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Workshop Journal Surface Finishing and Detailing Róisín McGrath
After primer, paint the lines Putting the vinyl was difficult as it was hard
and spray over with white, to get it in the middle. If I did it again, I would
and repeat. Then clear laquer. make the sticker exactly the same size as
the gutter piece to make it easier to centre.
Prime the surface then spray it brown, This was the most difficult to figure out as I
Material Swatches using a paintbrush to paint the grain used multiple layers of different paimts to Once I figured out about how to spray the can so it would splatter, it Use UV resin to create the dots on the plastic, then put a decal This came out way better than expected, the
for the emboss and spray the primer, colour, and laquer over it.
only thing that I had to play around with was
eventually get the finish I wanted.
and then deepen it with eyeshadow.
was fairly easy to replicate the granite effect on the swatch.
the colour which wasn’t too difficult.
After painting the top and bottom
gloss black, I glued it all together
to create the final model.
Looking at the original, I made the insides the same
Braun T3 Lighter Print files on I had to print it twice as I got the tolerancese too The separate parts fit together The painting process took a while as I with a paper clip, a piece of metal and part of a pen.
This was simple enough to create.
3D printer. loose so I would measure it properly next time. wanted it to look good.
The file is made and sent Then it is sewn together The edges are finished with wax
CarveOn Select leather. to the laser where it’s The cut out products needs the around the edges. so that they don’t fray. The heat press can put a
metal clasps in it.
cut out and/or engraved.
clients logo onto a box.
I started with sketches of my concept and
Sturdy Products worked through what I wanted it to be. I also 3D printed out some sheep and the ring
I modelled it up in solidworks so that it could be made on the 3D printer.
feeder that it sits on for the environment.
The first sketch
model I did was with
the cardboard and
post-it notes.
I did this to get an
idea of the scale and
what could be on the I then worked on the interface and what my screen
Universal Design screen. would look like and I printed out the different sections
of the screen and how the consumer would use it.
