Assessment Task 2

Midjourney ( AI Generator)

Midjourney is a private artificial intelligence tool, developed by the independent research lab Midjourney, generates visuals from written descriptions. This is the website that the teacher gave us to explore and find inspiration to later on use for the pre-prep fun power handtools for workshop activities.


In AI picture generator I searched for a shark sander toy for kids, I really like the first one because it looks really cool and I think the kids will love it.

For this one I searched for a Elephant glue gun toy because I though of how elephants had trunks and the glue may somehow come out of the trunks.

In these 4 pictures it shows the image of what I searched for, a car sander toy, the movement of the cars also imitate the movement of sanding.

This is the results when I searched for a Snake blowtorch toy, this one looks less like an actual toy but we can later redesign it if we wanted to so it looks more of a toy.

            <<<<<My Own Kids Toy Designs>>>>>

Shark sander v.1, it has built in pencil holders adjustable speed controller air ducts/vents and an angled ergonomic design. This design is one of the best designs so far and I really like it, it looks good and I think it will be challenging when I'll soon create this but in a real model (made with foam).

For this design I decided to go with a snail sander since snailes have pretty flat bases and I thought it would be suitable if it was a snail as a sander. Th sides of this design has indents for extra grip on the fingers so you fingers dont just slip of while you are doing your job.

This design was ment to be a snake drill, but it also looks like sort of a worm. The wheels are made out of rubber and dont spin otherwise if it were to be able to spin it could be a danger hazard since it could just roll around and hit someone. This design has a adjustable open and closable tip. The neck and the back part of the body has EVA foam so it has more grip and comfort.

This was was supposed to be an elephant but instead of ears it would have glue tubes and glue would run through the head and come out of the flexible trunk. This design was kind of a fail because I didnt think throughly and it doesn't make sense how it works and it would be easier if we just used the glue from its actual tube itself.

For my first four designs I chose to draw/sketch a Shark as a sander, a Snail as a sander, A snake inspired drill and an Elephant glueer, the sketch that I decided to use for my final design is the Shark sander  ( The first photo). I First fine lined the drawing and then used a the marker pen to colour it in, I used the colours like cherry red, blueish grey, creme, ocean green and light blue.

First Start Of Making The Product

This was the first stage of  making our actual products (tools for pre prep kids to play with), we had to draw our out lines and for mine I decided to go for 3 sections, the fins, body and base. for the body and fin I decided to use a hard foam that is thinner than the foam of the bas so it looks flush with each other. For the base I also used the same type of foam (hard foam).

          🦈Stage Two🦈

On the second stage i've cut out the my three shapes/sections using a hot wired cutter(a machine that heats up a piece of wire and melts the foam when used) and cleaned up some of the mess that was stoping the pieces that made the pieces not fit together by using some medium-fine grit sand paper. I cleaned up the mess by using a few hand held sanders to smoothen out the surface and finished it off with a super smooth grit sanpaper.

Sanding

This was when I finished preparing my shape for the painting process, to prep my shape I used 1600 grit( very smooth) sandpaper the give it a smooth texture and not rugged.

Painting

This is the part I started painting, in this photo I only prepped the shapes with a medium  coat of white acrylic paint and then let it dry until the next lesson

         {{{🐟STAGE THREE🐟}}}

In this stage I painted the parts I made with WINSOR & NEWTON's acrylic paint. For the main body of the shark I mixed a series of colours together, black, dark blue, light blue and light  magenda (for the main body of the shark). As for the fins and the base I mixed a series of light blue, dark blue, white and green.

The next thing I did on my piece of work was glue the pieces all together ( base, body and fin) and to add extra durability I used dowels/skewers to make the pieces stay intact and stronger.

Last lesson (STAGE FOUR)

In the last lesson ( Stage 4) I added a piece of super ultra fine grit sand paper at the bottom using glue making sure that it wasnt too abrasive for the kids who play with it. Since I am then finished with my tool I decided to go to the room next door and used the 'Light box' to take some good clear photos in. Overall I am very satisfied with what i've made and done this topic and and am happy to hear about what is going to be next!

EVALUATION

For our children's power tool toy topic, I made the decision to make this very nice and simple shark sander instead of my other drafts like the snake blow torch or the elephant glue squirter. First, we had to sketch our outlines for the actual items (toys for preschoolers to play with), and for mine, I chose to go with three sections: the fins, body, and base. I chose to use a hard foam that is thinner than the foam of the body and fin so they appear flush with one another. I also used the same kind of foam for the base (hard foam). Next, using a hot wire cutter (a device that heats a piece of wire and melts the foam when used), I cut out my three shapes or sections. I then used some medium-fine grit sand paper to clear out some of the gunk that was blocking the parts and causing the pieces to not fit together. After using many hand-held sanders to level out the surface and an ultra-smooth grain sandpaper to finish, I cleaned up the debris. I've completed preparing my form for painting. I used 1600-grit (very smooth) sandpaper to give it a smooth texture rather than a harsh one. Before the following class, I gave the forms a medium application of white acrylic paint to prepare them. I used acrylic paint by Winsor & Newton to paint the pieces I created. I combined several colors for the shark's main body, including black, dark blue, light blue, and pale magenta (for the shark's main body). I blended a sequence of bright blue, dark blue, white, and green colors for the fins and the base. The next step in my project was to glue the base, body, and fin together. To add extra toughness, I also used dowels or skewers to make the components sturdier and more durable. I used adhesive to attach a piece of super ultrafine grit sand paper to the bottom of the last lesson, ensuring it wasn't too abrasive for the children utilizing it. After finishing up with my tool, I made the decision to head over to the room next door and utilize the "light box" to shoot some crisp, clear pictures.