Practice Makes Perfect

For our first project in 3D Design, we were asked to make a pair of shoes out of masking tape. This is my first attempt at constructing my shoes.

I will be using paper and scotch tape as my medium,  because I need practice first, before I attempt the masking tape. I chose my favorite pair of hiking boots that I used to hike out of the Grand Canyon with, so, I won't be cutting them up as suggested.

After careful examination of my boots, first measuring, to the best of my ability, all pieces involved, measuring them from seam to seam, I created all the patterned pieces. I then, constructed them back together to re-create the hiking boot, using scotch tape to adhere. I practiced with several types of paper.

The white paper boot was made out of a card stock paper. That was much too difficult to form. So, I changed to a plain black copy paper for my next attempt.
(Be sure to make yourself extra patterns, so you won't be re-measuring with each and every try. Its called live and learn. :)

My third attempt came out the best, I think.  I was able to figure out how the instep was built, and how I could make the heel within those first two trys.
I think I'm ready now. . .

 It's masking tape time!