For the first Dense page I wanted to make something that really responds to each other. I got great inspiration from the book binding lady who showed us this book opening:
So I tried the principle out with a simple yellow paper:
I bought some black 300 gram paper and tried it out for real, but I couln't really figure out how it worked and I couldn't find anything about it on internet.
I dind't figured it out, so I started with a new origami project:
Waterfall origami: O [Origami]. (2018). How to make waterfall card easy [Videobestand]. Geraadpleegd van https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5uz7fcU-HA&feature=youtu.be
Needs:
Paper 4x 5x5 cm
Paper photo 4x 4 cm
20 cm paper
Glue
I added something extra for a cute surprise. It works great!
For this little project I used the laser cutter and some recycled cardboard from the makers lab.
I came on the idea of a lion because of the Japanese garden I had in my moodboard. I saw a lot of Japanese tigers in the Japanese paintings I found so I would love to make something with a tiger.
It had to be a 3D dense effect with a lot of layers, so it would look like if the tiger really was in a dense situation.
Inspiration:
I came up with this design:
So I went to the laser cutter and cut and engraved a beautiful piece for the sample book.
The settings were a little bit more complicated than the settings I showed you before, here is a picture:
Material settings:
I had to add different settings to the scan layer:
As you can see I had to make different layers, so the machine knew what to cut and what to scan/engrave.
Outcome video:
As you can see I made serveral layers which I will glue on top of each other.
I really love the outcome! It has something dark and dense and that's exactly what I had in mind.
Tip: After the laser cutter was finish I wiped it clean with some dry (toilet)paper, else everything becomes a bit black.
Fot the third page I wanted to create a sort of middle point of the dense - clear situation. So I used flowers in a mild origami way. It's a free feeling with a strong connection between every flower.
The tutorial I used was:
B, B. [Basteln]. (2017). Pop Up Kaarten maken: Bloem - Bloemen maken van papier - Cadeau maken [Videobestand]. Geraadpleegd van https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFkMtX6PX78&feature=youtu.be
Needs:
A few papers
Glue
Decorations (Colorful pens)
Scissor
To get an idea of how I did it:
I was a bit unsure if it would really workout the first time I tried the tutorial, but the flower worked and had a really cool effect.
See the end result here:
The inspiration for the birds also came from the Japanese garden dense moodboard, but I wanted to make the image more clear with just a minimum connection between everything.
So I came up with this design:
Settings:
The outcome has turned out fine after some adjustments, because the design is not optimal. A lot of things were cut of and to fragile. I think it's because I wasn't patience enought to check if every line of the design went alright and I ran the laser cutter too fast.
But I had an open mind and worked with the outcome I had. It turned out that it fitted my idea perfectly.
I didn't really knew what to do with the last one. So I started to brainstorm about what was not really connected with eachother and what made people truly feel free. I came up with:
Nature
Moon/Sun
Stars
Beaches
I started thinking about surfing and hearing the waves. So I started googling some surf inspirations and guess what... Almost all surfers have a mountain tattoo (So says the internet). I never really climbed a mountain, I live in The Netherlands so I think I can't even imagine what a mountain would look like except really high. But I found a really nice image. Waves are directly connected to eachother, but (I think) mountains are not. So I wanted to mix some beautiful mountains with a starry night.
Inspiration:
Design:
I wanted to cut out the mountains and engrave their shapes and textures in it.
Cut settings:
Engraving settings
Outcome:
The cut function didn't really worked on this on, I think the paper might have been a little more thick than I thought it was. So I had to cut the mountains out myself and make some folding lines. But I really love the engraving and the color of it.
For this one I used one A4 300 grams paper.
It had the same scan settings as the mountain engravings.
The outcome was amazing! You could even feel the stars a little bit:
For the final result see:
Mode
Speed
Power
Output
Material
Cut
15
90
Yes
Multiplex 5mm hardhout (wood)
Mode
Speed
Power
Outcome
Material
Cut
15
90
Yes
300 gram paper
Mode
Speed
Power
Outcome
Scan
400
15
Yes