http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php Shapeways: Bring your creativity to life in 3D http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=54359&th=10931#msg_54359 Every now and again, we have to look after my Brother-in-Laws dog. And one time i decided to make a 3d model bust of him. This is how that turned out.



Recently I decided to get the little guy printed, so here is that.



What I did next was fill him with a mixture of plaster and air dry clay. To give it a more realistic weight. As i printed it hollow to save money there.
I then primed it and copper leafed it.



I was pretty happy with that, but I wanted it to look more like a 500 year old roman bust on display in the vatican or something. So I used a chemical which ages the copper, and I ended up with this. Which I'm pretty happy about.



So I've managed to get hold of a base for it which should be delivered in the next few days, so keep your eyes peeled to see him mounted in all his glory.

Hope your excited as I was with the project.
Cheers
Matt






]]> matb63 2012-09-21T21:27:05-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=54390&th=10931#msg_54390
wow, this looks great and the patina is awesome!
How did you "copper leafed" it and what chemicals did you use? Can you tell a few more details?

Michael]]> Michael Mueller 2012-09-22T16:02:42-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=54391&th=10931#msg_54391
The chemical I then used is "Sophisticated finishes, Patina Green Antiquing Solution" its basically Ammonium Chloride and Copper Sulphate, which ages the copper. That I just painted over the finished copper leaf and let it work its magic.

Hope that help,
Cheers
Matt]]> matb63 2012-09-22T16:08:31-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=54394&th=10931#msg_54394 You also did a great job by modelling the dog!
Michael]]> Michael Mueller 2012-09-22T16:29:10-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=54410&th=10931#msg_54410
Lincoln]]> LincolnK 2012-09-23T03:13:09-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=54495&th=10931#msg_54495 CactusBones 2012-09-26T05:33:52-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=54990&th=10931#msg_54990
you should add a tutorial to the "post production forum" ...
http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=thread&frm_id =95&
This is a great way to inprove plastic prints!

Michael]]> Michael Mueller 2012-10-06T21:54:01-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=55037&th=10931#msg_55037
Glenn]]> lensman 2012-10-08T17:30:21-00:00