CHAPTER FOUR

3D MODELING, SCULPTING, AND MORE

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“3D modeling and 3D printing is as much of a revolution as a creative tool for artists as the invention of perspective at the beginning of the Renaissance period in Italy. It has changed forever the paradigm of artistic expression.”

Gil Bruvel

 

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Check Mate by Gil Bruvel, 37.5 × 37.5 × 3¼ inches. Mixed media: stainless steel and bronze, wood and resin.

 

 

Many artists who use digital techniques such as CNC milling, 3D printing, and digital scanning may never need to use digital sculpting, modeling programs, or 3D models. They will simply create their work in a traditional manner, ...

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