deepseaconvict
New Member
This is the first time I have seen this stuff. At first I thought it was great. Then my alter ego kicked in and I thought wow this just makes its easier for others to do this... I realize everyone has their owns steps for manufacturing a product and I'm not knocking this at all. It kinda reminds me of building a model airplane from a kit. I think there is a big difference between recreating something you see or like and building something with designs already done... I have looked at a few builds here and have been fascinated with how fast some who, with little experience can whip out an Iron man mask after printing, cutting, gluing, etc... I realize that much is left to be done to have a finished product, still I don't see any similarity between those who use this method and others who sculpt (any material,-clay-wood-steel etc..) other then to have a finished product. For me an artist can create or duplicate something, with minimal support materials. For example: pictures, dimensional measurements etc. However from what i've seen (is some cases) what has been done using this method and then improved upon to some extent could labeled nothing less then recreated by an artist. Still after viewing so many negative comments on recasting I wonder how this would effect me if I start using this method. Its obviously vary efficient and in essence recasting another another product exactly with little interpretation... If said I was going to build an iron man suit then proceeded to download, cut and paste -how would that reflect own me as an artist? I honestly would like to know.