This is super nifty!

thanks bud :D
now i can print out millions of beeps.. to take over..!

I for one welcome our new Beep overlords!

Most impressive!

^_^ thank you. i am still trying to learn how to get the best quality print but it's tough!

Pretty neat :o

=P thanks!

should asked this in the submission but please reply here:
what kind of species would you like to see next :D species and gender please.

Snakes: male.

That, or, a marlin.

marlin might be too fragile XD thin fins and long noses may break really easily
snake... that's a good idea

Yes, that's right...

What about some other type of fish? You know what, screw fish, how about Pokèmon?

More Sharks ^^

Female killer whale >.>

A female squirrel! ^^ PLEEEEEASE!!! I luuurv squirrels and don't see many of them owo Or a squirrel spider hybrid. They're so... so freaking creepy x3

Kittens, just kittens. Cute, adorable 3D kittens with hats (if possible). Please :3

Would definitely live to see your take on a female hawk of sorts.

Also, any good tutorials/ guides on using zbrush? Where's a good place to start :>

id loove to do a hawk! feathers may be challenging, wings definitely either have to be thick-ish, or folded, otherwise they'll be pretty fragile!
I used these tutorials to really understand the basics of zbrush. it's a pretty easy program to learn, but the UI is really really confusing.. however with enough patience and practice it's SUPER user-friendly and easy to pick up. :D
http://www.pixologic.com/zclassroom/homeroom/ i hope it comes in handy!

So how does this printer thingy work? Does it carve it?

it prints it in layers, kinda like a big glorified hot glue gun :P
heres a time lapse of one printing (not of the model i have though but the best vid i could get showing how they print) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uII9-29U_oQ

Oh, I see. How much do these things (+materials) cost?

a lot... at least the one i have is costly, in the thousands. the material isn't too expensive ($200 for a reel of it) because it goes through it pretty slow.

The cost of the machine varies from model to model. Look up reprap. Some of the cheaper ones are $500ish dollars, ranging up to $2k for larger ones which are extremely solid. This isn't exactly a case of "you get what you pay for", quality is similar on all models, but size is definitely a factor as well as issues such as heating elements for melting the materials you work with, what kind of materials they can use, and swappable parts (a plastic printing head versus a metal printing head, for example).

Material also varies widely based on the machine, thickness, quality, and type. Some machines (rarely) take pellets instead of the usual spool of plastic. Some use thicker lines than others. Prices can vary from as low as $50 for a spool to $300 for a spool, but that price varies too based on quality, thickness, material, and the length of the spool. A friend of mine says his doesn't go through a spool very fast, but if you print a lot or run into errors with your print (like the base of the figurine comes loose during printing and the whole thing gets ruined half way through) it adds up fast.

Hmmm...sounds like something I could invest in, in the future...if I had the coinage...

Keep in mind building size is also quite limited. These printers can't do anything larger than certain dimensions, and the largest I know of is a cubic foot. Anything bigger would probably require a much larger, much more expensive machine that does CNC (selectively carving away bits of a material to make something, arguably the cheapest option) or SLS (selective laser sintering, basically burning plastic powder layer by layer to make pieces. It's very high detail as well, but omg the prices...).

My goal in life is to afford an SLS machine for my garage. It would be smarter to buy a car at that price, but fuck cars I can print myself a bike with that!

Plus, bikes are healthier!

Man, at those prices I could just hand-carve things,

Thanks for answering my questions! Here's a jar of cookies, ^π^ *Gives you a jar of cookies*

Well keep in mind at $20k you get a printer that can print 1m^3 objects with exacting precision. It's stuff better than what you'd buy at your local toy store. And depending on the material used you can print some pretty durable things (SLS can also use aluminum powder!).

So, what your telling me is this:

For 20K, I can make replica Minecraft objects out of aluminium.

No, for $20k you can get the device that lets you make replica minecraft objects out of aluminum. You have to pay more to get the aluminum dust in sufficient quantities. >)

Ohhh...Well, for 20K+ I can, ^π^

that's plain amazing, hope you could take commisions for this

i definitely plan on taking commissions =3 i think it'll be fun!

awesome XD I wish I had skills and a 3D printer D:

aw just keep practicing =) there are lots of great free programs to use for 3D. as for the printer... XD some schools have them available to use! i also would like to be able to print out sculpts that other artists made, if they send me the files.

I had it in my studys (used maia at that time) but I really have no skill and eyes for that :/
at some time I really wanne make figures of my stuff but it mind take a while till than xD;

Maya is a great 3D tool. 3D is so hard... it definitely isn't for everyone and can take a long time to learn!
your art is beyond amazing... i'm sure you will be able to pick it up with some practice/research =3

yeah it is...I just used it in my studys to pass and that was it XD;;;;;;; I cant think 3D for whatever reason <.<;
well that or I just throw money at 3D artist which appears easier for me XD;

Looks way past cool :) i wish i could afford a 3D printer ^^ could have soo much fun with it =3

so many things to print out...
i can even print a working gun! <_> but i'm not going to do that.

Hehe yea ive seen the word around it ^^ id prolly print out minatures and paint em, ^^ is an old w40k player so would work wonders :D

i definitely considered printing out my own 40k army XD the possibilities are endless!!
however 40k models are so ridiculously detailed, i have yet to see a 3d printer that can get the accuracy you see from injection molding. but for custom stuff like a destroyed vehicle.. it could be soo cool!

Oh ya ^^

This is the future right there.

soon we will be able to print out REAL furries >:O and they will rule over us..

Will you be painting these as well, or printing only? This is really neat and I can't wait to see what you decide to sell them for!

I'm actually sending the two sharks in the middle pic to  finir who is a super talented painter!! I tried painting a shark and... i.. i am so bad at painting that i just wanna cry XD so i airbrushed it a solid color in defeat. HOWEVER these are very much paintable which is why I can't wait to get some really nice examples of painted sculpts :)

Oh I love Finir's painting skills! My mate is really good at painting as well, and I try some but I get frustrated. He and I both paint Warhammer minis like Finir (not quite as high quality, but still great). Cannot wait to see what else you bring to the table, so to speak :)

This is fantastic. I wish I could do this with my characters!

3-D sharkgirl/guy? I'd pay to see this done!

I sooooooooo can't wait to paint those shark babes! :D

also, you put yourself down! your zbrushing skills are pretty dern good!

My body - I mean, my wallet is ready.

Excellent! This is fantastic work and a great idea.. it was only a matter of time before I saw this come out!

3d shark boobs, HELL YES.

Wow, they look pretty awesome hun! xx

I say they look really good! Can you give a rough estimate how much a sculpt like this would cost?

thanks! the shark is 4 inches tall, and the fox is about 5 inches long (from feet to tail), it really all depends on the amount of material used :) for the amount of material these use, and other static factors, I'd say it's gonna cost between 80-100. i wish it could be lower but sadly at this time i can't make it any lower =(

Oh I think the price is totally ok :) how much would you add to that if you had to create the model in 3D too?

i don't think creating anything custom will cost too much extra, i'm really doing this all out of fun/needed 3D practice ^^ i'm going to be making some base poses and stuff that people can choose from to get customized to be their character, but of course if someone wants a totally custom pose i can do that too =) it's tough to get a more exact estimate at this time but i will hopefully have one soon
people of course can also simply send me the model files they have created and i can print them out.

OK, now I will wait until you post a journal saying you will offer these

how much to purchase one of these sexy shark girls?

for the shark model at 4inches tall i believe the cost is going to be $100. it can also come in orange or white ^^
hope that's okay, the prices are a little higher than i had wanted but there's so many costs i have to cover.

yeowch.

out of my budget for the time being... but im not suprized in the least. 3d printing can be costly.

they are very good prints though!

thanks! yeah, i REALLY wanted the price to be a lot lower, was hoping for $60 but unfortunately i have to compensate for the material cost, and the risk of prints getting errors/messing up. I'm not getting a profit out of this, all of the money earned is helping my dad, i'm doing it out of fun ^_^
I just wish the price could reflect that x)

now paint them!!

My husband wants a 3D printer so bad lol he's been wanting me to try this kinda stuff but omg so expensive lol. which one are you using?

i'm using the dimension 1200es... if he's looking for a printer that won't totally destroy your wallets i recommend this one!!! http://cubify.com/cubex/ really awesome.

How on earth did you manage to afford anything from stratasys??

Nevermind, just read the other posts. :P

3DPD: 3D Pretty Detailed

May I ask what material they're made of? I don't know if you answered in another comment. But I'm curious! :O

how much i need 1 lol

You gonna paint it?

 finir is =)

Lol I should have guessed

Did you buy a 3d printer or something?

I will certainly take you up on the Hauptmann Ritter one. <3 <3 <3

You need to do a tutorial for this, i've been trying to make 3D furries in Maya for a while now and i can't seem to get anywhere.

I use Zbrush :) although I also love Maya.. sadly i don't have any good maya tutorials for you but i do have some zbrush ones that help go over the fundamentals of 3D
http://www.pixologic.com/zclassroom/homeroom/

if only i had Zbrush... i have Mudbox... its... kinda like Zbrush... kinda...

mudbox is great, i highly recommend blender too :)

Trying to learn Blender too... it's not as... intuitive? as Maya, kind of annoying to play around with.

what would it coast to commision one of these?

sadly its gonna have to be a bit expensive (looking at $100) because of covering a lot of costs. i wanted the price to be a lot lower, was hoping for $60 but unfortunately i have to compensate for the material cost, and the risk of prints getting errors/messing up.

I think thats a good price.

I'd totally buy a mini-Beep from you :P

mini-beeps... that'd be so awesome =D

I disagree with this entire statement
"what happens when a dumb girl with mediocre zbrush skills gets a hold of a 3D printer..."
1.) your not dumb :P
2.) mediocre my ass, i went to offical college classes to make 3d models and design games and these look better then alot of the stuff iv done

Anyways good job ^.^ I was wounder when some one I "knew" was going to get their hands on a 3d printer and do this, was kinda hoping it would be me but college is killing my wallet atm -.-

ffdjhgdfs i need 10 of these please

PLEASE

PLEEZ ;w;

Holyshit! I would get two! Of I had the money when you do open for custom ones 8D
Very much want! They look so cool!

Wow, these are so cool! I'd totally love one when you start doing custom commissions. How much do you think you would charge for something this complex?

sadly they're gonna have to be expensive.. i'm looking at around 100. still hundreds cheaper than other people i see offering it but still :( wish it was more affordable

That looks like some surprisingly good resolution for a reprap, I'm curious to know the model/cost of the machine you aquired.

My dad and I purchased a dimension 1200es printer. the price will make your head spin... luckily my dad had the company that made it as clients and had gotten a decent deal on it.. still ridiculously expensive though.

Looked it up online, I'm familiar with the style of printer, I've worked in a few engineering shops which employ them. 30k isn't overly that much really, I regularly work with half million dollar CNC machines, and run a business, so I ask out of professional interest. Currently I get my 3d prototyping done through shapeways.com (as their resolution is acceptable and the price isn't overly bad) but considering my work/experience/familiarity with SolidWorks and the growing interest in this country with 3D prototyping, I'm considering a purchase. 0.3mm resolution, ABS plastic, and multi color ability, along with 'open file/print' simplicity is quite provocative.

With a printer like that, you're going to be able to offer some serious character modeling commissions, I predicted this was going to happen 5 years ago when the first 3D printers started coming out.

This is so super cool!
~ Fawnix

I would LOVE to buy one of these of my own persona if you ever decided to sell these.

oh i definitely plan on it! ^_^ in the next few days i will try to have a journal with all the info.

That looks impressive.

That's really neat, I'm getting into 3d printing myself. Just curious why you chose such a high end model when there are relatively inexpensive open-source options?

My dad was the one that purchased it, and it simply came down to that he had done work for the company and they had given him a pretty hefty discount. I don't know anything else about it other than that he and a business partner had split it 50/50 for an up-and-coming business.
I couldn't find many other printers that printed ABS plastic with high accuracy, most printers I see are resin or PLA which is not as durable. :P and that's soo cool!! I hope you are able to post some 3D prints, i'd love to see them some time :)

Oh I see. Well, awesome. I was looking at the Gigabot project because the print area is so huge, with pretty decent resolution too, but I missed their kickstarter by like 3 days...

http://www.re3d.org/#!work/canh

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with too

Ah those prints look sooo damn awesome!!! The stratasys machines really put out high quality prints! Just wish their cartridges weren't so crazily expensive... always stopped me from printing lots of stuff while I had access to em at uni. I use much lower end machines now but they're not tooo bad.

SO ARE YOU SELLING THESE, OR

YES I AM. at least trying to.
my latest journal has all the DETAILZ

take my money and gimme