Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Justin McGinnis : Week 4 Detergent Bottle




       This bottle was inspired by the form of a common detergent bottle, but focused on the weight distribution of the liquid.  Large detergent bottles are heavy and it is important that the handle is formed at a right angle for easier pouring while also considering the form of the bottle so that all the weight isn't in one particular location.  I placed the majority of the the weight in the back area where the handle is located so that when elevated all the weight does not bring pressure to the front but instead gives a vertical weight distribution. The angled top lid and handle will then allow an easier shift of weight during the pouring process.
         I used tools mostly involving split, join, extrude curve, sweep 2 rails, and fillet edges for the entirety of the form of the base figure,  handle, and cutouts.  I also used some boolean union and difference for the cap.  I patched the bottom of the bottle and also used the patch command for the top of the cap where I put a concave curve to allow funneling of the detergent when being poured. 
      The material was a two plastics a shiny forest green and rough light green for the cutout and top portion and then used a catchy orange texture for the base, which resembles the organics of an orange and then uses that greens to accentuate the bottom perhaps you can draw that together with the green leaves on an orange tree.  This detergent would be a citrus like perfume and make for a nice clean solution in your everyday washer. 





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