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Jewelry

impressive creation process! :+1:
What about a size?

Hello VoroN-art,

thank you very much.

i added a photo that shows the size holding it in my fingers.
it´s around 4 cm in height.

and here´s a photo of the silicone mold

it has its limitations: the mold holds its form only for
a few casts and then the silicone transforms to sand at
this high temperatures / variations in temperature

so you won´t get the same quality results over and over again
from one mold.

and of course you cant pour molten silver or gold into that
or the mold will “fly around your ears” :slight_smile: please never ever do that.

i used pewter for that and also this has its limitations in
strenght and value

thanks! very interesting

omg Pixologic.

4r8 is out and i just want to say thank you.

renaissance is currently taking place - no words for what you
did again.

now let´s explore the new tools.

took my old scroll i modeled some time ago and reused it in combination
with array mesh & live boolean

the ball bearings now fit perfectly in the double sided housing.
work is so much easier now with the new tools.

I call this:

The Royal Fidget Spinner • Corio MK II •

woooo :smiley:

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Thank you Joseph Drust for the inspiration.

Now, in combination with ZModeler & the new Live Boolean System i could make this
cobination mold tool.

In the first step i can inject silicone for the mold, then, after a little rebuild and cutting up
the silicone and removing the original part i can directly inject casting wax into this
tool in 2 easy steps.

thank you pixo - again and again

Ollie

i refined & optimized the “Super Injector” a little bit.

Now let´s 3d print it and let´s see if i can get some nice waxes for
lost wax / metalcasting from it.

the final goal is to have that little tiny teaspoon / coffeebean pendant
in pure gold :slight_smile: which was - of course also 3d modeled in zbrush.

will be back soon to tell you how it worked

Yours Ollie / Cosmic

Hi there…

Looking forward to results… we did one with Form 2 heat resin and hot pewter shattered the mold… but using the heat silicone combined with resin support or FDM support should work…

Hi Sigmund,

i 3dprinted this model - the filament spool was twisted so one half of
it failed.

but i didn´t thought about leaving a little tiny gap between the parts so
they fit perfectly. i need to reconstruct the whole thing in zbrush.

and also the chamber is way too small. i´ve been too excited about
the new zbrush features so i overlooked that :slight_smile:

i ordered an oven that goes up to 1000 degrees celsius and a melting
oven with induction to melt my metal.

when this is all here we´ll see. don´t worry i´ll wear safety googles and
protective clothes :wink:

this could work with temperature resistant silicone. but i will try to make
my silicone molds with it and then inject the wax for lost wax casting with it.
but both methods - even with pewter could work - let´s see.

i was thinking about evacuating the silicone. i´ll need a vacuum kompressor
aswell for the cuvette and the casting process and i think i will reconstruct this tool
above to get also the air bubbles out of the silicone.

when i have an update i´ll of course post it here.

All the best and cu soon,

Ollie / Cosmic

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the new vdm rock brushes update of Pablo Munoz Gomez from ZBrushGuides came out yesterday night
and people -> they are awesome. buy them. they are worth every penny.

“Just popping out for a piss”

:laughing:small_orange_diamond:laughing:

oh man, it actually DOES look like it :smiley:

Dammit Zam!!!
That’s so funny and now I cannot think thats not whats going on!

:smiley:

what has been seen can not be unseen :smiley:

it´s only the perspective guys, the perspective :slight_smile:

but then again, look at the eased look on his face :smiley:

Ollie

ever wanted to be able to sculpt „inside“ of an object with dynamesh
capability ?

with zbrush4r8 and live boolean there is a way:

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/showthread.php?207598-Interior-Sculpting-Workflow-Tutorial-with-Dynamesh-inside-of-Zbrush-4R8

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Hello,
this is my first semi professional try with ultra low budget to make a metal cast in silver on my own.
not highend at this moment - but i hope you like it

Yours, Ollie aka Cosmic

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Far Far from perfect i know - but not too shabby for a firstie i think.
and remember: it was 100% handmade by a metal casting newbie.

yes, also the work in zbrush with a wacom. because i´m conviced that this IS handcraft too :slight_smile:

this is an idea for a jewelry lock (or earring eg) made entirely with zbrush 4r8 and its live boolean system.

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tonight i 3d printed a skull i sculpted some time ago.