Personal Project

Research Question/s: How can physical and digital methods of creating art be combined to create a piece?

How can 3d scanning and printing help with the ever-growing prices of miniature figures in tabletop gaming?

My goal for this is to create a statue of an original character I have created, use a 3d scanning app to convert it to a 3d model, then, using a 3d printer, create a scaled-down miniature which I will then paint and add terrain similar to miniatures used in tabletop games like Warhammer and Dungeons and Dragons.

Process

Step 1: First, I sculpted out my piece using aluminum foil, polymer clay, and wire. Since it's the holiday season, and I like horror movies, I decided to make a monstrous version of Frosty the Snowman.

Step 2: After sculpting the figure, I scanned it using KIRI Engine.

This is where I ran into my first problem. Since the free version of KIRI only allows up to 150 images for a scan, a lot of the detail in my figure ended up being lost.

Step 3: I then sent the model to the makerspace to have it printed using Ultimaker Cura.