Hellofellow zbrush users. This is one of my first posts here so please excuse me if Iseem a little nervous. My name is Morgan and I am a zbrush jeweller specificallyworking on metal solid pieces at the moment but I’m learning how to createsettings for stones at the same time.
The imageI’ve posted is of one of my first jewellery creations called ‘The Kiss’ basedon a broach by the same name by Rene lalique; very famous jeweller and glassartist with creations of unparallel complexity. <O:p></O<IMG>>
I createdthis as a test to see how detailed I could push this new media as the technologyto do this has only become more widely available in the last few years. To saymaking this was a steep learning curve is an understatement the zbrushing sideof it was fairly ‘simple’ (simple yea sure…) each piece was created using Zspheresand some imported geometry. The leaves I originally intended to have enamelled hencewhy they have a deep indent in them but that didn’t really happen because theyare too small. The faces and hair again are made from fairly simple geometry tohelp with the printing <O:p></O<IMG>>
Unfortunatelyit took 4 printing attempts to print this as the leaves and their stalks werefar too thin so in the end I had to amend it with strengthening geometry, inthe end the company I use to print my designs had to cast it in silver on sightbefore it could be sent to me. So it didn’t arrive in pieces. For those who arethinking of doing something like this the 2 most important tips I can give fromthis one are… <O:p></O<IMG>>
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BIGGERIS BETTER… it may look a little chunky on your screen but by the time it’s beenscaled down and printed it will look micro fine so don’t be afraid to inflateit a bit. <O:p></O<IMG>>
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learna little about metal casting and its tolerances, the more you can consider… theless pit holes you will avoid<O:p></O<IMG>>
finishedpiece was oxidized to add the black to it then bright polished to create thedistinction. <O:p></O<IMG>>
I’m planningto exhibit in International Jewellery London in September 4<SUP>th</SUP> – 7<SUP>th</SUP>www.jewellerylondon.com (I’munder exhibitor directory in M for mouse jeweller, please look as I have a fewmore finished pieces there as well as a time-lapse video)<O:p></O<IMG>>
If youhave any questions or comments please post… also please visit my website www.mousejeweller.co.uk <O:p></O<IMG>>