Beautiful earrings and great tips from shapeways about prototyping in cheaper materials before committing to expensive cast metals.
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For the last few weeks after life drawing I've been taking part in online webinars with Ryan Kingslien, Tomas Wittlesbach and Tony Rodrigues on how they create stunning jewellery in ZBrush and with 3D printing. Tomas Wittlesbach has a background in the film industry as a master sculptor and moved into ZBrush a few years back and started creating incredible pieces with Jim Tuttle of Green Lake Jewelry Works. Tony Rodrigues is a master goldsmith who also works with Tomas using 3D printing and traditional techniques to create pieces in his workshop. You can buy their jewellery here at Ink Metal and If your'e interested you can watch both webinars here and here.
One of the questions I asked was do you think 3D printing is a threat to traditional jewellers? To which Tomas replied he thinks it already is but then goes on to express how much he doesn't like badly designed cad jewellery. I also asked what is the best way to begin manufacturing your own pieces, is it best to go to a company like Shapeways or to invest in a 3D printer and go to a jeweller. That question wasn't answered but I was sent an email with a breakdown on how to go about it in a few steps.
So, here are a few tips from Tomas and Tony about starting out.
Desktop 3D Printers are amazing but are primarily there to help you in the development process NOT necessarily the production process.
When you are ready, take your 3D files to a service bureau like Casting House.
Know your focus, do you want to be a sculptor or do you want to know all the processes? You can't do both.
Consider a Micromotor over a Foredom
Get a Benchmate.
Make friends with a Jeweler! This will be a long journey so it is good to have company.
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What I love most about this behind the scenes video from Legacy Effects is how the artists combined traditional model making and animatronic SFX with newer technologies such as 3D software and 3D printing/milling. Just goes to show that new technologies don't have to threaten the old crafts and everyone wants to stroke a big puppet dinosaur!
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Sketches from Primrose Hill Life Drawing, I had a bit of a break over Christmas and I’m looking forward to getting back into drawing in 2016!
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I love seeing what people are using 3D printing to create
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Exploring 3D printing allowed SliceLab to create intricate jewelry inspired by marine life that is not only beautiful, it’s wearable too.
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My favourite jewellery designer Pamela Love goes to Shapeways in Long Island City to investigate 3D printing jewellery for Vouge magazine.
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Advanced manufacturing could "reshape the jewellery industry," says designer Lionel T Dean, who has designed a collection of artefacts that are directly 3D printed in 18 carat gold.
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A while back I went to my first ever Art Macabre life drawing session. The theme of the evening was the cult of cats and the models dressed up as different cats from history including Bastet the Egyptian goddess and a witches familiar. It was a really fun evening and nice to draw models with props and costumes. If anyone out there is interested you can find out when the next class is on their website.
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I started this illustration/digital painting ages ago and haven’t finished yet. It depicts 3 witches and their familiars. I though I’d share the finished sketch without any of the painting because I still like it :)
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