Space Cadet
Astronauts were created by modeling, rigging and then 3D printing an astronaut model in different poses. Brain was also initially 3D modeled and a laser cutter was used to make a physical model out of cardboard slices.
Space Cadet
Astronauts were created by modeling, rigging and then 3D printing an astronaut model in different poses. Brain was also initially 3D modeled and a laser cutter was used to make a physical model out of cardboard slices.
February - May 2015
Personal Project
About The Project:
Technology & Mediums:
Blender, 3D Printing, Laser Cutting, Clay, Acrylic
This is a sculpture I created for my senior art show in high school. I was initially inspired by a sketch I made (pictured on the left) and I thought the complexity of the project would be a good excuse to push the boundaries of my 3D modeling skills so I made both the brain and the astronaut in Blender and Sculptris.
Technology & Mediums:
February - May 2015
PROCESS:
Modeling the Astronaut
I made a basic box model of the astronaut in Blender then sculpted the details in Sculptris. Once I was happy with model, I rigged it so it could be posed in various positions. I then 3D printed them on a Makerbot 3D printer and painted them with acrylic paint.
Modeling the Brain
I sculpted the brain in Sculptris and had initially planned to 3D print it, but then I realized printing the brain at the size I wanted would be incredibly expensive and time consuming. Instead I imported the model into Autodesk 123D Make and sliced it so that it could be laser cut out of cardboard.
Once I assembled the cardboard structure, I realized I didn't like the appearance of the cardboard so I covered it in a thin layer of clay to smooth out the ridges.