Part 5 : The Bespoke Object

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As I moved forward to complete the final step of resin printing The Born Witch we kept running into issues. 

The first issue we had was supports failure. The stump that the figure stands on is one of the largest pieces that has been printed on these machines. Because of the weight the medium supports were not enough to complete the print so we tried again with heavy supports.

For the Heavy supports print we ran into a problem of running out of resin. After this failed print our tech hooked up the feeder to the machine to replenish the resin as it was used which led to the final successful print of the stump. 

Reflecting on this I think I could have hollowed out the under side of the stump to make it lighter and require less materials which in turn may have solved both of these issues. That is my advice for the next person who is printing such a substantial item.

At this point I believed I had all the pieces printed properly but upon closer inspection I realized the legs were morphed at the joint. We aren't clear as to why this happen but out tech suggested it may be to do with the angle of the print. So with one last print the legs were completed.  


Left Arm Segment

Body Segment

Now with all the pieces printed successfully I was able to clean off the supports and cure them. Next I wanted to add a base cote so I moved into a spray booth and used Citadel base cote. 

all 7 pieces of resin


Here you can see I am drilling into the point of the legs. Because the figures legs are so pointed I couldn't create joints to join the to the base like I did with the rest of the parts. So, returning to my Warhammer days I drilled into the legs (the tape is support to prevent cracking) and inserting a stiff wire I glues the legs to the base, using the wire as the joint.



using some twine I tied the bell to the staff



She is incredible! The fabrication process was difficult but it is such a cool feeling to have a physical model of your own character. She feels real and she looks incredible. I would like to paint her, perhaps this spring when classes are finished, to really bring her to life. 

Through this project I have learned so much about blender. I literally had never touched the program before this project and now I feel I'm past the first learning curve and can't wait to get into rigging and animating. Thank you!




Introduction : Hopes & Dreams
Part 1 : The Donut Continues
Part 2 : Character Pose and Modeling
Part 3 : Modeling, Fabrication & Storytelling
Part 4 : Sculpting Model & Fixing Meshes

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