Designing

step 1 - initial 2D design ideas

You will be given 2D and 3D templates already sketched out for you. You then need to be creative and come up with a few design ideas that you could possibly make. Sketch out your design, quickly add a fine line pen to make your design idea stand out. Add colour to render your design.

Sketched ideas 1

Note the use of centre lines and Thick & Thin line to make the design work stand out.

sketched ideas 2

Note the use of centre lines and Thick & Thin line to make the design work stand out.

Step 2 - Design idea translated into 3D

Step 3 - Rendered version of design idea

Rendered version

This example has been created on Procreate.

Step 4 - template for manufacture

Now that you have a design that you want to make you need to create a 'template' to stick to the front of your hardwood block.

Template

Photograph of template on front of wood before cutting

Then click on the Manufacture button to see step by step what you need to do next

Manufacture