new litho yesterday . Not framed yet just holding up in front of light bulb . Just got to figure out how to do this well on wood
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new litho yesterday . Not framed yet just holding up in front of light bulb . Just got to figure out how to do this well on wood
Jeff King
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The things I make may be for others ,
but how I make them is for me . T. Konovaloff
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I'm just thinking outloud, have never tried this but....
Take your litho file, save it as a stl, then take it into your favorite 3d program and carefully trace around the different parts like the hair, forehead, nose, lips, cheeks, ect and make each one a separate object and save them separately and call them up and assign differing Z heights and sculpt them to give them the right shapes. Hope i explained it correctly. Again not sure if this works...just thinking outloud
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Jack very interesting thoughts and I welcome all thoughts and help I just need to get caught up gather my patience and dedicate a whole day or two and get this figured out this is the picture I'am supposed to use on the memorial plaque for our family members . This was just to inspire me . thanks Jeff
Jeff King
shopbot buddy BT-32
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The things I make may be for others ,
but how I make them is for me . T. Konovaloff
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Hi Jeff,
I'm not sure which software you are using, but here's what I did in Aspire.
Here's the first one I tried, when I first got Aspire. I simply imported a bitmap, create component from bitmap, did a small bit of smoothing and sculpting, then generated the toolpaths.
Not great, by any means, but might be a start.
Ron Sloan
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Ron looks real good first attempt or not I like it. I'am still using PW 2.5.5 from 2008 I'am lagging way behind. Some day I hope to update. thanks Jeff
Jeff King
shopbot buddy BT-32
P/C - 3.25 hp
The things I make may be for others ,
but how I make them is for me . T. Konovaloff
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Well, as long as you ignore the subject matter!
Ron Sloan
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Ron,
Why did you use the picture of one of the Doobie brothers?
Words of Wisdom:
“Words that sink into your ears are whispered…… not yelled”
“The biggest trouble maker you’ll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every morn’n”
“The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth”
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Just remember...when it's time for the hearse to pull up..there's no luggage rack on top!
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The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it...Thomas Jefferson
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Originally Posted by myxpykalix
Ron,
Why did you use the picture of one of the Doobie brothers?
Ron Sloan
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