3DP+C

Offered as part of the Educator Art Lab through the Kansas City Art Institute's School of Continuing Professional Studies

July 25-29, 2016

Course Description:

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.


Project 1: Tool Design


Create a set of 3D Printed tools for working with Clay

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?


Project 2: Making Something of It


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


Project 3: Design a 3D Printing Project

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:

  1. 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?

  2. Group Discussion

  3. 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

  4. Present the project to the group

  5. 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.