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Sculpture Technique

Spatial Relations: Seeing 3D Form in the Void

Chas Martin - 3D Form - July 2020 - PNWS

Humans have a natural ability to see and recognize things. You see something and your brain immediately matches the image to a pattern you’ve seen before. You recognize the object. It’s 3D form. Comprehension is complete. Congratulations. You’ve recognized the object and completely missed the space – the invisible element of the image.  Space is […]

Filed Under: Blog, Education, Process Tagged With: 3d form, Chas Martin, Sculpture process, Sculpture Technique Author: Chas Martin

Descartes’s Ipad – When 3D Technology and Sculpture Combine

Some years ago, I read a short blurb about a new 3D technology that could paint an image directly onto the retina. The resolution was poor but there were high hopes that would be improved. I never heard another thing about it, but it got me thinking. Would there come a day when you wouldn’t […]

Filed Under: Blog, Process, Sculptor Tagged With: 3D, 3d sculpture software, 3d technology, Descartes, George Heath, IPad, Sculpture Technique, Technology Author: George Heath

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