Ice Cream

Forgive me for the overdue post. This is the ice-cream I formed on 3DS Max. I used basic shapes and the Free Form Deformer to make it.
Here it is:

Ermagerd!

Now I have your attention I can begin.

This post is all about me raving about a new material I have discovered that makes smoothing out joints, cracks and holes incredibly easy. When I actually found it my face was probably indistinguishable from the image starting the post.

This substance is really simple to use as well, merely grab a brush and put it on, if you apply it too thick add a little water and spread it around, after a short while it dries out. 

This substance first came in solid form and that in itself it perfect for sculpting and filling in larger holes in a material to cover up joins etc. It even has a slight give meaning that it can be used on things that need to bend or flex slightly. 

Epoxy putty, affectionately known as 'Green Stuff' by the people who use it is the solid version. I use the Tape which comes with a blue hardener side and a yellow side, when mixed together (into a green colour, hence the name) it is fully moldable and sets solid within 24 hours. This can be Purchased through Games Workshop, who are absoloutely extortionate in pricing the stuff 6 inches for just over £6, or you can go to THIS shop and purchase 36 inches (3 feet) for £10 once you have added postage.

I purchased Liquid Green Stuff from Games Workshop (at a slightly extortionate £2.30 but I am sure you can purchase this cheaper online). This stuff is amazing, and was just perfect to fill in the mould lines on my converted Helbrute Model...

3D Modeling

I have recently begun entering the world of 3D Modeling on computers, it has been a big development in my preparation for University as the capabilities to perform 3D modeling is greatly prized in the industry and this should put me ahead of most (if not all) of my classmates.

Starting me in this direction is all own to one person, Dan, he is actually an ex-student of the college who now works in the industry. He showed me the window into the professional standard programs which I always assumed were obscenely expensive (they still are of course) and because of my Student status I got hold of the whole program for free!

I will be posting on the Blog examples of my work as I develop in this new media, starting with the Ice-Cream cone I made this morning, which while not super professional quality it is a start. and I hope to be forging intricate, and almost professional quality material by the time I am moving on to University.