Laser Cut Designs

As my brief states, I need a new product development to add value to the card. I’ve decided with ply wood coasters with a laser engraved deign drawn on to it. This design will replicate my drawings from my sketch book and will involve the theme of Native Western. This combines both native american and cow boy western themed drawings.

This is the process of designing in illustrator, something quite challenging to me as I am not used to drawing on the computer or the program itself. This is helping me for my future project next term for my degree show.

This shows one of my designs being etched in.

Here are some finished cut out designs behind one of my card backgrounds. I am really pleased with how they came out. Maybe next time I could laser cut out the design shapes for more of a variety for my potential customer. There will be eight cards in total for the end collection. I’m relieved I have got to this stage as I have found this project hard to keep up with time management, so it was a true test on myself.

First Hand Sketches

From my feed back on my previous Highland cow work, I was recommended to draw them from
my home town where I was able to sit and draw them for a couple of hours and this is what I came up with.

I really enjoyed this exercise again similar to the previous first hand drawing exercises, this is definitely a valuable skill to keep up with.