Art Model Making
Jacinto Dieujuste
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Another method I used for the first time on this wall was making a specifically shaped strip of foam in order for it to be sliced into individual pieces, lined up at the top. Shaping the small pieces separately would have taken a huge amount of time, not to mention it being much harder to control the shape. See this method illustrated in more detail in my article Pressing decoration into foam, shaping and wire- brushing under Special surfacing methods in the Methods section.
Above is a selection of the individually finished books showing the range of sizes and different treatments. There are touches of gold, which I preferred to be very sparing with. Thanks again to Astrid Baerndal for the beautiful photo!
The parts of these book-blocks were cast in a resin/Fillite mixture (Fillite is a very light, grey ash filler commonly used in resin casting, especially where reduced weight is needed). As a further reduction to the weight I inserted blocks of Kapa-line foam while casting.
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Architects build scale models for many reasons: they're a form of three-dimensional sketching, they help us visualize how light will illuminate spaces, they help us analyze the best forms, spatial and material relationships. Even with so many digital tools that are faster, more accurate and easier to change architects still build physical models, why? In part, because the act of making and manipulating things with your hands has been shown to produce more efficient, more creative, and insightful solutions to problems.
My goal with this model is to explore the drivers of a healthy community. Eventually, I want to be able to prioritize initiatives to influence the key levers for community vitality and success. A community has a couple of flywheels in effect, so I want to surface those.
After brainstorming, I take a look at some prior work. In this case, I ask ChatGPT to "create an outline of factors that contribute to our sense of belonging to a community." I also looked at SPACE (David Spinks) and something by LeaderNetworks.
Why is this valuable? It is OK to create frameworks from scratch, but also good to check out prior work for inspiration. I am not a community expert. It would be easy for me to attach product ideas to everything, but there are nuances with a community that I need to learn.
In Miro, I select all of the sticky notes created so far and put them in one place. Next, I start grouping those sticky notes by theme. This exercise is my first pass, so I don't stress about correctness.
At this point, you need to change gears a bit. There's a risk of seeing things from only one angle and making the whole exercise too theoretical. So I brainstorm three categories of customer journey moments.
I now feel ready to take a pass at making a model. I consider the customer journey, the drivers, and the business outcomes. This activity is primarily an exercise in grouping similar things and thinking about how they connect with other groups of items.
A quick work update\u2014I'm leaving Amplitude after a fantastic run. What an amazing team and professional (and personal) adventure. I wrote a brief reflection here (on LinkedIn). As TBM readers, you've been encouraging me along this journey. Thank you!
After brainstorming, I take a look at some prior work. In this case, I ask ChatGPT to \\\"create an outline of factors that contribute to our sense of belonging to a community.\\\" I also looked at SPACE (David Spinks) and something by LeaderNetworks.
I realized the big advantage of these little tools when designing and building my Heron Chair. One day when frustrated with a design dead-end, I snapped off a piece of the model and rotated it 90 to a horizontal position. From this aha! came the double member detail on the arms. Angles and splay of the legs were pulled directly from the model with a small bevel gauge. No trig, no problem! The photos of the model (left) and final chair (right) side by side highlight how strongly the model can inform the outcome.
Orthographic, or 2D drawings, are the foundation to build your models. Usually a front and side view will suffice. These can be drafted on the computer or by hand. Learning how to read an architectural ruler unlocks this skill to draw by hand and printable rulers are easily found online.
I went back and forth about writing this blog post as a 2 part series but just decided to make this one big post. The first part is all about glue and then I break down the tape shortly after. If you want to the section about tape CLICK HERE
I prefer to use isopropyl alcohol and nail polish remover, to help remove the gunk and residue left from glue and tape. I have never been a fan of Goof Off. I think that stuff is way to too toxic for my liking.
Hot glue is definitely a specialty glue. I used it a lot in architecture school for all types of random stuff. They sell different types of glue sticks and I tried them all but never seemed to think one was stronger than another.
When I was building my thesis site model I needed a very thick block of wood to show the massing of an existing building. I sandwiched a few pieces of wood together with wood glue in the middle and clamp them all together. After it dried, I chopped down that Frankenstein block of wood to the size that I needed it. Worked beautifully!
I discovered Cyanoacrylate by accident one day when I was at a model railroad shop buying dimension basswood for a model. This glue really upped the ante on the way I build models and their craftsmanship.
I use spray adhesive mostly to mount drawings to foam core. When I use spray adhesive I only want to use the best, which is why I only use Super 77. I have tried all types and none other has been as strong as Super 77.
Why is tape in a blog post about model building? I sometimes use tape a lot more than I actually use glue to build models. You can put things together and rip them apart a lot faster with tape then glue. Double sided tape is a much safer and cleaner alternative then using spray mount. Sometimes it seems like I have used tape for everything, besides what it was originally invented for.
One of my favorite ways to build real fast study models is taking a whole bunch of scrap or random pieces of Bristol board, grabbing a sharp scissor and using painters tape instead of glue to hold all the pieces together. Modeling with painters tape instead of glue is the fastest way to bring 3 dimensional ideas to life.
Many years ago I met an architect who uses mostly double-sided tape to build his beautiful models. He swore by the stuff and he had 10 different types of double-sided tape he used to build models. He got me hooked and I actually use this double-sided tape more then white glue.
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