOT claim we
weren’t aware of what was expected and how to accomplish the tasks. Even a
newbie like myself had guidance about what was expected, I just didn’t have any
confidence in my unknown (and untested) artistic talents? Could I bring forth
the creative acts that all the tutorials tried to elicit. That would be my
ongoing ‘central question’ in my exploratory foray into ScottWorld.
With those pathetic, (but real) fears and apprehensions
aside, the vision driving me forward into the uncertain unknown of my artistic capacities
is the overwhelming motivation to become a tiny part of what Professor Scott is
building at ATEC.
That embodied vision, that strange attractor, is the
northeast bottom corner of this CreATEC haven (bottom left corner), is the construction
of the future home of the ATEC ‘3D Studio’, i.e., ScottWorld!
I want (need!!!!!) to be part of this CreATEC space !!!!!!!!
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