McGinnis Artistry, LLC
3D Design
TGF
TGF Project Introduction
GUIDELINES
Project Grading
CONCEPTS
CUBE: Drawing to Assembly
PYRAMID: Drawing a Pattern
TETRAHDRON: Drawing a Pattern
OCTAHEDRON: Drawing a Pattern
Evolution of a Stellated Cube Pattern
Pattern Development
Duals
Parallel Twist
EXAMPLES
Good and Bad Evolutions
TECHNICAL
Materials
People Working on TGF
Scoring, Creasing and Cutting
Using a Straightedge to Draw Accurate Lines
Erasing Techniques
Gluing Techniques
Using a Story Pole
Bristol Paper Qualities
Definitions
Lamp Project
Lamp Project Introduction
GUIDELINES
Making Paper Prototypes
Unacceptable Designs
What is Due - Critique Criteria
Project Grading
CONCEPTS
Static
Dynamic
Circumovlution
EXAMPLES
General Examples
Standing Lamp
Non-Repeating Lamp
Butterfly Problem
Shadow Layering
Elaborations
Frosty Effect
Yupo Examples
Colors
Tracery
TECHNICAL
Materials
Electricity and Heat
Basic Polyhedra
Size Considerations
Module Proportion and Shape
About Symmetry
Interlock Design
Nesting for Efficient Use of Materials
Umbra - Penumbra
Shaper Trace
Definitions
List of External Links
Working from Calder
Calder-Inspired Jewelry Introduction
Calder Jewelry Examples
Student Jewelry Examples
Calder Related Materials
American Masters - Alexander Calder Documentary
Works of Calder, Short film
For Projects that use Metals
Tools For Cutting, Bending, Piercing, and Affixing Metal
What Makes Aluminum Special?
Metal Flashing
Metal Surface Treatments
Blind Rivets
Some Properties of Steel
Work Hardening and Annealing Metal
Simonds Files Catalog PDF
Nicholson Guide to Files and Filing PDF
Pop-Up Book
The Compass
Differences Between Compasses, Calipers, and Dividers
About Vemco Drawing Instruments
List of Vemco Compasses, Dividers, and Accessories
Compass Technique Videos
DRAWINGS: Bisecting, and Finding Perpendiculars
How to Draw Pentagons
DEMO: Drawing a Pentagon with a Compass Set Only Once
DEMO: Drawing a Pentagon with a Given Side Length (no Protractor)
DEMO: Drawing a Pentagon with a Given Side length, Using a Protractor
DEMO: Drawing a Pentagon Within a Circle
How to Critique
Sculpture
Positive-Negative
Positive-Negative Project Introduction
Examples of Two Juxtaposed Forms
Examples of a Singular Sculptural Object
Inflatable Sculpture
Inflatables Links
Site Photos
LBC 2025 Photos
Sheet Metal Manipulation
Abstract Metal Form Project Introduction
Community Projects
CMOSC Lighting Commission
CMOSC Ratto Commission- DRAFT PAGE
Running Fence 50th Anniversary Project - DRAFT PAGE
Northern Lights
Photo by Max Brooks. For reference, the subject in the photo is 6'5" tall.
Photo by Max Brooks
Photo by Max Brooks
Remaining photos by Michael McGinnis. The subject in some of these photos is 5' tall.
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McGinnis Artistry, LLC
3D Design
TGF
TGF Project Introduction
GUIDELINES
Project Grading
CONCEPTS
CUBE: Drawing to Assembly
PYRAMID: Drawing a Pattern
TETRAHDRON: Drawing a Pattern
OCTAHEDRON: Drawing a Pattern
Evolution of a Stellated Cube Pattern
Pattern Development
Duals
Parallel Twist
EXAMPLES
Good and Bad Evolutions
TECHNICAL
Materials
People Working on TGF
Scoring, Creasing and Cutting
Using a Straightedge to Draw Accurate Lines
Erasing Techniques
Gluing Techniques
Using a Story Pole
Bristol Paper Qualities
Definitions
Lamp Project
Lamp Project Introduction
GUIDELINES
Making Paper Prototypes
Unacceptable Designs
What is Due - Critique Criteria
Project Grading
CONCEPTS
Static
Dynamic
Circumovlution
EXAMPLES
General Examples
Standing Lamp
Non-Repeating Lamp
Butterfly Problem
Shadow Layering
Elaborations
Frosty Effect
Yupo Examples
Colors
Tracery
TECHNICAL
Materials
Electricity and Heat
Basic Polyhedra
Size Considerations
Module Proportion and Shape
About Symmetry
Interlock Design
Nesting for Efficient Use of Materials
Umbra - Penumbra
Shaper Trace
Definitions
List of External Links
Working from Calder
Calder-Inspired Jewelry Introduction
Calder Jewelry Examples
Student Jewelry Examples
Calder Related Materials
American Masters - Alexander Calder Documentary
Works of Calder, Short film
For Projects that use Metals
Tools For Cutting, Bending, Piercing, and Affixing Metal
What Makes Aluminum Special?
Metal Flashing
Metal Surface Treatments
Blind Rivets
Some Properties of Steel
Work Hardening and Annealing Metal
Simonds Files Catalog PDF
Nicholson Guide to Files and Filing PDF
Pop-Up Book
The Compass
Differences Between Compasses, Calipers, and Dividers
About Vemco Drawing Instruments
List of Vemco Compasses, Dividers, and Accessories
Compass Technique Videos
DRAWINGS: Bisecting, and Finding Perpendiculars
How to Draw Pentagons
DEMO: Drawing a Pentagon with a Compass Set Only Once
DEMO: Drawing a Pentagon with a Given Side Length (no Protractor)
DEMO: Drawing a Pentagon with a Given Side length, Using a Protractor
DEMO: Drawing a Pentagon Within a Circle
How to Critique
Sculpture
Positive-Negative
Positive-Negative Project Introduction
Examples of Two Juxtaposed Forms
Examples of a Singular Sculptural Object
Inflatable Sculpture
Inflatables Links
Site Photos
LBC 2025 Photos
Sheet Metal Manipulation
Abstract Metal Form Project Introduction
Community Projects
CMOSC Lighting Commission
CMOSC Ratto Commission- DRAFT PAGE
Running Fence 50th Anniversary Project - DRAFT PAGE
Northern Lights
