I sculpted this Yoda-Buddha in ZBrush and had it 3D printed in bronze at Shapeways! It is printed hollow to save on material and reduce the cost (it is less expensive than a traditional lost-wax bronze, but still expensive enough to upset my wife…).
I started with an idea and doodle in the morning, and placed an order in the afternoon–That is amazing to me, that an artist/designer can go from idea to manufactured product in a day, with no tooling and no minimum order. Meditate on this, I must…