Concept:
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| Acoustic Guitar |
I sought out to create an acoustic guitar from laser engraving in cardboard. I play guitar and I've spent a lot of time around them so when it came down to choosing an object to create, a guitar was at the top of my mind.
Techniques:
I started out in Maya and modeled my guitar. I didn't want the assembling process to be over complicated, so I limited the amount of polygons used. I then transitioned my model to Pepakura and unfolded the model. I made sure everything in the program was set to millimeters. I used the slice tool to make my process easier. Afterwards, I then moved my unfolded guitar model from Pepakura into Rhino and using the appropriate layers (cut lines, mountain lines, valley lines, etc.) The cut lines were originally off (as pictured below), as parts of the lines were missing, however, I went back and manually drew out some of my cut lines and then I was ready for my laser cuts to begin.
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| Guitar Model from Maya to Pepakura |
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| Guitar Model from Pepakura to Rhino (prior to cut lines being fixed). |
Materials:
I used Flute Cardboard for my guitar. I used a hot glue gun to assemble my pieces once they were retrieved from the machine shop and I used various acrylic paints to make my piece look as close to a real guitar as possible.
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| Flute Cardboard Cutout |
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| Finished Guitar |
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| Me with my new guitar! |
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