Please enjoy our second selection of projects highlighted from Fall Trimester.

Custom MTG Playmats

Intro: My name is Ben and for my project I made custom playmat art using Inkscape, hence the driving question, “How can I make custom MTG playmats?”.

Process: the process of this project was pretty strange. The first part of the project was just mostly sitting on my bed for like 9 hours until I found some design that I liked and poked around in Inkscape until I found out how to make it not look awful. But after that these are the steps

Get access to a laser cutter. I recommend going to make salt lake, the people there are super nice and willing to help anytime. Also the facility is open 24/7 so just like me you could stay there until 2 in the morning if necessary.
There’s a lot of steps to using the laser cutter but you learn how to use it during the certification class that is necessary if you want to use any of the machines in make salt lake. But mainly the problem I had was lining it up correctly, so make sure you do that before you start cutting.
Now that you have your templates/ stamps get the paint you need. I used Krylon Colormaxx black spray paint, and textile fabric paint (in colors, red, blue, black, opaque white, and dark green, as well as a colorless extender to make the paint a little less dense) I went to Blick art supplies for these paints, while I was there I picked up a set of paint brushes.
Spray paint what you can use a paint brush to cover what you can't spray paint. For the stamps, mix the colors until you get what you desire. Spread it out evenly, dip the stamp, then quickly dab the stamp onto the newspaper under your workspace, do that until there is still a good amount of paint on the stamp but it is even and is not blotchy in some places. Put the stamp in the desired area of the mat then hold down for 5 seconds, when you lift the stamp up make sure you lift it straight up so the remaining paint doesn't smudge on the mat.
Let it dry then play with it.

My Sources:

Sources:

https://www.makesaltlake.org/ (the place that owns the laser cutter)

https://www.meetup.com/MakeSaltLake/events/ (where to sign up for getting certified)

https://www.dickblick.com/stores/utah/salt-lake-city/ (where i got the art supplies)

https://www.macbeath.com/ (where to get wood or the laser cutter [¼ inch baltic birch plywood])

https://inkscape.org/ (the design software i used)

Here is a link to my slideshow and my FAQ page.

Forensic Science

Hi, I'm Sunshine! I was interested in forensic science, so I started by researching a vague overview. I realized I was super interested in types of evidence and how you use them to solve a crime, I dove deep into it. For my project, I’m teaching people about different kinds of evidence, and then letting them solve a crime ( diagram ) I made.

First I started researching. Here’s a link to my research journal. Then, I started working on a presentation, and finally, made my crime scene. I drew out different evidence on paper, and made a diagram of a crime scene on a poster board. I’m going to have the panel solve the scene and piece together what happened.

Here’s a link to my slideshow

Marie Curie

Spanish Graphic Novel

Yo, my name is Alexis. My driving question was: How could I make a Spanish comic and earn Spanish credit?
Well I did some drawing style research and that did not end up working because drawing is not my strength. I looked at other comics and graphic novels and based mine on a popular comic called Agony.

Here is my slideshow.

Homeless Youth in Utah

Hi, my name is Devon and I did a Homeless youth project. I did the Homelessness intensive and I became interested in the high number of homeless youth.

Here is my slideshow.

Graphic Design

Popsicle Stick Ukulele

Hi, I’m Daria, and I wanted to make a functional ukulele out of popsicle sticks that sounds good. Here is a list of my materials and a description of the process. Below are some pictures of the construction.