The touch of Aural Sculptures
The draft for an Aural Sculpture is not yet definite by the engineering of the inner volume dimensions and the shaping of its outer visual silhouette. A special feature is the independent design of the topography of the visible enclosure surface. Applications range from planar patterns over distinct stamping elements to figural incorporations.
These applications become integral part of the immaterial model for the Aural Sculpture to be fabricated in one go, therefore dedicated to define the inimitability of each single piece.
The regular surface of a plain enclosure “as built” is a piece of art in itself. The fine grained basic material and the patient layer-by-layer build-up create an amazing appearance of natural genesis to the surface that could not be found in any other human work job.
3BE is in favor of controlling and maintaining this asset during the finishing process of an Aural Sculpture. However, smoothening of the original tactility is sometimes mandatory to maintain integrity of the subordinate aspect.
The attachment of a holohedral “micro-3D” pattern to the surface of an Aural Sculpture is the most sophisticated tactile application to an Aural Sculpture. It is a way to accent the expression of the macroscopic silhouette in a distinct way and to make a connection to the environment.
Creating Aural Sculptures with tactile areas is a challenge for any 3D artist, i.e., to match the tactile artwork and the macroscopic shape during modelling in terms of dimensions, directions and distribution. The file size of the resulting 3D model is extremely high due to the count of vertices all over the structural details.
More details about this process are available, e.g., at one of our partners Taktiles design.
In 3D artistry, the limits of illustrated imagination are extended to infinity. With additive manufacturing, it is possible to materialize more of it than by any other manufacturing process. It allows us, for example, to fuse separate figural elements with the a basic Aural Sculpture. This means that we merge the original enclosure model with other 3D models, retaining all relevant enclosure dimensions with regard to playback quality.
The diversity of applicable elements is nearly unlimited – from abstract over fantasy to true-to-life replicas. Just take a look at the repertory of commercial platforms such as, e.g., cgtrader. And so is the range for the possible visual impact – from unobstrusive fine-tuning to complete reshaping of the enclosure silhouette. A mind-blowing playground.
The stamping with a personal information or signet is surely the most apparent way of individualization. A personal writing, a signature or a 3D-photograph can be turned into an inimitable 3D-application to the enclosure as well.