SU models of George Hart's geometric sculptures

solo

thanks, I used Vue and just changed the textures and softened the edges.

guzman tierno

you mean "soften/smooth edges" or some ruby ?

guzman tierno

So far ...
(click to enlarge images)

Solo - Bathysphere
RustyShack - Cagework 1
Cosycat - Cagework 1
Solo - Pencils

Solo - Bathysphere

RustyShack - Cagework 1

Cosycat - Cagework 1

Solo - Pencils

guzman tierno

Here's another one
"Anorexic Cube"

and a variation of the bathysphere, with holes,

Ideas, renderings, modification are alwawys wellcome ...

anorexic cube.skp

bathysphere-with-holes.skp

tim

You might enjoy making models of some of Bathsheba's work too -http://www.bathsheba.com.

honoluludesktop

Renders not as slick as others by with spirit!

guzman tierno

@tim said:

You might enjoy making models of some of Bathsheba's work too -http://www.bathsheba.com.

Thanks,

that's actually interesting,

(some of the sculptures are pretty similar,
for instance: [url=http://www.georgehart.com/sculpture/mermaids-delight.html:3a22axhl]Hart[/url:3a22axhl], [url=http://www.bathsheba.com/sculpt/quintrino/:3a22axhl]Bathsheba[/url:3a22axhl])

guzman tierno

@honoluludesktop said:

Renders not as slick as others by with spirit!

Nice !!

spirit is important,
thank you,

Ross Macintosh

Very cool models & renders!

I had fun playing with the 'anorexic cube' one. Attached is a Podium render postprocessed by adding noise, texture & sharpening. In the model itself I had beveled all the edges of the shapes but I doubt that shows up in this render.

Regards, Ross

guzman tierno

@ross macintosh said:

I had fun playing with the 'anorexic cube' one. Attached is a Podium render postprocessed by adding noise, texture & sharpening.

That's really cool Ross !

@ross macintosh said:

In the model itself I had beveled all the edges of the shapes but I doubt that shows up in this render.

It does, it shows up in the render,
I should have smoothened the edges, thanks,

I really like also the holes in the components, it becomes more dynamic,

nice work,

regards, guzman.

guzman tierno

@unknownuser said:

Seems curious that you don't know TopMod

I actually didnt know it. Thank you.

@unknownuser said:

It's the crazzy must prog that I have never seen!

It actually looks really impressive, I'm downloading it and I'll be soon
experimenting.

I have to say however that I enjoy drawing structures in SU, I think its fun and it gives you the possibility to understand what you do. I'll be back on this after using TopMod.

Thanks for the interesting links,
guzman

pilou

Seems curious that you don't know TopMod
Maybe this can help you
See the gallery for intricated form
This one for example
It's the crazzy must prog that I have never seen!
Just export in OBJ then OBJ to a format that be used by SU (3ds...)(Anim8or for example)
Of course you can use it for any deviant Art or architectures!

pilou

@unknownuser said:

I have to say however that I enjoy drawing structures in SU, I think its fun and it gives you the possibility to understand what you do.

Both are crazy and very well complementary!
TopMod permit to create topologic surfaces that will be very difficult to make with another progs!
A little training is also necessary
Use it only for modeling not for rendering or texturing! (here imported in Zbrush)
Have fun with it! (you can click for zoom)

guzman tierno

@unknownuser said:

TopMod permit to create topologic surfaces that will be very difficult to make with another progs!

Topological surfaces was actually my field of interest ...
So

merci beacoup Pilou !!!

Edit:
I've been using TopMod (or trying to use it) for one hour or so. My impressions:

Too buggy, crashes really too much
Difficult to use (It took me a lot of time to understand the user interface and how the commands work)
Too difficult to obtain what you want (you end up making what the program wants, that's how I felt)
I dont understand how they choose the commands, they seem to me too random
It has of course some new ideas, but needs to be improved a lot imo.

Durant Hapke

Mad math GT,

Rocking bring that.

What a bunch or rock star models... Not sure that my bubble noggin can cope with such complexites at this hour...

But, I would have to, well, I will have to get down on this a bit later.

Time for a morning pour.

Durant "You mean I bend this over?" Hapke

pilou

@unknownuser said:

I've been using TopMod (or trying to use it) for one hour or so

Yes it's not intuitive like SU
A big training is necessary before make that you want!

guzman tierno

Back to the topic,

Here's one more,
this one it's only inspired by Hart's sculptures
but I invented it. "Giraffe".
whatever you want to say about or do with them is greatly appreciated.

(I attached also a variation of "Knot Structured", I changed the colors to make it a bit more similar to the original).

As usual: images and skp files ...

giraffe2.skp

giraffe.skp

knot structured.skp