3D Model Making.

Brief: To create a model in white card that is a 3D conceptual response to a piece of text. This is not a set design; it is a conceptually inspired sculpture. The model should include at least one cut 1:25 scale figure and for that scale to relate to the rest of the model. The whole sculpture should not occupy more than a cubic 40cm. It can be viewed from any angle that you choose.

The script that we were given was of a small section of the play 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' act II scene 1 where Oberon and Titania are in the forests talking about the happenings around them.
The section that stayed in my mind about the script was the forest in which the characters are stood in. In my mind before actually analysing the section of the scripted I saw a picture perfect scene with fresh tall green trees and the entire scene very quaint. However after spending a lot of time working as a group our analysis depicted a very different scene. 
The brief was for us to take a surrealistic approach to creating a 3D model taken from the small but very detailed section of the script. I thought that the trees were the most interesting feature and I found that they stuck in my head. 
Because of the time of year that we were given this project, the sun stayed low in the sky and depicted this silhouette of the tree outside my window onto my wall. 

The Construction: 

I decided to go with the imagery of trees. The idea was to show both worlds, the human world and the land of the fairies. This picture to the left shows the tree the right way up. 

Constructing the whole thing took around 36 hours to make and dry. 

The main body of the tree was made by cutting two shapes out of mount board, making sure that the top of the trees are flat and even for a better surface for it to stand on. 

The main body of the tree was constructed out of mount board. I cut one of the trees in half and stuck the two pieces onto either side of the other tree. By using news paper I bulked out the tree and used tissue paper to finish it off. 

The roots took the longest to bulk out, the card could only be layered with tissue paper and every layer had to semi-dry before adding more. 

Below are two images of the finished project. The idea of two world linked together by  the roots of the trees. Ideally a full scale piece would fit for two levels showing two different perspectives, however with the ability to only see one side of the world or the other.