To further develop my work I produced another maquette that has been adapted from the previous maquettes to help refine my ideas for the final piece. I used acetate to replicate the layers as I am thinking about using clear acrylic plastic for the transparent material and I etched onto each of the layers as a way to copy a design onto the surface of the material; although I didn't use an actual map design I etched neurological pathways on the cross sections as this is a form of maps but within the brain. I also incorporated a base with this maquette which allows the cross sections to slot into the base through several slits, the sculpture will look a lot more professional with a base like this and it also provides more security to the layers of plastic. On this maquette I placed alot of emphasis on correcting errors on the inaccuracies of the shapes and sizes of each cross section therefore the overall facial shape on this maquette is finished and I will carry on the shapes of each cross section into my final design.
Reviewing my research on Tamara Kvesitadze I wanted to explore the use of lighting on my maquette therefore I collected research into the science of lighting so that I could tailor how I use the lighting to suit my needs. Light travels in straight lines known as rays and I found that I could contain the light within the plastic cross sections only allowing the light to escape through the edges and the etches - as they act as a prism - of the plastic appearing as though the edges and etches are glowing. To do this I would put LED lights within the base of my design; then I would ensure the edges of the plastic are sanded and buffed and that the light can only escape the base by travelling through the plastic. When I performed this light test due to the materials and small scale a lot of the light escaped rather than being trapped in the acetate however you can slightly see the effects of the lights in this video of my maquette: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT885_8DgyQ. When scaled up and using better materials the effect will become much better.
To further develop my work I produced another maquette that has been adapted from the previous maquettes to help refine my ideas for the final piece. I used acetate to replicate the layers as I am thinking about using clear acrylic plastic for the transparent material and I etched onto each of the layers as a way to copy a design onto the surface of the material; although I didn't use an actual map design I etched neurological pathways on the cross sections as this is a form of maps but within the brain. I also incorporated a base with this maquette which allows the cross sections to slot into the base through several slits, the sculpture will look a lot more professional with a base like this and it also provides more security to the layers of plastic. On this maquette I placed alot of emphasis on correcting errors on the inaccuracies of the shapes and sizes of each cross section therefore the overall facial shape on this maquette is finished and I will carry on the shapes of each cross section into my final design.
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