Offered as part of the Educator Art Lab through the Kansas City Art Institute's School of Continuing Professional Studies
July 25-29, 2016
Participants in this course will learn basics of 3D modeling and 3D printing. Projects will be based around applications for 3D Printing particular to Ceramic Media, but general strategies for 3D modeling and 3D printing will be discussed as well. Participants will learn to operate and troubleshoot the operation of a Fused Filament 3D Printer, and discuss other methods and technologies for 3D Printing. Using 3D Printing, participants will create a library of tools for working with clay. By the course conclusion, participants will have created objects and artworks using the 3D Printed tools in bisc and unfired clay.
In addition to making works in clay, participants will use what they have learned to develop new projects using 3D Printing for specific classroom conditions.
Create a set of 3D Printed tools for working with Clay
Tessellating Tile Cutter - not available (critical app has been taken down)
Objectives:
Learn 3D Design techniques and strategies
Learn how 3D Printing works, and how to work with it
Adapt the design to accommodate for print or design problems
How is a 3D Printed Part weak/strong?
What level of precision/detail comes across in the 3D Model?
Use 3D Printed tools to help create a series of objects
Objects are the artists’ choice - functional, sculptural, tile, or even a structured series of tests.
Only objects that are completely dry for Thursday morning will be fired. Therefore, relatively thin-walled objects are recommended (under ⅜ in - about 10mm).
A series - a progression/exploration/development of an idea.
5-15 objects in the series (depending on complexity)
You may borrow/use any of the 3D printed tools (please share)
There will not be time to glaze these objects, but there is the option of applying colored oxides after bisc firing.
Feel free to print additional tools as printers become available
Objectives:
Test and learn how the 3D printed tools work
Design a workshop/activity/project using 3D Design an/or 3D Printing in a classroom setting
Objectives:
Explore the possibilities, challenges, and constraints in teaching and using 3D Printing in a classroom setting
Develop a realistic estimate of resource requirements (time, money, space)
Process:
In groups of 3 or 4, brainstorm on possible applications for 3D printing in the classroom.
Have one person in the group take notes on the conversation
How does it fit into other lessons/goals that you work towards in your role as an educator?
Based on your understanding of 3D Design and 3D Printing, what are the biggest challenges of using 3D printing?
What are the specific advantages to using 3D Design/3D printing?
Group Discussion
In groups of 2-3, develop a project idea, laying out the
Intended audience (age, size of group)
Objectives/Outcomes
General Timeline (minutes, hours, days or weeks?)
Resources required
Present the project to the group
After feedback, write up a page-long summary of the project.
Remember, this does not have to be a polished lesson plan - the goal is to get the core of an idea laid out.