Just a quick update, but I've made some more progress learning to sculpt in zbrush with the end goal of creating some miniatures for myself. I've got a number of heads completed and just need to figure out the best way to get them printed. I'm not sure if it's better to print them attached to a sprue (more expensive) or print them individually and then attach them to a piece of plastic sprue myself.
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Two of the five trooper heads I sculpted. |
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All my helmeted heads ready to be sprued. |
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Trying to get some advice on how to orient the heads for casting and venting. |
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A sci-fi helmet for my dastardly cannon fodder troops. |
Once I get the masters printed out I'll tackle casting them in resin as a proof of concept (which is a while other kettle of fish I've been putting off until I got some 3D modeling under my belt!)