ALICE FLETCHER DESIGN FOR FILM AND TELLY
MIXED MATERIALS
PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
2022
MIXED MATERIALS IS AN EXTRA SUB-COURSE THAT I CHOSE TO TAKE
IT INTERESTED ME BECAUSE I'VE WORKED WITH THERMOPLASTICS BEFORE BUT NOT THE ONES THAT WERE LISTED. ALSO, I LOVE TEXTILES, SEWING AND CLOTHES MAKING/DESIGN. SO I SAW THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BROADEN MY SKILLS AND USE THE ONES I ALREADY HAVE TO ENHANCE MY ABILITIES THROUGHOUT THE COURSE
USING A PATTERN FOR A WOMANS AMOUR BODICE
FORMING PLASTAZOTE USING CONTACT ADHEASIVE AND BOX CUTTERS
TESTING THE MATERIAL AND ITS PROPERTIES
BEING CREATIVE USING THE PLASTAZOTE BODICE AND ADDING WORBLA TO CREATE AN ARTISTIC COVERING
TESTING HOW TO MANIPULATE THE MEDIUM CORRECTLY WITH THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF HEAT
THE MIXED MATERIALS
INITIAL KEY MATERIALS TO LEARN AND THAT WE WILL BE WORKING WITH
PLASTAZOTE
THERMO PLASTIC
SIMILAR TO YOGA MAT FOAM
HEAT GUN ACTIVATED TO FORM IT
MOSTLY USED WITH PATTERNING
BEFORE PAINTING NEEDS TO BE PRIMED WITH LATEX PAINT
CAN ONLY USE CONTACT ADHEASIVE TO GLUE IT
WORBLA
THERMO PLASTIC
HEAT GUN ACTIVATED
COMPOSED OF SAWDUST AND GLUE
GOOD FOR SOFT SMALL SHAPES
QUITE HEAVY
A LITTLE BRITTLE
VERY VERSITILSE
VARAFORM
COTTON THERMO PLASTIC
KETTLE WATER ACTIVATED
VERY LIGHT
GOOD FOR TINY THINGS (LIKE TEETH)
STICKS TO ITSELF
VERY GOOD FOR POSITIVE CASTS
FOSSHAPE
THERMO PLASTIC
STEAM ACTIVATED
VERY LIGHT
SEWABLE
FORMED BY PULLING AND STREATCHING