Digital Sculpture and Rapid Prototyping The images on this page show the beginnings of a digital sculpture process using a combination of 3D scanning, digital modeling and rapid prototyping or 3D printing. If you are interested in pursuing a digital/sculpture project involving this technology, please contact me. : back : Modeling a Head in Z-Brush: Z-Spheres to begin head model Preview mode Increase subdivisions Start moving vertices Keep moving, increase divisions Higher resolution, more modeling Add some color, more modeling, increase resolution Skin shader and lighting Projection Master for skin color variations and fine texture Final mesh resolution Pores and wrinkles, asymmetrical details And the mesh OBJ brought into Maya, check the mesh for flaws, export as STL for prototyping Shots of the prototype coming soon... Modeling from a Scanned "Point Cloud" Medical Dataset for Animation or Protoyping: Pieces of the point cloud in 3DStudioMax after basic cleanup with CyEdit, testing a Z-Brush displacement map on the head The simplified quads-only model after full cleanup with CyEdit and CySlice, export as OBJ Model rigged and animated in 3DsMax. Modeling a Chain in Maya for Prototyping: Polygonal chain in Maya The 6-inch diameter prototyped chain, courtesy Jard 3D, Arlington, MA. Modeling a Head in Z-Brush from Simple Base Mesh: Base mesh from 3D program Subdivide, paint initial skin tones More subdivision and modeling, rendered with shadows More detail with Projection Master, add eyes Color, texture and render tweaks, asymmetrical detail like moles, pores and wrinkles Skin shader layered with a redder, shinier shader on nose, lips and ears.

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