

And by combining these four colors in our artwork, we can create some truly unique pieces of art even while using the same design. The major benefit of using custom-fabricated plywood is that we are the ONLY business to use this extremely high-quality plywood material. We currently use four different species of wood in our plywood - Poplar (light), Cherry (medium-light), Mahogany (medium-dark), and Walnut (dark). Having spent years working with high-quality Baltic Birch plywood, and knowing its advantages and disadvantages, we chose to have the hardwood plywoods for our art manufactured specially for us. What is it that makes this artwork so stunning? This layering effect produces the three-dimensional art you see. We then take these finished designs and cut The finished pieces consist of multiple layers, typically between 6 and 12 layers.

Each layer of the design is drawn from scratch, rather than automatically generated. His influences include McDonald's toys, Sally Cruikshank, Norman McClaren, Raggedy Ann & Andy, and "bookshelves that reveal secret rooms".Our process starts with AutoCAD and Illustrator, creating basic designs using precise measurements and offsets. "This often culminates in a kind of magical realism and dream logic in the internal structure of the spaces I'm exploring," he says. He strives to use specific elements from each without focusing on one single genre.

My work on this project is informed by my sketchbook drawings and lets me constantly create."īorrowing from high and low cultures, Sam is interested in the cross-section between surrealism, absurdism, and horror. "For example, I'll challenge myself to make a loop in an hour, using only five basic shapes. "This project involves me setting myself a series of constraints," says Sam. And his ongoing project Wychstone Toy Factory directly explores this element of his practice. Play and an element of discovery are consistently at the centre of his work. Since graduating from the University Of Brighton in 2020 with a BA in Illustration, he's been working on a range of personal projects and client work. Sam Wood is a 3D illustrator and animator based in London.
