For my composition, I chose to take the perspective view from a point that would best show the added layers that I had constructed onto the 3D projection from last exercise. I also chose to make the tower transparent so that you could still see the pattern behind it to some degree. From that point I chose to put in the wireframe top view of the complete starting pattern with color in order to identify the origin. Next I took the elements of the 2D form and brok them down across the page. I started with the t and then showed how it got the the full pattern, and the two alternative patterns that the final pattern had inside of it. I then decided the overlap 2 layers of the a transformation and make them of differing transparencies so that they would stand apart from one another. I made the starting a completely opaque so that the origin of the pattern would be clear. I then flanked that portion of the pattern with halves of the complete interior pattern which is actually 4 of the original pattern rotated about itself. The composition feels balanced to me and although I would have liked to have a gradient background of some sort or even a muted color to give it more depth, the masking on the formZ images made that very difficult to do because it showed up clearly when the background was changed.
During the process of this modeling, I used mostly an additive method when constructing the model, making subtractions from the masses as little as possible because I have found that this is the easiest way for me to model using FormZ. After the modeling was done and saved, I went on to the textures and lighting and got the settings to a level where I was pleased with the reality of the materials and lights. unfortunately when saving this version, FormZ shut down and I was forced to re-apply all of these materials and lights, which is why this submission is almost an hour late. As for the composition, I used 4 orthagonal views to balance the page around the axonometric view centered on the 11X17. The Second page shows the rendered bay as if it were a section perspective with the mulch, sidewalk and planting extending from the edge of the bay to one side.
