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Relating back to my precedent images at the beginning of the project as I began to investigate an aspect of pattern, this is what I have created. New forms made due to slight changes. Through creating iterations I have designed three digital models in 3ds Max, and had one 3D printed. It is this model which best represents my idea of new forms being created due to slight changes in growth.
Hi-Res Render


With this image I wanted to envelope my model in the contextual environment, without the scene distracting from the focus on the model. The pieces of plant in the environment that are in focus in a way contain and envelope the model. However, the rest of the plant and environment which aren't enveloping the plant are less focused. Resulting in a good amount of focus on the model and environment. This contextual image portrays the exact message I wished to convey with my model becoming a part of the environment, as it grows. Not only is the model nestled amongst the plant, it has also been angled so that it sits "growing" in the same direction as the arms of the plant. The clarity of my model is really good also because there is contrasting between the internal structural growth and the surrounding area of growth.
I have created my final render in 3ds Max. To get to this point involved a lot of testing and trialing with composition and lighting. I have finally decided upon the composition of my three models, which are then further displayed with lighting.


I have chosen this composition as it best demonstrates the aspect of pattern that I was investigating. I was investigating the growth of a pattern due to slight changes being made. With my composition, I have ordered my three models so that when it is looked at, the hero model will be seen first, as it is the most important as the hero model was chosen to be 3D printed. I made the hero model the largest on the screen, and on the left so that it will naturally be the first model seen due to the fact that in English we read from left to right. The two other models have been placed on the right, after the hero model. These are different sized due to their importance, as the second model was my back up model to be 3D printed. The last model is the smallest and is also placed the furthest to the right. Not only is the composition placed as so for ease of view, placing importance on the hero model, but also represents the growth it took to reach this model. As I started this project from a simple idea, with my precedence, many larger ideas took place. Through making iterations of models and forming a tree of iterative models, a hero model was reached. With each iteration that occurred, changes were made affecting the model. Through this process of creating changes and further developing each iteration, the final model looked very different from the model that I started with. 

I have used lighting to enhance the look of my models and also creating shadows. As the lighting has been positioned in a way that makes the models look attached to their shadows, it extends each models form. As some of the detail of each model can be seen in the shadows, growth is still occurring as the model is seen in a different "light". The shadows provide potential for more growth because movement of light creates morphed shadows around an object. Although in my final render there is no movement of light, the angle of the current shadows suggests that the light source will continue to move, altering the current shadow around each model. This reiterates my idea of growth due to slight changes, as the displacement of the light source in my render will create shadows which have morphed or "grown".
Photo Shoot!

I have taken a range of images of my model, both in context and in the photo graphics studio.

In the studio:
When I was taking photos in the studio I found that because the model was symmetrical there was not a lot of variation. I took as many photos as I could and tried to get a good variation, but it was hard with a plain background and only lighting to work with. I felt that this did not show the message I wanted to convey, or show the growth of a pattern in any way. I did get some good product shots which showed nice images of my model as a whole. It was also a good opportunity to take some close up shots using the macro function, which allowed clarity for viewing small details. In the pictures I have included below from the photo graphics studio are the images which show off my model the best, in different ways.

#1
This is a product shot which shows off my model as a whole. Because of the symmetry, you are able to see the model as a whole, even the part that is block, because you are able to see all other aspects. Product shots are good to see what models look like as a whole, however, it is hard to focus on a particular detail. Therefore it is harder to convey a message as is is hard to focus on only one detail or aspect of the model, so I then took some close up images.

#2
 Here I have taken a photo of my model closer up, focusing on the twisting objects and the way that they curve. I tried to exclude the base from being included in the image, so as not to distract from conveying the message of growth. Although there is room for more detail to be included I do like how this image focuses on the growth aspect only, and not where the growth originates from.

#3
This is closer again and taken from a different angle. This image focuses on the internal structure of the growth and the encapsulating area around it. The message that is being portray in this image which compliments my idea, is growth extraction. An object growing out of a structure.

Contextual:
I wanted to do a photo shoot that involved my model in context. I tried to create a photo shoot that involved growth and tried to incorporate my model into the environment. I found and area that had twigs and branches that I could use. I begun to take photos and trialled lots of different areas and settings until I found a small branch that was beginning to coil that I could prop my model on. The direction that the branches were coiling on moved in the same direction as the way pieces of my model coiled. This was perfect as it showed off the growth of my model, as well as merging my model into the scene without the environment becoming overbearing and losing my model.

#1
The way the branch coils and follows the direction of my model is perfect for merging the two objects together and tying my idea into the environment. The focus is still on my model as it takes up the majority of the scene, while still allowing a small amount of the environmental detail to be seen.

#2
This model focuses on the internal structure being encapsulated by the points surrounding. The detail of the photography is not as good upon the model, however the rest of the photo shows a good amount of detail. Unfortunately this image is not as clear as the others, so I will not use this photo even though I like the composition.

#3
This model was photographed in a hole in a tree. The message I was trying to convey with this image was growing outwards from a fixed point. When I was taking this photo I didn't think the idea of taking the image in a tree would work very well, but the result turned out really well.

#4
The coiling of the branch follows the direction of my model really well, involving the model in the environment. The composition of this one is nice, because it incorporates more of the environment.

#5
The focus in this image is my model as the environment is not as distracting and overwhelming as the other images. The coil still manages to wrap around my model which is the key aspect that I want to include as it fully incorporates my model into the scene.

I am now creating my final render with the final composition and perfecting the lighting that best enhances the dynamics of my three models. As the aspect of pattern that I investigated was the growth of a pattern due to slight changes, I am trying to focus on changing the lighting with the growth of my three models. As I have positioned my models with the final model which was printed at the top of the "tree", my composition has represented the growth with changes that was undertaken to arise to my final model.

#1


#2 

#3

#4

#5

#6

#7
I got my model back! Now its time to go through the stages of cleaning the model. When I got my model back it didn't resemble anything like what I had created because of the resin surrounding the form while it dried. The resin was a layer created to help the form keep its shape and support it through the drying and hardening phase of the printing. This meant that I had to clean the model to remove the resin. This was done by chipping away at the resin which would turn into a crumbling mess. A solution of Sodium Hydroxide solution was then used to remove the remainder of the small pieces of the resin and help to improve the transparency of the model.
The cleaning process:



After Sodium Hydroxide Solution:

Composition Experiment #1

Composition Experiment #2

Composition Experiment #3

Composition Experiment #4

Composition #5


I have conducted composition experimentation to determine the positions that will work the best for the final three models I have created. These are the three best compositions I have created, and the two which I feel work the best are #1 and #3.  Composition #1 shows the final model which I have 3D printed really well and due to the scale of the other two models, there is a clear indication of the order of importance. With composition #2, the order of importance is clear, however it doesn't work as well as the other compositions. Composition #3 shows a clear indication of growth, however composition #4 shows an even clearer indication of growth in the direction of the model that was chosen to be printed. Composition #5 shows all models together in a straight line, similar sized. This is to show the amount of detail of each model, but due to their differences, it does not work well at showing off individual aspects of each model. Composition #4 works best with my models as it shows growth until reaching the final model.

As growth due to slight changes was the aspect of pattern I wanted to investigate, composition #4 will be the one I continue with. 
Testing lighting:

#1

#2

#3
 
#4
 

I tried using lighting on my three models with the material that I want on them to see how it would come up. I really like what I created with the lighting. I did this by using target spot lighting, lighting up the models and also part of a plane, which looks quite effective. I will continue to develop the lighting with my models.

Time to test materials!

#1 - Polished Stone

#2 - Green Tartan

#3 - Walnut

#4 - Stucco (olive)



#5 - Snakeskin

While testing out materials that could be a possibility to use I decided that I wanted something that related to organic materials. This is because some of my precedents are living things and the part of pattern that I wanted to investigate was growth of a pattern through simple changes. I tested out different things such as wood, stucco, snakeskin, tartan and the original material that I applied, stone. The one that I really liked was working with stucco, and an olive form. This creates a pattern on the forms due to the stucco nature, giving it a sort of "skin" satisfying the organic need for my models.
These are my three models that I am going to be using. This is only a picture to show the models that I am happy with and will be using. I have applied a stone material for the moment to see what it would be like, instead of having the distracting colours when there is no material applied.


I have based these models on my precedent images while I explore the growth aspect of pattern. I have explore growth by making simple changes through iterations to the patterns created. With these I created three separate forms and iterated each of these and continued to push the patterns until I was happy with what was created. I also had to take into consideration the widths of pieces of the model. Because of my bad maths I mucked up a little bit, but this ended up working for the better. In my mind I had been creating the models certain widths. Then for some reason I got confused about the smallest width you can go while being safe to not break. Thinking I under this width, I changed all the necessary widths. Then after talking to someone who confirmed the widths, it turns out I was right in the first place and my models were a fine width to begin with. However the thicker they are, the more chance I have of not breaking them, and the models look better with the thicker widths in place. So it was no loss to me having to change the widths I thought I had to.
#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

Here are my three models so far. These are the ones I have chosen to undergo further development.

#1

#2

#3

With these three models I will continue to push them further until I am happy with their progress.

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I am a designer, currently studying Design Innovation at Victoria University of Wellington. My focus areas are website and mobile media development, interaction design, 3D modelling and animation and audio-visual space. My blog shows my journey through each project as well as my learning experience through university. What do I want to be when I grow up? I have no idea. But I love what I'm learning. Although there have been many bumps along the road in this journey and despite the fact that there are going to be many more, I wouldn't have it any other way.

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