3D Obama Dogs Ornament, Featuring Bo & Sunny!

For the Obama tree ornament contest, I designed a festive ornament that celebrates the First Dog(s) of the White House, Bo & Sunny!

I used Adobe Illustrator, TinkerCAD, and a drawing pad (Intuos) for my design.

First, I drew a simple outline of a Portuguese Water Dog (for info on how to use Illustrator, I'd use skillshare or browse instructables!). I experimented with various ways to use my shape, but ultimately decided a silhouette would work best.

I then converted each single image (the tree, and dog silhouette) as SVG files, to import later.

Next, I opened a tinkercad file and began the 3d process.

NOTE: The directions are for a user that has some familiarity with tinkercad. Please ask if you have questions!

Importing the SVG files is simple--simply upload and import!

I used my silhouette as the "hole" in a different heart layer ( from generic shape library). The hole will form once you group the objects.

Once I had my heart shapes, I imported the tree and placed them on the image.

I then added my freehand '2014' (also an SVG file from Illustrator).

Lastly, I put a little hole at the top for string.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Happy holidays! :D