Photo of a Created Space

For this assignment, we were required to build a set of any size, shape, or form, and display the final portion of the project as a photograph. I went through many different sketches and ideas before coming up with my final idea of a ghostly figure in an abandoned house setting. Having most of my 2D work be drawings of characters and such, I decided to actually try and sculpt one of them out of a 3D material. I chose to sculpt my character out of Super Sculpy which I found to be a very forgiving and easy material to work with, which is great because I changed my mind often about the shape and form of the final character. I ended up choosing a ghostly character which has a detached and free floating head. For the actual set, I used illustration board for the floor and walls. I printed large, hi-res textures that I was able to find on the internet to use as the floor and walls. Using hot glue, I put the illustration board together to make two walls and the floor, creating a corner of a room. After painting my character black, I was uncertain on how to attach the character to the room to give him a floating effect, like that of a ghost. I decided to use dowell rods to attach him to the walls. This was the trickiest part however, because I did not know that the weight of the character would weigh down the dowell rods so much. I was forced to use absurd amounts of hot glue to get the dowell rods to not sag as much. This was a problem for me because the angle of the photograph for the final portion of the project had to be altered from my original idea so that the dowell rods and the hot glue weren't seen in the end photo. I used found broken glass to sprinkle on the floor to create an abandoned building effect and I used early morning light to light the set. Overall I am very satisfied with the way this project turned out and I hope that I have the free time to do another one similar, but this time use what I learned from my mistakes.