WEEK 03

3D PRINTING AND SCANNING


THIS WEEK HAS BEEN EXCITING BECAUSE UP UNTIL NOW, I'VE NEVER MADE A 3D PRINT. I NEVER HAD THE NEED OR DESIRE FOR IT, THE PRINTERS I HAD ACCESS TO WERE RUDIMENTARY HENCE THE RESULTS WERE NOT GREAT AND HAD A DISTINCT 3D PRINTED LOOK TO IT. THIS WEEK I'VE PRINTED ON THE 3D WOX, EDEN, AND PRUSCA. I WAS VERY SURPRISED BY THE EDEN PRINT, IT LOOKS ALMOST LIKE CAST GLASS. I TRIED THE VASCULAR SYSTEM PRINT ON THE WOX AND IT SPAGHETTIED, TOM PUT IT THROUGH THE PRUSCA AND THE RESULTS WERE GREAT, RETAINING EVEN THE THINNEST PARTS.

I'VE ALSO BEGUN WORKING ON A PROJECT OF CREATING BLOOD TATTOOS (WORKING TITLE), WORDS ON SKIN CREATED BY CONTROLLED BRUISING. THIS IS A PROTOTYPE CREATED WITH A 3D PRINT FITTED INTO A ACUPUNCTURE CUP, IT WAS A QUICK FIX BUT THE SKIN SURFACE AREA WAS TOO SMALL AND I WAS ONLY ABLE TO GET EMBOSSED WORDS. I'LL BE CREATING A SLIGHTLY LARGER APPARATUS WITH EXCHANGABLE HEADS FOR DIFFERENT WORDS.