Assignment 1 Object of Interest - Photogrammetry and 3D Printing

For my object of interest I decided to do my Asic Tiger shoe. Although it may be simple in context, it is actually quite complex and intricate especially in relation to wear and tear detail and different texture and patterns. Thinking about it now it may perhaps have been better to choose a shoe which had different colours rather then being one colour.



After photographing my shoe it was then a matter of of applying photogrammetry to provide a 3D model which I then could use to model my sculptural object to print 3D. The Photosynth website was used in combination with MeshLab tool.
Below are some images taken from MeshLab first of it with the point clouds and secondly with a mesh and texture.







These images with the textures applied to them can be compared to the original photograph taken. The similarities and accuracy of comparative detail is very impressive with an almost identical replica created as a 3D model.


In order to get inspiration for my abstract object I collected some images as reference.


Image Above- I love the idea of a city within a shoe!











After looking at some of these images of different shoe art and abstract shoe designs I did a few sketches and played with 3dsMAX to create some sought of sculptural object that could be printed as 3D.







Below are some quick renderings done in 3dsMax which are abstract applications of the sketches above. From these few different models I will select the model which I intend on using in my 3d print.





ABSTRACT OBJECT

The model which I am selecting to use as my 3D print is the first image model. This particular absrtract object I believe is depicting some sought of growth coming out of the shoe.. I wanted it to resemble a unique type of flower which has sprouted out of this shoe, giving an almost organic and natural feel to the shoe, which looks like it has been moulded from mud and evolved out. The shoe now has a sculptural element in the form of the flower coming out of the top... with the shoe looking out of place it is made to look natural with its wax like mould transition from the base which reaches up toward the flower.






3D Print