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Posted on 25/05/18 08:44:56 AM
Steve Caplin
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Challenge 707: The brick iron
I was sent this picture by DavidMac, who suggested members might want to build other household items out of brick. Well, perhaps you might, but your challenge this week is to turn this sculpture back into a functioning iron, ideally by creating the required textures from scratch.

If you wish, you might want to fix that broken lead, too.

NOTE: Next Friday morning I'll be en route to New Orleans for the Creative Pro conference, so may be somewhat late is writing up this Challenge.

High res is here.



Posted on 25/05/18 3:29:50 PM
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Re: Challenge 707: The brick iron
Since creating textures from scratch is my most difficult task, I've (at least for now) decided on just quick and silly...





Posted on 25/05/18 4:19:24 PM
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Re: Challenge 707: The brick iron
lwc wrote:
.........' just quick and silly...


I think we can concede you both of those.

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Posted on 27/05/18 12:20:18 PM
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Re: Challenge 707: The brick iron
Anthony Gormley's 'Ironing Man'




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Posted on 27/05/18 4:39:49 PM
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Re: Challenge 707: The brick iron
GKB wrote:
Anthony Gormley's 'Ironing Man




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Posted on 27/05/18 5:49:30 PM
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Re: Challenge 707: The brick iron
Well it's been a long quiet Sunday so I managed to devote a whole day to this - which is just as well as I needed it! I have treated this quite literally as a technical challenge which is good discipline for me because I don't normally like them ........... when I suggested this picture to Steve I had something quite different in mind which he promptly turned on its head!

I photographed this in Beijing. It's interesting how once it's converted to a real object it takes on a definite 1970s early communist Chinese chunky style.

Heavy economy on cable too!




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Posted on 27/05/18 7:07:15 PM
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Re: Challenge 707: The brick iron
Thank you Sara.

David that's very nicely done and, unlike mine, on brief.

For the next couple of weeks I'll be on my hols so little, if any, participation.

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Posted on 28/05/18 00:52:55 AM
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Re: Challenge 707: The brick iron
That is very nice indeed David... mirrored chrome is great.

Posted on 28/05/18 07:44:17 AM
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Re: Challenge 707: The brick iron
That's very realistic David. You even connected the plug!


Posted on 28/05/18 08:45:32 AM
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Re: Challenge 707: The brick iron
Mariner wrote:
You even connected the plug!


I was going to leave it broken with coloured wires sticking out - but it looked rather silly, so I didn't pursue it .........

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Posted on 28/05/18 10:41:07 AM
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Re: Challenge 707: The brick iron
lwc wrote:
... mirrored chrome is great.


Except that it's supposed to be shiny black plastic ........

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Posted on 28/05/18 5:03:23 PM
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Re: Challenge 707: The brick iron
DavidMac wrote:
lwc wrote:
... mirrored chrome is great.


Except that it's supposed to be shiny black plastic ........


Oops! I think I wrote chrome because my iron is chrome, mine may be plastic but looks like chrome...



Posted on 31/05/18 01:27:48 AM
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Re: Challenge 707: The brick iron
Brick? Iron? Steam? Steampunk!



My plan was to not make an animation this week but the above literally screamed for FX... it is here

Posted on 31/05/18 08:50:46 AM
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Re: Challenge 707: The brick iron
lwc wrote:
Brick? Iron? Steam? Steampunk!
My plan was to not make an animation this week but the above literally screamed for FX...


OH! Even without animation this is just fabulous!

The iron's clunky shape, especially at the back, does cry out for something like this. Beautifully done. Love the caged light and all the tiny details like the screws in the sole plate.

The wonderful thing about steam punk is that one can completely over indulge in the entirely unnecessary.

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Posted on 31/05/18 09:06:37 AM
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A little bit off topic ........ not an entry
This is a wee bit off topic but, after posting my previous reply, I went to make a cup of coffee and was suddenly struck by the similarity between my coffee machine and Loyd's image. All it needs is re-colouring in brass, copper and wood.

Seems that modern 21st century steam punk is alive and well ............



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Posted on 31/05/18 1:06:37 PM
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Re: Challenge 707: The brick iron
Excellent work Loyd!

Posted on 31/05/18 1:10:44 PM
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Iron Man


Posted on 31/05/18 1:19:23 PM
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Iron Man
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Iron Man




....... and beautifully done too. Perfectly matched.

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Posted on 31/05/18 1:23:56 PM
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Re: Challenge 707: The brick iron
Just a question Mariner ...... this is SO clean is it raster or vector based?

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Posted on 31/05/18 4:48:15 PM
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Re: Challenge 707: The brick iron
David - Thanks! Steampunk is fun and offers a lot of freedom to play with. As is always the case, I see a couple of things that are in the animation that I now wish I had done in the original... oh well.
btw- Your coffee maker looks way to complicated for me...


Michael - Thank you! I appreciate your comment.

"IRON MAN", but of course... awesome!
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