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Finished Piece

Finished tactile graphic version of poster

Mini version of poster with braille labels of text. Below, braille label with info for original artist

A small version of the graphic with braille labels is included with the larger piece. This helps readers quickly get an overview of the piece while accessing all the print in the original image.

Documenting the Process

I started work on this piece while working on my Paul McCartney piece.

Photo of finished tactile graphic for Paul McCartney's Self Portrait, London, 1963

After several weeks of working off and on, I finished tracing the original image. I had some issues with the original image opening in a low resolution. I eventually resolved this, but I had to redo a fair amount of work. :/

Prepping images for computer tracing of fine details

Edited poster image with just border showing

Digital trace of skeleton in black and white

Edited poster image with just skeleton showing

Skeleton ribs test print. Black and white with front and back ribs

First test print of skeleton's ribs

Photo of Avalon text piece during printing

Print progress. Outer piece, dates, Avalon Ballroom

Print progress. Outer piece, dates, Avalon Ballroom, Oxford banner

Print progress. Outer piece, dates, Avalon Ballroom, Oxford banner, Grateful text

Screen shot of Grateful Dead banner in Fusion

Snippets for designing in Fusion

Screenshot of Grateful Dead text in Fusion

On the big printer, all the color changes have to be done manually.

Red layer of Grateful banner during print process

White layer of Grateful banner during print process

Black layer of Grateful banner during print process

Second white layer of Grateful banner during print process

Print progress. Center light blue backing added

Print progress. Grateful Dead banner added

Planning out depth of various layers

Notes app screen shot with notes on layers and sketches on original image

I liked the colors of these rose outlines as I fixed some background colors.

Screen shot from Paint showing details of rose 3d model

Print progress. Family Dog and Oxford banner details added

Print progress. Wreath and skeleton pelvis piece added

Screen shot from 3D software showing rose wreath and pelvis of skeleton in one model

Screen shot showing side view of wreath model, revealing numerous layers

Fusion screen shot with areas blacked and grayed out. Window says "Not Responding"

My computer hated all the cross hatching in this project because it created thousands of tiny 3D bodies. I was frequently looking at frozen screens like this while my computer processed commands.

Screenshot of rose bush model viewed from above

Screenshot of rose bush model viewed from the side, showing layers for branches, leaves, and various rose heights

So much spreadsheet

spreadsheet screen shot 1 of 3 with lots of tiny entries.

spreadsheet screen shot 2 of 3 with lots of tiny entries.

spreadsheet screen shot 3 of 3 with lots of tiny entries.

Side view of skeleton revealing numerous layers

Screenshot from slicing software preparing skeleton model for printing

I got excited when I saw the colors of the skeleton while prepping the model for printing.

Tinkercad screenshot of variety of stand pieces in different colors

Designing the stand. Started in Fusion, but brought everything in Tinkercad to fiddle around with. Had to cut the stand into pieces to fit onto printers. Created cutouts to join the pieces. Created inner support to hold up the piece.

Progress photo. Skeleton upper body added

Getting so close. Need to print the hand and some falling petals. Then I'll smooth any sharp edges and glue everything together.

Mini poster print with skeleton and blank rectangles to place braille labels

Made a mini version of the poster to add braille labels of all the text. Accidentally printed in the wrong color, but happy with the design.

I saved the falling petals for last. I had to figure out how they were falling to balance out their placement relative to other elements in the piece.

Line drawing of skeleton with numbers written on all the falling petals

Final braille labels

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