No the artwork is bought. I wish I was capable of drawing at this level
To be precise. Just the main amblem is bought. Then I’ve manipulated it in many ways to get the top and bottom to look like this. So it’s a joint venture I guess.
Looks really great. Excited to see the 3D top layer.
What type of fabric is used for the inlay? Is it a certain type of printing? Ive done some pouring paint jobs and have really wanted to try the fabric approach.
Looking good. Waiting insert now to cure. I’ve put it on top of the deck so it could form to the curvature of the deck. Once cured it will go beneath the print.
Actually I will be printing a frame that will go around the insert, To stop light spill. Yes it will have lights all around shining through the epoxy. it will be printed in a way that will make a “slope” to make transition from the deck to the epoxy insert smooth and hold the light strip around it.
Mould is made out of latex rubber. It is not a best solution since it tends to shrink. Silicone would be a better solution I think.
I don’t think so. I will wait epoxy to almost cure so the fabric will stick to it really hard once applied. Anyway I am planning using a thick piece of hard foam to press it down over the skin until ts cured.
As you can see from the picture the insert is roughly 10% smaller then the print itself. So there is no room for a cutout to be placed above the insert to restrain the light spill around.
So, on to the making a new mold with different material and I will make it 5% larger from the start.
For lights and epoxy, it is very tough to get everything to line up properly like what you vision. Instead, I’d think of how to diffuse the edges of the light so it fades out instead of a hard line, it might look better that way. One way perhaps is to use epoxy with a translucent white tint, or have the deck cavity be sanded in an angle? Just something to think about
Once the insert is big enough I will print another thin cutout in a black fillament, glue it to the print from the back side and then put everything on top of the printed translucent insert. That way it should be good… at least in my mind…