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Published: 2013-11-15 06:33:20 +0000 UTC; Views: 4319; Favourites: 76; Downloads: 9
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Been messing around with printing a head I sculpted in Zbrush. :3 I am rather proud. I built him from a primitive mesh up. I've only ever made one or two humans in 3d before. I usually do environments!This is the fifth print or so of this head. Trying to get the size right to fit the new body has been a real challenge. Each print takes 2-2 1/2 hours. So I print it while I work on work stuff.
the sanding takes FOREVER. I filled in most of the striations with apoxy sculpt paste, sand that down, then prime and sand, prime and sand. takes as much work as a traditionally sculpted head. I could use the ABS plastic and melt it instead, but ABS smells strongly when you print with it and I don't want to expose myself or the cat to that. I use PLA plant plastic to print. I find that I sculpt more realistically in 3d and more cartoony in real life as far as facial features goes. He's more a "just for me" project, so I'm not sure he'll ever get pro-cast. I guess it depends on how the release for Orpheus and St. George goes!
And here's the process in zbrush if you want to see: batchix.deviantart.com/art/Zbr…
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I really really liked this 
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thanks! He's still on the pretty side, which satisfies me. XD
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yes, oh yes! Manly and pretty. Best combination
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There's not enough truly masculine faces for dolls these days, so I hope one day you'll consider this one for pro-casting. <3
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I dunno, there's a lot of masculine faces, but most of them don't look like adult men or have softer features. That's actually what attracted me to BJDs in the first place since in western toys you find either Beef McHardslab with muscles the size of his head or... well... Ken. Neither of which were attractive to me.
this guy's head is pretty small tho. He's a 5.5-6 wig like Orpheus and St. George.
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Yeah, I meant as more looking like an adult man type of face, as opposed to all the really youthful, softer types that seem to be the fan standard. I just don't run across enough sculpts of that nature all that often. <3
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yeah, it seems like only a few companies do it. It's hard to balance the size difference since the younger faces tend to be much larger heads, but then if you try to match that size to it's proportional body it's gigantic compared to the original doll. Or conversely you end up with this disconnect between a huge more life-like head and a twiggy body. X3
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Yeah. XD; I think the closest I've seen do a really good job (as far as companies go) has been Iplehouse. All the other good mature adult sculpts are usually individual workings.
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He is GORGEOUS like all your designs :3 Rough and all. I just love the definition of his nose and his lips. That is amazing you have a printer at home! I bet in the long run it makes things easier for you concerning your doll making. I can't wait to see what he will look like when he is finished! You need to do projects for yourself sometimes! Keep up the amazing work!
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thanks! i hope to have more time to mess around with it soon. I'd also like to find an easier to sand filler. x_x;
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...and yet I really want him, rough bits and all.
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thank you! I think he might be ready for a first round of casting tomorrow. We'll see!
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Would you consider doing a tutorial or something on 3D printing models in the future? D:
It's something I've been interested in exploring but haven't been able to find any good explications/examples for it.
Plus that head looks fantastic, I really wanna learn.
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Eh, I don't know that I'm doing it well enough for a tutorial? For the most part, you just model like you always do... make your mesh neat, no overlapping faces, no holes ect... Shapeways has some great instructions on how to get a model ready for 3d printing.
You don't HAVE to hollow your print either- it just saves time and material. If you're printing through a service like Shapeways it saves you money too. And if you're planning to string a doll, then it has to be hollow. You can drill the parts, but that's more trouble than it's worth.
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Pretty cool that you're 3D printing at your house. And he does look more realistic! But they all look great to me. I love his mouth shape, in particular.
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I kind of want to save up and get a better printer. Mine is fine, but it doesn't have much in the way of customer service and it's very DIY. So... when something goes wrong I have to suddenly learn to be an engineer. :S
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I didn't even know there was an economical-ish 3D printer out there. But ugh! I'll give it a few years to get better service before I get one.
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There's some fairly cheap ones out there if you're willing to DIY it. I think the Simple is $400? Mine was $900, but it was pre-assembled. Unassembled it was $700. It's not too bad really, it's just that I don't have time to really dig in and learn how to kitbash it. I want it to actually just do it's job and print. XD
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Yeah. If I'm buying a 3D printer, it'll have to be assembled. Otherwise, it's a chore instead of a self-gift. But I'll wait. It may be all automatic and magical, actually doing it's job, in a few years.
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Oh god! He's perfect, very unique. I'm really impresed by this one.
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thank you! I'm very pleased with him. I can't wait to get him finished enough that I can cast him!
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he's sexy! lol. totally jelly that you have your own printer too
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thanks! I saved up my doll money for it. I was spending so much at shapeways to get new joints and things printed that I finally had to admit that i could justify the cost of my own printer.
I just wish there was a sandable medium!
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is the sanding that bad with shapeways?
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If you get the white, strong and flexible- which is nylon. If you print with ABS you can use the ABS melt method to melt the surface a little. However, you might lose a little detail.
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Lookin' gorgeous! Can't wait to see how this fella turns out!
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thank you! <3 <3 I hope he brings a smile to your face~ You seem to need some cheering up lately. <3
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This is very cool!
Do you find it easier to sculpt in paperclay or Zbrush?
You have a 3d printer in your house?
I've always wanted to play around with a 3d printer.. now that I am in the industrial design program at my school, maybe I will get to at some point.
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certain things, like symmetry, are much easier in zbrush. I get more fine detail in Zbrush since i don't get little bits of clay or grit muddling the lines. However, getting it ready for printing, hollowing it out and stuff, is a huge pain in the ass. Smoothing out the print is awful. So much easier in traditional mediums. I'd say they each have their pluses and minuses.
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Hm...
What if you made a mold of the printed model, smoothed the resulting cast, and made a new mold of that?
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I will eventually, but the better you can make your original, the better the next cast will be. There's also the matter that each cast shrinks a little. Pressure casting helps to prevent this, but there's still shrinkage, so you want to do as few remolds as possible. Also, silicone is really, really expensive and I'm nearly out... so I want this first mold to be as perfect as possible.
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