No one wants to wear a pendant that is heavy nor big. It is just way to uncomfortable to wear. Thus, I am making 3d printed dragon pendants to be no bigger than 3 inches tall and wide. Pendants are usually small and easy to wear so I want to keep it like that. To show the details of the dragon, I would not make the pendants too small. 
The Dragon Pendants can be printed in these materials:
Gold plated Brass
Sterling Silver
Stainless Steel
Transparent Plastic
White Strong & Flexible
Ceramic
A pendent is a piece of jewelry that hangs from a chain worn around the neck. In the jewelry world, a pendant is either a complete necklace — that is, the jewel and the chain — or the jewel or setting alone. Pendants are often sold without chains so that the purchaser can select a chain to suit their needs. Many people use pendants to make statements about themselves. When I researched more about pendants, I found out that there were such things as Power Pendants. These pendants seem to give different aura of energy. I like the sound of that. Pendants come in various shapes and form. Some people like to use them as accessories in fashion and other like to wear them because it symbolizes something special. However, I want to make a collection of Dragon pendants. I find them very interesting and very cool.
I will be operating on a top secret mission. This mission requires a lot of thinking and researching for it to become the most ultimate successful plan ever known to mankind! For this plan to work, I shall create a step by step plan on how I will dominate the Dragon pendant industry by the use of a simple technology; 3D printing. Yeah, that is right. 3D printing is known for creating objects from scratch to real life! This is my KEY to success!
Target: Dragon Pendant Industry
Secret Weapon: 3D Printer
Infantry: Graphic Designers
Pros: Works efficiently, produces high quality products with different materials
Cons: Can backfire by producing a fail product.
Goal: Domination of the Dragon Pendant Industry
Here is the plan:
11/11/13 – On the first week, I will define the word ‘pendant’ and research why people wear pendants; what appeals and attracts consumers. How pendants are a huge thing in today’s society. I will focus more on Dragons because it has interesting designs.
11/18/13- At week two, I shall research (spy) the different kind of materials (ceramic, steel, plastic, etc.) used in the pendant industry. This will allow me to have an idea of what supplies I need to incorporate to the 3D printer.
11/25/13- At week three, I will work on the size of the pendants. Size matters because it you do not want to wear a big or small dragon pendant. It has to be comfortable yet measurable.
12/2/13- At week four, I will search the timing of the printing. I need to have a clear time of when a pendant is complete.
12/9/13- At week five, I will gather an infantry of fashion designers to design the best pendant there ever was! This will fall into my favor of working with the best of the best!
12/16/13- On the last week, I will have accomplished my domination of the pendant industry. I will have great designs from fashion designers and 3D printing will allow fashion designers to create a superb pendant!
3D printing is a whole new ‘BIG’ thing in today’s society. Even though 3D digital design is extremely hard and it requires loads of time, it is WORTH it! It is fun, creative and satisfying. Having to create an object from your imagination to real life is an accomplishment because 3D printing works like magic. I am surprised that even 3D printing exist because it something unimaginable. There are lots of objects that can be created from your imagination. Even though I am inexperienced, I get so excited thinking about the creative things that I want to make. There are just so many subjects that interests me. Architecture is something I really wanted to go into because there are so many things going on in an area. (ie: trees, houses, rivers, animals) Toys are also interesting because during childhood, which everyone has experienced, has encountered toys that made your life enjoyable.
Fashion seems to draw me in a lot so I have decided However, I actually want to work with jewelry. There are so many things that can be created in 3D design. Rings and pendants are amazing to have, especially when it looks really cool. Making 3D prints of accessories is nice because it can be gifted. I would like to use different kinds of material available for this because it can work so many different ways. Shapeways already makes all sorts of things from 3D printing. They have so many categories from art to miniatures. Under the jewelry section, there are pendants and rings that look really nice. All the small details that were put into the 3D printer seems really hard to execute. I wonder how many messed up objects it take to make the perfect one. Then how long will it take to make such a detailed object. With all of these questions I found resources that relates to my subject.
Shapeways: Jewelry – http://www.shapeways.com/jewelry?li=nav
Jewellery : http://3dprintingindustry.com/jewellery/
Envisiontec: http://envisiontec.com/applications/jewelry/
500 Plastic Jewelry Design: http://blog.ponoko.com/2010/01/25/500-plastic-jewelry-designs/
CNN 3D Printing:
In 3D design class, I’ve learned a lot in using SketchUp. SketchUp has so many tools that seems complicated. I have learned how to use the orbit tool the most because I am constantly using that tool. I think the orbit tool is one of the main tools you have to use in SketchUp. The orbit tool allows you to see every aspect and view of an object. It is quite interesting because when I first started using SketchUp, I always used the orbit tool last just to see the final product. Almost 99% of the time, my object would be distorted and not fully connected. Using SketchUp is pretty fun and it requires a lot of time because every time I create ‘one’ simple object, I always end up taking more than an hour to complete the perfect object. The Follow Me tool is also a hard tool to use because whenever I want to create a sphere, my circles would become distorted. When I made the vase, it was extremely hard for me to draw the side of the vase and then use the Follow Me tool to make a perfect vase. However, with many attempts, I finally made the perfect vase. I found out that no matter how hard the task is, I will eventually learn and master creating a perfect object. I just have to keep on practicing. Once I’ve mastered how to make objects, I will move on to creating new unique objects instead of simple objects.
Pac man Knob
Ghost Cookie Cutter
SMILE fries
Glassware Vase
Stone Ring
This was the first block i have ever made on SketchUp. I thought it was fairly simple and easy creating this block. However, there is always something that gets in my way. I ended up making the whole block six feet long instead of six inches long. With a few practices, I finally got the measurements correct.
I created this throne with my building block.It looks decent although I know I can create something more interesting! The hardest part of this assignment is getting the pieces on the right spot. Orbiting is a main component of SketchUp. I would advise using this tool.
I created another 3D structure using different building blocks. This one is called the Futuristic Building. I used half circles and arches to create this building. it looks simple and nothing complicated. Once again, orbiting is crucial because the objects can be placed differently.