With all these information and research, I have finally came to the point where these dragon pendants will be a big hit in the pendant industry. My infantry of designers will be my main weapon in obliterating all the other pendants. My pendants will be light and easy to carry around. It will have a unique design aspect and will be made out of high quality material.
At first, 3D design caught my attention because I love art. I like looking at different colors and designs but majority of the arts that I’ve seen are in 2D. 3D design just made my curiosity rise and I was super excited to apply for this class. However, when I took this class, I found out that not only am I designing something, I am also taking on a business approach to it which actually helps me look at things differently. When I first started with SketchUp, I wanted to test things out and create a bunch of randomness. However, I first had to learn the basics and the tools that I am going to use. Creating a block shape was fairly simple, but getting it on level with other objects gets harder. Creating five different objects from scratch seemed impossible for me but I practiced and practiced. I made so many mistakes and tried fixing them. I found out that whenever I make an object, I would always use the “Orbit Tool.” The Orbit Tool allows a person to move the perspective of the object. It is one of the KEY factors in designing a 3D model. If I were to go back to late August, I would tell myself to constantly look at my object from ALL perspectives.
On the business aspect of the course, I learned that designing is not the main thing in 3D printing. If I have a great design, I need a way to market it and present it so people can critique on my design. I learned that a product should have a certain need and that the product should be its solution. In addition, this course made my creative thinking skills improve because at first, I only thought about the main focus, but afterwards, I started to become creative and came up with different ways of approaching a need. I feel like this course really go well together and if I want to produce something in the future, I use this class as my guide to create something outstanding.
Why print 3d dragon pendants? The reason why I chose to create 3d printed dragons is because I think dragons are pretty cool. They have a feel of coolness in them. Some people wear pendants because they believe that it brings a special life aspect. Others want to wear it for symbolization. Dragons are mythical creatures that gives off a fierce yet cool image. Many people uses dragons to resemble themselves as cool and fierce by getting tattoos on themselves. There are some existing companies like Shapeways that are already creating dragon pendants. Each one of them come in different material and cost about five dollars. The designs on the dragons are really good. I also researched what materials can be used to create 3d printed dragons. With so much detailing on the dragons the printing should take about 2-3 hours to make. Dragons are extremely complicated to draw and even more difficult to make a 3D model of it. The wings would have to have a support when printing. The size will be pretty small, about 3 inches tall and 2 inches wide. It varies because not all dragons will be the same. Some dragons might be bigger than another.
Several of my friends love dragons and they find dragons really cool. I think that if I make a dragon company that sells various dragon pendants and accessories related to dragons, they will buy the products there. I will make a collection of dragons with different themes because making a collection can get people to buy the whole set. Dragon lovers and collectors are my main target market. There will also be customizable dragons, so people can bring their sketch of a dragon and my company will help make it become a 3D model. There will also be unique dragons that is a “one of a kind” item and will be a limited time offer. This way, people will be interested on having their very own “one of a kind” item that no one else in the world has. It makes the item have more value to it.
Main Designers: Dexigner.com has all the 3D designers listed with their specialty. Each one of them are able to design 3D models and work with animation. They are also great at marketing and can help the dragon pendant industry improve a lot. They will be my secret weapon because without them, the pendant industry will not be as creative and successful. You need great designers to create great designs. If there are no great designs, then we will lose the essence of creating the best dragon pendants.
Dexigners:
http://www.dexigner.com/directory/cat/3D-Design/Designers.html
Since the dragon pendants are pretty small, the time for the 3D printer to print one dragon should be approximately 2-3 hours. Each pendant has a lot of small details so there are some dragons that won’t come out successful. If anyone wants to order dragon pendants online, it should take about 15 business days.