My goal this week is two-fold. One is to make a touch capacitive mushroom. And then if there is more time.
I would like to make a small game of operation using a casted shape.
But for now lets focus on making the initial mushroom. For this week the goal was to create a final object from which you cannot tell the mode of production.
When thinking about casting it's good to remember that it'll always give you a superior final product to 3D printing but it's also very much a time-game. With casting you can create something that
will have a really beautiful shiny finish as if lacquer, but this also requires that your mould is perfect and smooth on the inside.
To achieve this it's good to remember. what you feel is what you will see. Your fingers really become your eyes in this process.
The Process
There are multiple ways to complete the moulding and casting assignment but