mechMonkey - ZBrush Summit 2015 Sculpt Off
I had an absolute BLAST being invited to participate in the 2015 ZBrush Summit Live Sculpt Off!
Originally, I was going to do an insect of some sort, focusing on electron microscope imagery, but then a few days before the event I changed my concept to a mech monkey.
I banged out a few concepts on the iPad and found the design language I was after. I then did 2 quick test runs. The day of the contest, I did three quick pages in my sketchbook right before we started, as I was still unsure what design I wanted to do for the suit bust. I also added the glass screen right before we started.
After I got home late Friday night, I decided to prep the piece for 3d printing. (Yes, I'm a glutton for punishment) I had to do quite a bit of cleanup, as the back of the character was loose and open. After separating out elements and creating a key slot for the neck, I set off a 19hr 21min print on a Zortrax M200 that I'm evaluating. The print had some stringiness between the two pieces and I had to do a bit of clean up Saturday night, but the forms all came out nicely.
I'll definitely be revisiting this character in the near future!
The final image after our 3-hr time limit expired.
Concept sketches done in iPad with Sketchbook Pro.
Analog sketches the day of the contest.
Analog sketches the day of the contest.
Quick sketches in the sculpt-off room right before we started.
Prepping the data for 3d printing - this is the slicer output from the Zortrax Z-Suite software.
3D Print Comparison with the final render.
Brian Wade was a huge fan of my sculpt, shown here for size reference. :)