VICTORIA TRAN
MARSHALL WALL SCULPTURES Jan/Feb 2016
ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENT.
Sports designs that convey athlethic achievement for the new Marshall gym.
With the construction of the new Marshall gym, ten designs will be selected to enhance the exterior of building. These designs must display athletic accomplisments while maintaing a style characteristic to the neo-classical building. Chosen designs are to portray a simplicity with three levels of extrusion and contain a strong focal point to inspire the Marshall students. Research into the various sports included selecting powerful images of athletes that will make the designs distinguishable and emphasize the environment of each sport.
ILLUSTRATION.
Pen trace through Adobe Illustrator. An outline of various silhouettes of athletes that convery strong participation and success in a sport.
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT.
Backgrounds developed within a series of requirements:
1) full body silhouettes
2) white contour lines
3) two shades of grey
 golf. |  softball. |  softball. |
|---|---|---|
 tennis. |  tennis. |  tennis. |
 soccer. |  soccer. |
THREE DIMENSION.
Transforming illustrator scalable vector graphics into three dimensional prototypes on Tinkercad to represent the shadowing and extrustion of the finished sculpture.
Three Levels of Extrusion
Shadowing and Point of View from Below
GYM APPLICATION.
Illustrator vector graphics are sculpted into high density foam. These sculptures are 5' x 5' and are integrated on the exterior of the gym. The foam will be textured to create an illusion of a unified brick pattern. Each design will be a reddish-brown hue.
