ARC 5176 - Computer Practices in Design II

For the first one I removed the top half of the bottom shape and moved vertexes and merged them together. Then I used adapt to poly and bridge to connect the shapes and extrusions from the shapes. For the second piece I experimented using the ring poly around my wing shape. I used multi-cut, extrude and bridge to create all of the strands that connect the shapes.

Figure 1 Tools Used : Mirror Cut, Bridge, Append to Polygon FIGURE 2 UPDATED FIGURE 1 UPDATED FIGURE 2 

ORIGINAL PLANKTON NEW PLANKTON FRONT VIEW TOP VIEW PERSPECTIVE

Component 1 - Mesh/ Combine                          Mirror                          Edit Mesh/ Bridge                          Edit/Duplicate                          Rotate                          Extrude Component 2 - Mesh/ Combine                          Mirror                          Edit Mesh/ Bridge                          Edit/Duplicate                          Rotate                          Extrude Component 3 - Mesh/ Combine                          Mirror                          Edit Mesh/ Bridge                          Edit/Duplicate                          Rotate                          Extrude

I used 2 different orientations of my models. One in an L shape configuration focusing on more slender bridging, and the 2nd, with a side to side configuration focusing on heavier mass bridging. I used extrude, rotate, bridge, lattice box, insert edge loop, and move commands.

I used bridges to connect the two organisms and other tools like bevel and extrude to adapt and sculpt this shape. I created a second combination with the two shapes and then used the mirror cut tool create this complex organism

Practice model from a Beetle horns Practice Model from a Mantis's body

A combination of a butterfly and a spider. Using the mesh combine tool, along with scale, rotate, and bridge.

Combination of Anemone and Sea Urchin Inspiration Combine, Bridge, Extrude, and Scale used                              Combine, Bridge, Extrude, Rotate, and Mirror used

Combination of Butterfly inspiration and the typical bug

Through the use of the most basic set of commands like move, rotate, and scale I was able to create this one shape that then was repeated while resized in order to create a sort of a reptile spine.

this is my attend to make an ant... the body of the ant composed by three shapes. 

Iteration of a butterfly and a spider.