So, for my first Glowforge project, I decided to do something I had started over a year prior… The maze from Westworld.
Now, I had had this thing designed, maze AND box art, within a few days of the episode airing, but I couldn’t get my hands on a laser, which seemed the only way to do this right (the tight corners mean no CNC bit would be small enough).
The entire thing was cut on the glowforge, including the lid. I designed in an erratic outer ring of peaks and valleys to simulate the look of a hand cut wall for the lid, and it came out really well. Looks just like the prop. Similarly, there are some wonky bits in the paths of the maze; a couple of walls that taper to really thin points on one side, two paths that are offset where a wall blocks the way, and a wall that tapers at the end, to name a few. These are all intentional and done to match the prop.
I also recreated the box art from scratch. Aside from the text, it was digitally painted 100% on my iPad Pro.
Oh, I forgot that part: The art was printed on literally just some shipping label stock from Staples, stuck on and then the edges sanded to blend better into the wood, then a brisk sanding with 220 grit over the whole thing to give it a worn, aged appearance, then some dirtying up (especially 'round the edges) with a “schmear” crayon, which is what movies use to age and dirty clothes.
So cool! I was going to do a maze in acrylic but haven’t found a little ball to go in there. I love the artwork and am tremendously impressed by your iPad skills!
Wow, it looks great! I just re-watched season 1 last week and I must say I’d have assumed this was a photo of the actual prop from the show if I’d seen it anywhere but this forum.
This is gorgeous and I love the worn/handmade look – great inspiration and reminder of what’s possible with the laser. I’d love to see a closeup of the lid edge if you are so inclined.
I picked up a batch of 500 ball bearings in 5 sizes of 1/4" and smaller last week for about $5 on Amazon. I am going to use some to load dice, but mazes would be a great use, too
