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| 3D Digital Sculpting and 3D Printing for Bronze Casting |
Joe Kenney Sculpting for 3D Printing and Casting in Metal
Sculpting in Digital "Clay" using ZBrush Software and Wacom Pen Tool
3D Printing for Casting in Metal
3D Printing - Additive Manufacturing Printing on 3 Axes (X, Y and Z)
Deep in the Heart Art Foundry, Bastrop, Texas
Deep in the Heart Art Foundry, Bastrop, Texas
Photo by Ellen Greeney
| "Contiguous" - Designed in 3D Digital Sculpting Software by Joe Kenney |
"Contiguous" - 45 Degree Turn
"Contiguous" - 90 Degree Turn
"Contiguous" - 135 Degree Turn
"Contiguous" is Available in Stainless Steel or Bronze - 8 inches to 8-feet high
| "Good Shepherd" - Designed in 3D Digital Sculpting Software by Joe Kenney |
| Resources for 3D Digital Sculpting Creative Applications |
- Models developed from a sketch, photograph, scan, or an idea. Services for anyone who wants to see or touch their
concept, regardless of scale or complexity.
- Quality outsourcing services: high resolution 3D printing in diverse materials, 5 axis milling, wire EDM (electrical
discharge machining), injection molding, water-jet and laser cutting, CNC technology (Computer Numerical Control)
fabricated metal sculpture, fiberglass and plastics.
- Virtual Graphics renderings for animated advertising, architecture, and site specific sculpture proposals.
- Executing large-scale commissions. Creative applications such as: digital enlargement for 3D printing, direct casting in
bronze without a traditional rubber mold, CNC milling of Styrofoam armatures for enlargement, digital scanning of solid
objects, and more to help keep your projects on track.
- Workshop on using digital software in how to sculpt in ZBrush and export files for 3D printing and videos for marketing.
3D Sculpture Cut into 7 Pieces for 3D Printing - Thickness of Bronze Determined by Computer Setting
3D Sculpture in Digital Software
| "Lost 3D Print Casting" Process is same as Traditional Lost Wax Bronze Casting Process |
3D Printer Used to Create Separate Pieces of
Good Shepherd for Casting at Deep in the Heart
Good Shepherd for Casting at Deep in the Heart
3D Print + castable clay on head;
spruing system - bronze pour cup
spruing system - bronze pour cup
Ceramic Shell Over 3D Print
and wax spuring for bronze
and wax spuring for bronze
Melted Bronze Approx. 2000 Degrees
3D Print Burned Out of Shell - Bronze Pured Into Shell
Called "Lost Wax Casting"
Called "Lost Wax Casting"
Bronze Removed from Shell
Patina - chemicals applied to heated surface to achieve various colors requested by sculptor.
Deep in the Heart Art Foundry, Bastrop, Texas
Deep in the Heart Art Foundry, Bastrop, Texas
4-ft. Bronze
| "Infinite Possibilities" - Designed in 3D Digital Sculpting Software by Joe Kenney and Cast in Bronze |
Patina application at Deep in the Heart Art Foundry
32-inch tall bronze on black granite base,
embedded turntable for manual rotation
embedded turntable for manual rotation
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| Resources for Assistance with Digital Technology in Sculptors' Toolbox: |