Process + Procedure

First I got pictures of the shield printed out and began my own sketch of the shield. I couldn't follow it exactly because of how complex it was, so I went for a more simplified version. 

Next, I began modeling it in Autodesk Fusion making various layers, and specifying all the different bodies I would need to have present. I had to go through many iterations as I clarified my sketch into something that the laser cutter can actually cut as well as something that still resembled the shield, there were also many issues of conflicting faces that I had to resolve. 

Third I assembled the materials I would use, different colors of acrylic: White, Red, and Clear and decided which bodies would be what colors. 

Finally, I sepperated my bodies into layers by material and began cutting the pieces and assembling them with acrylic glue.