So. Refresher. This is what I ended up with by the end of Day 1
Thought it looked solid, brought it over to 3D lab 2 to consult with the lecturers/technicians(?) who shook their heads at the blood vessels and the fact that the sculpt was not mounted on anything, making it hard to set in place when pouring a mould. There were also way too many undercuts to deal with. I was honestly quite dejected at this point, took the heart back to 3D Lab 1 to see what I could do. After fiddling with dowels and trying to put together a stand, I ended up taking things apart and slicing up the heart in half lengthwise.
This was also when I (at the advice of the advisors in the labs) ordered a foam heart from Amazon just in case mine didn't turn out. I could either use it to make my mould, or even just repaint it and slice it up, stuffing electronics inside, for my project. This added £15 to the project cost, bringing it up to £59.30.
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| pulling out the foil supports |
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| SLICED |
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| Utter decimation |
Aaaand this is what I started over with.
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| Sprayed water over it to soothe my heartache |
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| Trying to stack them with minimal undercuts |
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| Cleaning things uppp |
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| A clean slate |
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| The detailing begins! |
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| Liking how it's looking at this stage, was a bit less disheartened hurr durr all the puns |
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| Another angle |
And this is how I wrapped things up (literally) by the end of the day, placing some bits of clay on the corners to lift the cling film above the heart so it doesn't press against it and ruin the texture. It was still important to keep the clay fairly moist in order to be able to pull it out of the plaster mould.
I asked Karen for her help in pouring the plaster mould the following day (22nd), and went about looking at tutorials online so I wouldn't feel so completely ignorant again.
Thought it looked solid, brought it over to 3D lab 2 to consult with the lecturers/technicians(?) who shook their heads at the blood vessels and the fact that the sculpt was not mounted on anything, making it hard to set in place when pouring a mould. There were also way too many undercuts to deal with. I was honestly quite dejected at this point, took the heart back to 3D Lab 1 to see what I could do. After fiddling with dowels and trying to put together a stand, I ended up taking things apart and slicing up the heart in half lengthwise.
And this is how I wrapped things up (literally) by the end of the day, placing some bits of clay on the corners to lift the cling film above the heart so it doesn't press against it and ruin the texture. It was still important to keep the clay fairly moist in order to be able to pull it out of the plaster mould.
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