Lots of progress with sculpting on the computer and printing the sculpt. It took a week of studying, learning the techniques and procedures which was similar to a college course but I got through it and in the end ended up with an exact copy of what I sculpted a few weeks ago. Although this is nowhere near as large as I can print, I needed it to be this size for my commission project of making a shadow box similar to this one I made last year with Balok.
This is a huge breakthrough for me. Anything I can come up with I can make with my skills and bring into physical reality to hold in my hand. And I know I have said it before, "No AI was needed". I find AI good for research only and would never consider it an artist tool. Because talented artists never need a machine to supplement their lack of talent. You either have it or you use AI which negates the idea of being an artist in this artist's opinion. But I digress.
This opens up a whole universe of creation for me and Mary that eliminates heavy messy clay, 100 plus pound molds, pouring latex or resins which as I age are getting more difficult to do.
I am very excited about the future of this. I plan many other famous aliens and creatures from film and TV. I'll also be doing a series of full figure Greys and head bust including the Mantis beings. All this will be available in our store soon. Including bringing back Whitley Strieber's Communion being from his famous book.
The David McCallan Outer Limits 6th finger being started as a sculpture in Blender 3D.
Then I brought it into the slicer and prepped it for the Elegoo Jupiter printer and sized it to fit the shadow box. There will be the sliding door with the window added to the shadow box to simulate the machine David entered where he was genetically advanced to what they thought a man of the future would look like back in 1963.
Then I spent the week doing print tests and then I hit it and got the first beautiful print.
Here he is in the curing station.
And finally the cured unpainted first print. I will be painting this next week and making the shadow box up for the client.
This has been and an amazing journey and it's just beginning. A new era for my art.