L.O.4 my artefact

While I was making my artefact I succeeded in making it the right shape. This was important because if I had made it the wrong shape then I would not have looked right. To achieve this I drew with a sharp pencil and used a ruler. Another thing I succeeded in doing was when I stuck the superstructure on. When I stuck it on I made sure it was lined up and that it was not too small. This meant that when I stuck it on that it was level and not too far over one side. One area that I did not do well in was where I put the structure. When I was deciding where I could go I forgot witch end was the bow because the bow and stern look similar so when I stuck it down I realized that it was too far forward and there might not be enough space at the front for everything. I then changed my plan and made a new bow and stern to fix this. I covered it with paper Mache but I could have used more because in some places you can see though it to the cardboard. I painted it at home but I was not able to paint on much detail because the brushes I used were not fine enough to draw thin lines. I think the colours I used were good and you cannot see the cardboard any more. If I have to improve it for next week then I would try to get a finer brush and paint on more detail. When I painted it first I painted the gold strip across the ship and the white bit above it. Then I painted the red bit at the bottom of the hull and the superstructure white. I waited for it to dry and while I was waiting for it I painted the funnels black and orange. When it was dry I painted the main section of the hull black. I repeated it with the other side and waited for it to dry. I mixed some colours to make the paint for the deck and then I painted it. When the sides were dry I put the model on its side and drew on the portholes and the windows where the balcony would have been. I did this for both sides. Now the painting on the sides was finished. The next thing I did was to cover the boat deck with glue and stick on the funnels with PVA glue. When the superstructure was dry I painter on small strips of brown to show the bit of wood across the top of the balcony at the front and back. The last thing I did was to paint some windows on for the bridge.

L.O.3 creating my artefact

I created my artefact in a double lesson before lunch and after school. Making my ship is so far going well. First I got my plans next to me and I drew out the shape of the hull onto a piece of cardboard with a pencil and a ruler and then I cut it out with a carving knife. To make the other side of the hull I got the first side and drew around it with a pencil. I cut out that side as well and then I had both pieces. Next I had to change my plans because if I had carried on it would not stand very well and it would be hard to make because it would have to be held up. Now I have decided to make a waterline version instead. This means that I only make the parts of the ship that you could see if it was in water. After I changed my plans I had to stick the two bits together at the bow and stern. To do this I used masking tape. Next I got the two pieces and put them upside down of a piece of cardboard. I drew around them and cut out the cardboard with a carving knife to make the deck. I stuck on the deck with masking tape. The next bit I made was the superstructure. This is the bit that is onto of the deck. I got a thinner bit of cardboard and cut it so I had a big bit of cardboard with two bit hanging down one on the side and another at the front. I stuck it to the deck and cut two other bits of the back and other side and stuck them on with masking tape. When I was putting on the superstructure the deck made it hard to tell which side was the bow and witch was the stern so after I stuck down the superstructure I realized that I put it on the wrong way around. The structure was too far forward and the bow, witch should have been big and open, was small and the stern was instead. If the paint does not hide this then the ship will not look very good because there will be a big empty patch on the back and it will be crowded at the bow. The last thing I did before lunch was to cut the funnels form thick pieces of round cardboard. Another way I had had to change ma plans has been that I have to get rid of alot of the detail on the superstructure because we cannot make the balcony walkways without cutting though the cardboard and seeing the inside of the ship and it would be too complicated to stick one in on either side. In the after school session I organized I decide to fix it by first putting two pieces of cardboard over the bow and stern. Then I put on another piece of cardboard with the new front and back on. This is good because I am now back on the plan I made for the model but it not sticks out at the side at the front and back because there is more layers of cardboard there. This is bad but it is better than what it would have looked like it I left it how it was.

L.O.2 planning reserch

To help me make my ship I went to the science museum and taken pictures of model ships there. I did this to get an idea of what model boats look like, how big they are and how detailed they are. I taken pictures of them and I used them to make the designs for my model ship. The ships that were there were all steamships from around 1840-1950. Because of this I will base my ship around these times. To decide when form this time I should make my ship from I looked at the models they have that are most viewed. I found this by looking at their size and location. I found out that the most popular are form 1890-1920 e.g. Mauritania.

My ship designs

I have made a design of the front of my ship. I made this to show what the front will look like. This will make it easier to make