Grace Mulley-Hearn Model Maker

While at school I’ve secured 7 GCSE (A-C) and a B-tech level 2 distinction in engineering, while at Brooklands college during 2015-17 I achieved two awards for my Lathe work making a Tap & Die that was given to me on behalf of the recognition from Mclaren.

Moving on to Kingston college I was awarded a triple Distinction* for my Level 3 3D design which later on helped me get an unconditional on to the model design course at the University of Hertfordshire to which I will be graduating with an BA (Hons) Model Design (Model Effects).

For this project i created a proposal for Aardman studios creating a lighthouse for an upcoming Nick Park and Peter Lord film, I researched all the movies by them picking out the style and design of the movies, I also looking into the function and design of a lighthouse and how the Fresnel lens moves. 

I did a lot of mock-ups on Rhino and then using three blocks of Chemi-wood as the body, I turned to a 1º taper, then created a personalised brick pattern of Rhino for each block to wall filler the body to create the brick stencil and texture. All the other fine detailing was done by hand, a laser cutter, or a 3D printer. Always looking back on reference photos and keeping to context I finished it with a rustic/worn texture and individually painting bricks using acrylic paint.