Jade and Yujin
For our 3d model, Yujin and I decided to continue with our African impala. This 3D version was a lot harder to create than a 2D model. In order to make its figure we would need several brown Lego pieces, which were not too common to find. In researching what African impalas look like, we noticed this species tends to have almost a sunburnt back, with the upper body being dark brown, and the lower body lighter brown. We tried to recreate this in our 3D impala the best we could by using a 4x3 brown block at the top of its back.
Yujin made the belly part of the impala with Lego pieces that I can only describe as claws, but upside down, to make a smooth underbelly. We paid special attention to the head because we knew that part would be what people could look at and know we were making an impala figure.
We got crafty with Lego pieces of different shapes, including using rhombus-shaped blocks to make the horns and the ear tips. We are satisfied with how this is coming out!