If he ‘painted’ the Bronze, it’s looks amazing… very cool!!
I didn’t make any mold… and is not a “bronze paint”… its REAL bronze…
My printer printed in a hard material and then put REAL bronze on it, a bronze layer… its not a paint, understand? 
I can ask him to explain it better…
Hey Giovani, sorry for the delay, but had to go to work. Anywho, ya bro, can you get him to explain what he/she does? Best. 
Dragon:
Hello again and sorry for not getting back to you eariler. Been working a lot.
My friends who own the 3D printing companies got back to me with prices and even if they give you a discount the price is still pretty high.
I’m sorry =/
I hope you’ll find a better deal
Warmest,
Fabrizio
Yes, hello again DigitalFreaky (Fabrizio). Ah, that’s alright. Kinda figured it would still be expensive (for now). As I had stated before, I had done some research and this 3D printing thing (since it’s new), will be pricy for the rest of us for some time to come. In the mean time, I have moved ahead and continued ‘post-sculpting’ in ZBrush. I will put my progress first chance I get. I have also purchased all the materials to do the ‘sculpty’ version. I will post that progress as well. Best.
I will then look forward to see your sculpt.
Have fun with super sculpey even though I’d advice you to use NSP chavant since it holds a lot more detail.
Anyhow, have a nice day!
Fabrizio
hi folks,
sry i wanted to explain earlier but had barely time.
the question here regarding paint or realmetal is what people are interested to know.
yes we used real bronze perticles that we basicly shot on the hollow printed out man from giovani.
so there is no paintjob with some mix of colors…
you can scrub the metal on the sculpture and it will be shiny there… try to do this with paint… i will demonstrate in a vid that shows that is iscreal metal.
the cost thing.
i believe there is no other known way to come up with a 15 inch sculpture coated in real metal within such a short time…
cheers
sascha/shred
Hi Shred, great to see ya up here. So, if understand you correclty, your using real bronze particles, just without the binder (like paint or rub on would use}? What a fantastic idea. No need to melt bronze but yet, get the same results. Amazing. Yes, a video would be cool!! (I will contact you to discuss pricing, turn around time etc… if you do not mind).
Hi Frabrizio. Listen, do you know if NSP will ‘mold’ OK? Most of the ‘clays’ Chavant produces (which I know they produce some of the best), are non-hardening. Does the NSP harden (can it be baked) or if not, will it hold detail during the mold making process?
Never mind Fabrizio, I just went to their site (Chavant) and found in a PDF of their products, that they made NSP to make the molding process with silicone rubber less difficult (NSP-Non Sulfurated Plasteline). I am going to purchase some and play around with it. Thanks.
-WOW, are we getting off the subject of ZBrush here or what-
- -WOW, are we getting off the subject of ZBrush here or what-
LOL
Yeah molding NSP with silicon rubber is a piece of cake.
Have fun with it and if you have more questions concerning these materials let me know.
Cheers!
Fabrizio
Hi DigitalFreaky. I attempted to view some of your work (your site does not work), but can’t find any. Is there anywhere I can go to view your work? Right on, yes, if I have anymore questions… I will most certainly contact you… thanks a million! I have worked with Sculpey and Water-Based Clays on and off over the years, but I am no world Expert.
Hence, I just bought an aswome book called “Pop Sculpture” By none other than Tim Bruckner along with Zack Oat and Ruben Procopio. This book has it all, from start to finish i.e. how to avoid ‘Mold Lock’ to how to paint the sculptures with one of the best in the industry- Kat Sapene. Just an amazing book.
I also ran across this stuff: http://www.bronzclay.com/
Have you ever worked with this? Looks promising.
Giovani, that’s cool how the sculpt is being polished. Very cool looking. Thanks for the vid!
The cool thing is, we can now use ZBrush to ‘Quickly’ produce a ‘prototype’ and take it to the real world to sculpt. So, one can sketch on paper (or in ZBrush), go into ZBrush, do the rough (line, silhouette, etc), size, stretch, refine, then print out Front, side, back, bottom (if needed) to size, lay down the armature and start sculpting.
Gotta love the era we live in now! Best, Dragon.
I am changing domain therefore my website doesn’t exist anymore so that’s why it doesn’t work.
But if you want to see my work you can check it out at my temporary url which is: http://admin.bigblackbag.net/websites/default.asp?WebsiteID=19988
The book you mentioned is really cool and a must have if you’re a sculptor.
No I have never worked with bronzclay because I mostly do just maquettes and silicon sculptures for musems and contemporary art galleries/artists.
Sure thing, if you have questions feel free to contact me
Hello again Frabrizio, just went to your temp site. All I can say is… Holly Crap your good!!
That’s what I have always liked about the ZBrush Forum, you meet with such amazing talent. And you my friend most certainly are one of them. I have also put you in ‘my favorite artist folder’.
I started to read about your encounter with ‘TM’, looks interesting. I am going to go back to your site to finish reading about your experiences with it. Looks like something I TOO need in my life.
Fantastic, I WILL contact you with questions AND if you don’t mind, as I make my sculpt, for some critiques from you?? Best, Dragon.
Thank you for the kind words regarding my work and for putting me into your favourite artists folder. That’s flattering.
Yes, feel free to email me at [email protected] and I’ll be happy to answer your questions and talk about TM, which is incredible
Cheers!
Fabrizio
I wrote down your website and email. I will contact you down the road and keep an eye on your work. Best, Dragon (Saul).
By the way, if anyone recently has has clicked on my ‘website’ link here at ZBrushcentral, and it has taken you to my OLD site (angelfire.com), I just updated it to my NEW website (wickedwheelz.com). Even though this site is old as well (will update soon), it holds my most recent work (and who I have worked for). I ‘thought’ I had updated it-:rolleyes: but, oh well-
Best, Dragon.
This has come out really well. What kind of technology was it that made this man?
Hello Fabrizio (DigitalFreaky). This is Saul (Dragon). I ment to write sooner. Just checking in to make sure your OK buddy??
Did you feel the quake? I would imagine you did (something that big).
I am praying for you and everyone in Japan.