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By Ryan Kingslien in rapid prototyping | 8 comments
Jim McPherson is an incredibly talented sculptor who has been in the Visual Effects industry for quite some time and has one impressive list of credits. On top of that he is one of those kind-hearted people who are always a pleasure to talk to.
Today, Jim works for Gentle Giant and he recently posted one of his works up at ZBrushCentral. What is unique about this post is that it includes a 3D print out of his ZBrush sculpt! The very same ZBrush sculpt that is to the right. Click here for a full-sized version of the image
Using the Eden printer Gentle Giant output the model below.
Jim says that it took about 24 hours to print and its about 7 inches tall. Also, the project was supported by a several people at Gentle Giant: Karl Meyer, Brian Sunderlin, Brian Wilcox, Mark Smith and Scott Spencer.
The cost for the output, Jim notes, is about $100 an inch. The shortest dimension, width or height, tends to be the one used.
Other links:
Click here for the ZBrushCentral thread
Check out Will Eisner’s The Spirit by Jim McPherson
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William Sutton | Nov 30, 2007 | Reply
That is an amazing sculpture!
Can you post more information regarding the technical details? Maybe links to find out more about the process?
slashpot | Dec 3, 2007 | Reply
Can’t seem to get the pics for this one…All the other articles are there, but just this one…
Perche? PourQuoi? Warum? HowCome?
Ryan Kingslien | Dec 3, 2007 | Reply
hey slashpot - It should be fixed now. Thanks.
Rebecca | Dec 7, 2007 | Reply
That’s so cool, I nearly crapped my pants.
Jim McPherson | Dec 9, 2007 | Reply
Hi Ryan! I just found out about this blog. Just one correction, the cost actually calculated as the shorter dimension. I think more info is in my and Scott Spencer’s “Holloween Boy” post.
Thanks for including me,
Jim
Ryan Kingslien | Dec 9, 2007 | Reply
Thanks for the note, Jim. I have corrected it.
And thanks for sharing the dragon. Its a fantastic sculpt!
So Solid | Dec 11, 2007 | Reply
Can you imagine a machine that can grow a colour sculpture in a matter of hours? 3D Printing is a method of converting a 3D CAD model into a physical object. 3D Printers work by “printing” successive layers on top of previous layers to build up a 3D object. For information, please go to www.sosolid.co.za. We bring great ideas to reality!
Ephemeintinge | Jan 28, 2008 | Reply
Hello!
Nice site
Bye