Project 1- Fantasy Appliance - Final

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 Here is my final piece for the Fantasy Appliance Project. It is mostly for interpretation when seeing it but I was inspired by the book "Tender is the Flesh" by Agustina Bazterria. I wanted to implement the industrial feeling the beginning of the book where there was a disconnection between humans and those who are not considered human but flesh. 

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  1. Makena CookSeptember 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM

    Hi Joana! I definitely get the industrial feel and I like the contrast of your appliance with the background with the appliance looking 3D and the background being very illustrated. I think you did very well with the actual drawing of the appliance and the gradient, it makes it really look like metal adding to that industrial feel!

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