Most of the time there are dozens of extremely talented people in the closest environment, but we look for the far far away artists. 3D Printing competition is over and the winners look forward their 3D printers to arrive. Until they wait for it, we talk to the winner of The Best 3D Printable Portfolio - Sam Abbott. He is a 3D designer, who works at a pioneering company of 3D printed designs. This is a proof that he was highly experienced to take the lead in the competition.
The Winner of The Best 3D Printable Portfolio Sam Abbott Represents His 3D Printed Artwork in Holland
I guess all of it has really started at university, where I was introduced to a wide range of 3D modeling technologies and various software packages that were essential for my Bachelor studies of product design. For almost 5 years already I have been professionally working in the field of 3D Arts ever since I joined the team at Freedom Of Creation. This company is a pioneering one in the area of 3D printed designs. For 2 of these years I have been freelancing for my personal company realizing a diversity of the projects, produced by the clients.
3D designed product can work in the real world only if it has a practical function - unless it is art! I want my products to be used everyday, so they require a high degree of functionality and durability in design. I decided to specialize in the area of 3D printing because my designs are instant! They were made with careful measurements and design practice. Actually, you can create a product that requires no prototyping, but the world will judge it and give feedback on creations instantly. To sum up, sometimes it takes half a year to finish a rendering, when you work in other fields like furniture design.
Personally, I do find nanotechnologies simply incredible in this field. The fact that IBM is looking for ways to use moving individual atoms to form a desired configuration, I believe, will play a huge part and affect the future of 3D printing. They are working on the Worlds Smallest Movie right now, by the way. The most exciting about 3D printing is that the industry has already turned to environment-friendly side by using biodegradable filaments. It is not extremely popular, of course, so we need to come up with more creations to support it.
Modeling usual 3D models and 3D printable ones is completely distinctive. Ordinary 3D models are designed for virtual use: animations, visualisations or advertising industry. It enables you to add lots of extra visual details such as smoke, fur or particle simulations. Everything that is going to be 3D printed needs to be modeled following strict rules of the 3D geometry and mind certain 3D printing parameters depending on the particular printer. Overall form and use are what really matter. You can forget materials, forget lighting, forget everything that is not 3D geometry.
Yes I do. But as we know, many regular 3D files can be easily converted into 3D printable files. In my opinion, almost everything of the real world is digitalized now. As I work in the 3D printable design area, I can tell that this industry need the fresh ideas and completely new design concepts to improve our daily lives.
My mind blows-away, when I think about the possibilities of devices, software, designing fantasies and reproduction of what was created on a computer... We are definitely witnessing the vanguard of technology, but not a fad!
I am sure 3D printed designs already are being browsed online and soon will be 3D printed at the each home: no packaging no transportation, no inventorization. Moreover, we can create shapes and forms that could have never been realized by conventional manufacturing techniques.
Definitely, something else than any testing may require. I would love to start printing one of my own designs - phone covers. The size of a model and its complexity prove it to be a suitable model for this. Even I myself want to get a nice mobile cover.
Of course, Youtube! There is actually nothing you could not learn, as long as you are precise. This digital base contains video, starting with beginner steps and leading to advanced techniques. You can always find step by step instructions provided, you can play, pause and replay whenever you want and it is the way better than any of my advices.
Thanks for this short chat, Sam! Hope to see you in future competitions! Good luck!
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