Angie's 3D Design Blog

Not being a graphic designer, this project was a fun challenge...  How to define myself in vinyl... Having no idea what kind of imagery to begin with, I did a quick brainstorm session, writing down words and themes that resonate with me: Nature was a big theme! Keep in mind these are simply concepts. I will have to do some further work to adapt them for the vinyl cutter, considering negative space vs. positive, simplicity and graphical impact. So heregos... Being a fan of nature, camping, animals and also ALWAYS having a stack of books by my bedside, I thought it would be fun to find a way to in corporate all these things into one. Turning this into a vinyl cut would present some design challenges, but I think it could be done: I'm a big fan of travel, especially a good road trip. So I had this idea to incorporate an image of a classic Winnebago(also being a fan of all things retro), and inverted the 'W' to create an 'M' for my last name: ...

I started my castle with a simple hexagonal shape: Then added matching hexagonal towers: Next, after extruding and subtracting the shapes, created a gate opening and began working on the keep: For contrast, I added a smooth dome shape to the keep, using cylinder shapes to create windows: After creating hexagonal turrets and some additional windows, I eliminated any overlapping geometry with the boolean union tool, and added a few final touches: Keeping things simple for this first assignment helped me get a handle on the tools and to get oriented with the software. The largest hurdle was creating this on a Mac at home and getting used to slight differences in software settings. Overall a fun assignment, and I can't wait to learn more!