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Avoiding Closure

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Avoiding Closure It's been a while. I've had the sculpture finished for a while now; I've passed copies to various people who asked for them and have a few more that were requested that I've not been able to pass on yet. The pictures below show the outcome, but it almost missed the purpose.       I refined the sculpture, removed a significant number of supports, and aligned the printer, enabling me to produce copies as I desire—with results that I am incredibly pleased with. This post details my journey in finding a way to create something to honor my friend, but it was never just about the model or the process. It was part of my personal journey. By working on this, I could keep Tom as a living part of my life a little longer; he wouldn’t be gone while I pursued this, which is why it has taken me so long to finish the blog. If anyone wants to know more about Tom's character or wishes to request a copy, they just need to ask. I am more than happy to share both.  The...
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  From Imagination To Reality   So, this is the heart of what this blog is, it is a short series of articles explaining how I have taken a Character sheet and turned it into a 3d model, as a way of remembering my friend in a way which was special to me. So what remains is the path of the process, I tend to waffle so I apologise in advance, I felt that a blog post would be a better place to share this information on the off chance that someone was interested in the process, but it is pretty boring so if this is of no interest to you I’d suggest you check out because that’s all that this is going to be about. So how does one produce a painter’s scale model of a Character? Well in modern times it’s actually pretty easy, you 3d print it, or hire a company to 3d print it for you. 3d printers for this kind of purpose come in two types, filament printers and resin printers. There are many far more advanced forms of 3d printing currently and it’s an industry that’s growing exp...
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