by Sarah Peterson

 

Olla 1 Cooking Pot
As you can see I used two spheres of identical size from the components catalog to generate the oblong shape of the olla. To create handles I simply drew a curve connecting the base of the vessel with the lip, as it was in the Janusek silhouette, and made a small circle on the face of the base. This small circle I drew up to along the line, I had drawn. This worked beautifully except that the “Follow me” tool has a tendency to start the trace a short distance away from the original object, leaving a small gap in the picture between the original circle and the newly formed handle. This I remedied by drawing points of the base of the handle out and attaching them to the surface of the pot, using the “Move” tool.

 

Making Tinaja Process (Figures 2, 3)
These two pictures demonstrate the process of
generating the Tinaja. The unusual shape of the
vessel puzzled me, and one of several failed attempts
at the outline can be seen in the background. The
technique that finally paid off relied on the
Component Catalog’s sphere shape. I made the base
(seen in purple) and lip using techniques I had used
before, and then imported a sphere to rest on top of
the base. Then I copied the sphere made it slightly
larger. This second sphere I moved through and on top
of the first sphere, giving the outside edge an
elongated and rounded surface which matched up with
the silhouette.

 

Cuenco (Figures 4-10)
The cuenco was a simple pot that demonstrates well the
process of matching form to the typological silhouette
and using and editing the components.
Step one- Import the edited picture, size it
appropriately, and orient it to the z plane.
Step 2- Import a sphere from the Components-Shapes
catalog (found in the Window menu). Resize the sphere
to fit the outline.
Step 3- Reveal component’s “Hidden Geometry” (a
command found in the View menu), and open the
component to editing by right-clicking on the object
and selecting “Edit Component”
Step 4- Right delete the extraneous surfaces, changing
the sphere into an open container.
Step 5- Create a circle to attach as a base
Step 6- Move circle into place and resize to fit base.
Step 7- Admire your finished product. You are now
free to color and fill as you feel fit.