So I received my last and latest order for this summer from Shapeways some time ago.
I had ordered a keychain and a pendant of sorts out of stainless steel. Both top-notch quality and perfect for my intentions.
Compared to the badge I made earlier these ones have a circular extrusion that allows them to be attached to a keyring for example. The pendant is like the usual ambigram logo design but wrapped around a circle twice. Looks pretty "twisted" and cool to me, hah.
I went to the same craft supply store as before and bought some brown mocha leather necklace string for the pendant. I also bought a small piece of jewellery that is often attached between the cord and the pendant. Here's a peek at the process from the unattached parts to the final piece shot against a white backdrop:
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| My own necklace waiting to be assembled |
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| This is how it turned out |
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| Looks pretty decent, don't you think? |
My venture into the world of 3D printing has been a very exciting personal project to work on. Now I just need to come up with some new ideas to make.
I've also been working on my showreel or a video collection of recent works and animations. I've only included stuff from the past year, nothing older than that. It's going to be about a minute long and a sort of like a personal introduction video about me and my 3D skills. I'm trying to get it online in the coming weeks but we'll see..
On a side note but still absolutely relevant to mention: I went to a concert at the Helsinki Music Centre titled "Pelin henki - Pelimusiikkia orkesterille" today evening.
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| Today's concert ticket (notice the book and the Death Star) |
The concert was a montage of fully orchestrated versions of the tunes and main themes from popular Finnish video games: Angry Birds, Tiny Thief, Clash of Clans and Alan Wake.
Even some of the original composers were present at the event and people seemed to genuinely like the music.
A pretty cool event and I liked it a lot.
I'm trying to get back into character animation later this year and obviously make some general progress as a 3D artist.
My second year at Aalto Arts is starting next month so it's going to be busy times ahead.
