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http://www.shapeways.com/model/473470/pirate-pendant.html

The gold plated glossy one arrived a couple of weeks ago and the silver (not silver glossy) one on Monday. I've been madly trying to improve my photography skills since then.

While the gold plated one has a nice 'sunken treasure' type of finish too it, it's the print quality of the silver one I'm particularly thrilled with. Naturally I tried ordering silver glossy, but I had a reply stating that the detail level was too small to risk polishing it off again. That being said, the quality of the non glossy silver did not disappoint. Even the slight pupil indents in her eyes came out, which was a pleasant surprise.

Overall, very happy with the quality and I hope you will be too!]]> bendansie 2012-03-11T05:22:13-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=45302&th=8547#msg_45302 Looks like you lost a bit in the gold print as we guessed, but its still looking good, silver really is one of the more impressive shapeways materials. ]]> AD-Edge 2012-03-11T06:17:46-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=45304&th=8547#msg_45304 Dario]]> DarioScapittaDesign 2012-03-11T10:53:35-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=45310&th=8547#msg_45310 ]]> Fairesure 2012-03-11T14:14:16-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=45330&th=8547#msg_45330
Beautiful model!]]> Silverbeam 2012-03-11T19:46:07-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=45333&th=8547#msg_45333 cadalu 2012-03-11T20:17:41-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=45347&th=8547#msg_45347 archenemy76 2012-03-12T07:21:19-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=45350&th=8547#msg_45350 Michael Mueller 2012-03-12T10:12:55-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=45352&th=8547#msg_45352
@Silverbeam - I have a couple of Frosted Ultra Detail ones on the way, mainly for the curiosity factor.

@cadalu - Not sure about post processing. I think I'll at least keep it in the condition in which it arrived from Shapeways for a while in case the need for new photos arises. I'm certainly curious though.]]> bendansie 2012-03-12T11:55:08-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=45360&th=8547#msg_45360
You can also try oxidizing the silver. Some people have gotten really cool antique finishes that way.]]> Mary.Huang 2012-03-12T16:18:47-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=45418&th=8547#msg_45418 lensman 2012-03-13T15:42:59-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=45451&th=8547#msg_45451 ceramicwombat 2012-03-13T23:34:24-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=45559&th=8547#msg_45559
Great detail! Great model! Great Job!

Mark]]> Mark Heuvelman 2012-03-15T14:26:45-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=45693&th=8547#msg_45693

Once again, thanks for the comments/feedback and thanks Shapeways team for the Friday Finds mention!

Above is a photo of the FUD prints that came through. They are obviously quite detailed, but it's quite hard to see in person, let alone photograph. I just took a few quick snaps for now, this being the better one.

Cleaning then painting them seems the way to go, but no real rush on that as I basically got them out of curiosity as mentioned. Would rather get on with the next design.

I've also finally got a rendered turntable up from Blender's new Cycles Renderer, given that I don't have any side or angled photos online.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60CYbn8Lw4w
http://vimeo.com/38771936

Both are identical videos, just pick your site of choice.

Thanks again and I look forward to posting more work here!]]> bendansie 2012-03-19T11:35:46-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=51355&th=8547#msg_51355
A bit of a thread bump, but I figure it was better than starting a new thread.



I finally got around to trying patina as suggested. It will need a bit of practice to do it repeatably with a nice finish, but so does everything else worth while.

The other thing that will need some practice is using my Macro Bellows. Took a little while just to figure out how to get a decent focus with it, but loving it once I got that sorted.

I tried the patina option with the boiled egg, which worked on the smaller rings I used as test pieces, but I couldn't get any sort of even patina on the pendant. So I heated the pendant up to more or less remove that patina and tried some Liver of Sulphur which worked much nicer.

More photos:















]]> bendansie 2012-07-15T07:49:49-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=51358&th=8547#msg_51358 leo rolph 2012-07-15T09:40:11-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=51373&th=8547#msg_51373
Glenn]]> lensman 2012-07-15T13:14:54-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=51386&th=8547#msg_51386


The Patina under a lot of direct light looks more of a dark grey than a black with colour. When looked at outside when overcast and other situations with more of a bounced light scenario the patina really helps it pop. I guess it might go a bit darker over time, but it shouldn't surprise me that metal patina reflects different in different light setups like clean metal does...]]> bendansie 2012-07-15T21:52:51-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=51388&th=8547#msg_51388 Michael Mueller 2012-07-15T22:12:45-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=60340&th=8547#msg_60340
A bit of a thread bump with a question about Liver of Sulphur. I understand the chemical used in making the patina is a bit hazardous and requires care. That's fine, I can do careful.

Something that is just me thinking aloud and probably being super cautious, but is the resulting patina on the metal itself hazardous at all? After proper neutralising in bicarb soda solution and a thorough rinse of course. Just thinking in terms of a ring that would be worn all day for example.

Cheers,
Ben.]]> bendansie 2013-01-17T05:55:57-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=60352&th=8547#msg_60352
Glenn


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I would have been surprised if it actually was a problem, but figured it couldn't hurt to ask people who have used it more than I have. I did get some of the gel to use on future pieces, but haven't tried it yet.]]> bendansie 2013-01-17T21:08:47-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=60565&th=8547#msg_60565 AM3D 2013-01-23T10:41:51-00:00