BA3a Task 2 - Week 3, 4 & 5 Summary

Task 2 Brief

Survival Weaponry

An epidemic has broken out in Chicago leaving a section of the city cordoned off, under quarantine, and those stuck on the inside fighting for their lives. With limited supplies and an increase in crime, you are left to forge your own weaponry from everyday items to protect yourself.

For Concept Artists

Design a weapon sheet that can be used as reference by 3D Artists

My Idea: What I want to create is a fist weapon and am excited to design one that isn't fantasy related. This fist weapon would also be made up from modern everyday items in the 21st century.

Crossbones (Marvel Captain America Civil War)

https://fisherblacksmithing.com/garden-tools/

X Hose Gun http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/2489052.htm

One image that really inspired me was this shoulder armour that was created from pieces of a tyre. I believe this would make a great base for the gauntlet of my fist weapon as I consider a car to be an everyday item which people use.

Everyday Item Ideas to Use....

Knife Blades, Blender Blades, Insulation tape, Car Tyres, Garden Tools, Scythe, Rake, Sickle, Leather Straps/Belt, Garden Gloves, Hand Blenders, Hose, Hand Shears, Thimble, Nerf Guns (Discs/Bottlecaps), Chicken Wire, Superglue, Deodorant, Lighter, Shoelaces

Motif Ideas

Since the brief states that the location that the epidemic is set is Chicago, I want to try and add more of that on my weapon in the form of motifs. For example, tourist attraction items like stickers/badges/pins which say Chicago on that I can utilise within my design.

Iteration

Because we have three weeks to complete this project with our final outcome being a design sheet that can be given to a 3D artist, I believe that we have a lot of time to focus on the iterative stages. With this in mind, I will be heavily doing iteration for two and a half weeks while leaving the end of the last to complete my final design sheet.

Possible Interchangeable weapons

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