3D Print to Mold-Learning and Using Rhino

So for my first 3D prints here at UTD from the ATEC Fab Lab, structural issues with the way I modeled my Poké-ball lead to an incomplete 3D print for my solid version of my piece.

As you can see from this image from my phone the middle part of the ball was not completed as well as the ball's outer shell. 

Also, according to the lab manager, my print costed more than it should have due to the machine having to build extra support structures inside the ball. 

While retooling my model's structure is necessary for me to move to the next step, exciting creative discoveries were found as a result of the 3D print process leading to a deliberate and purposeful revision of my model directly related to my theme. 

My relief version printed fine and I moved ahead to prep it for mold-making on our first Sunday, "art-church-service", of the semester. I chose to use the brush on mold process, due to the model's dimensions in regards to material considerations, as recommended by Professor Scott.

Please refer to my blog post titled, 3D Print to Mold Relief, in order to explore the artistic discoveries I made along the way more specifically in depth, as well as, the steps and progress for the brush on mold.