3D Sculpting

On placement my college Lecturere who delivers ZBrush to learners sinzalothttp://sinzalot.tumblr.com/. This is his website.

3D Printing meets Bronze Casting Assignment

3D Printing meets Bronze casting; Blending old technology with new

I arrived to learn(pepetual state), a few years ago , to my current placement, for my primary Degree. What attracted me here was the foundry; Iron, Bronze & Aluminium are all cast here on Jobswell Campus , Carmarthen School of Art. My first year in college was spent on crutches due to a riding accident( broken femur). This slowed my foundry progress, so I started to become interested in 3D printing, via Zbrush (Pixalogic). With computers so instinctively alien to me this was slow. However I kept my oar in the water and managed , with lots of guidance, to produce a 3D twice life size British army Helmet, as part of my Degree Show The shape was established and the lettering cut out noting areas/ countries where Loss of life of British Armed service personell,since W.W.2. I even had a QR code!! With two and a half years between then and now, I am dusting down and up dating my computer skills, with Fab. Input from Mandy and my classmates, especially; Tom, Debbie and Dave!!

As an update to this re-emergence of skils I am on Friday tomorrow, goasting a class where old technology meets new.

Let me explain briefly;

. A free 3D sculpted image is picked up on the net

. This is downloaded to college computers

. It is printed on their small 3D printer with a particular plastic.

. This plastic shape is then given runners and risers as is traditional in lost wax.

. The traditional sandcasting process is followed

. The Majic of the local context (C Cr) is that we use bronze ignots and melt them in our furnace in college alongside the cast Iron process, which I will describe in a bit more detail later.  

. The First test piece was created at the end of October..... the result...... PERFECT melt out, perhaps even better than wax........EXCITING TIMES

I will keep you posted  after Fridays lesson as I want to make this an important part of my PROFESSIONAL SKILL BASE

Gallery Space and its Politics ASSIGNMENT

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00x1f93. This is worth a look; Whistler broke the mould

How to use Photoshop CS6 for picture printing from Google ASSIGNMENT

How to bring an image from Google images to a printed A3 via Photoshop

View Images on Google...Search tools.... Size...Larger than... 4MP....(This ensures a good high picture resolution, high Pixels)

The programme I used was Photoshop CS6, so open PS folder.... file...New(name it)

Clipboard... International Paper( ensure paper size A3 is selected). If all appears ok then press OK.

Go back to Google and select you Image ie ….copy image... then back to Pshop... edit...paste... Move tool( this is at the top left hand side of all the different things you can alter you image with)....edit... transform....scale...( you can rotate the image if you like for landscape or portrait, then if so go back to transform and see the rotate options)

Link tool looks like this but a bit smaller(-) at the top this maintains the aspect ratio when expanding the image to fill the shape outline...shift tool and drag from corners... do the size you want even go a bit beyond the guide, (page dimensions) . Then ….unlock move tool.....Apply....Layer....flatten image..... file....save as...JPEG/ PSD(workable later on if you want, save the file with both(PSD, JPEG) if you want

….large file on sliding scale....drag into stick and name.....file...Print. In colour management check colour, size within Print settings.... scale to fit media....OK.......Job done

I hope this is of use to someone

Funsculpture!!!!

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/farmer-converts-car-into-working-sheepdog-called-floss---mixed-results-111032864.html?vp=1#riPybwahttps://uk.news.yahoo.com/farmer-converts-car-into-working-sheepdog-called-floss---mixed-results-111032864.html?vp=1#riPybwa

Farmer converts car into working sheepdog called Floss - mixed results

With a top speed of 40mph it resembles an exact replica of Dave Isaac's favourite sheep dog

By Simon Garner

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Set to work as a sheep dog Floss certainly had her advantages. She was quicker than most, always impressed onlookers and the sheep responded well. But farmer Dave Isaac has reluctantly decided she has got to go because she was getting too difficult to handle. She was just too big to get through his farmyard gates and now needs a new home.
And the bizarre experiment of converting his Peugeot estate car into a working sheep dog called Floss has sadly come to an end down on his 180-acre farm.

Despite the disbelieving glances of his neighbours Dave, 46, spent £2,000 covering the family car in fur so it resembled an exact replica of his favourite sheep dog after she died.

With a top speed of 40mph he took his new look sheep dog out into the fields of his farm near Battle, East Sussex with surprisingly encouraging results.

Dave Isaac with his sheepdog car Floss

He was delighted when the sheep seemed happy to be rounded up by a much larger animal with headlamps for eyes and an exhaust.

"I know it was a bit of a mad thing to do but it was a tribute to my old sheep dog Floss who passed away. I have three kids and we loved her and as a family we all missed her terribly.

"So I got together with a friend and we built Floss the sheep dog car in my barn, copying as closely as I could every last detail of my old dog.

"Sheep aren't known for their intelligence and didn't seem to notice the difference and were quite happy. We had a charity day on the farm and the car was a big hit," said Dave, who also has a herd of pedigree Aberdeen Angus cattle.

The problem arose getting the vehicle, which is not licensed for public roads, along the narrow farm tracks and through the gates to his fields.

And the car, which needed a timber frame built around the chassis to attach the fur, has been taking up too much space in the barn of a busy working farm.

Dave Isaac with his sheepdog car Floss

He added: "They were things we didn't really consider when we built her so with a heavy heart she is going on E-bay.

"It's been a lot of fun and she handles well, is obedient and nice and docile and surprisingly aerodynamic. But its back to the tried and tested traditional skills of the sheep dog again."

The farm is a well known landmark in Sussex adjacent to the site where William the Conqueror camped in 1066 the night before the Battle of Hastings.

Mr Isaac hopes Floss the sheep dog car may interest festival organisers or dog charities as a fun car. "As long as she goes to a good home I'll be happy," he said.Funny animals playlist

Reflection on Micro teach 2... Fresco .... a Funny painting...!!!

Well, as it happens I held on to the answers to my questionnaire from Friday and thoroughly enjoyed the answer that Annemarie  gave to; What is a cartoon?........ A funny Painting.. ever the funster... thanks keep it up

Micro Teach 2

Thank you all for your support as I was the last up. I will endeavour to up load my images on Pinterest. Every good wish to one and all on Placement. Its Sat morning now thank goodness for a good nights sleep!!!! I wasn't feeling the best yesterday http://uk.pinterest.com/lionelpowell/fresco-painting/