C.J. Moseley's Blog, page 91
January 14, 2016
archiemcphee:
Today’s lesson in Art + Science = Awesome enables…
Today’s lesson in Art + Science = Awesome enables us to hold in our hands an animal that existed over 440 million years ago: the trilobite. Dr. Allan Drummond, Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago in the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, is fascinated by these extinct arthropods. Among the most successful of all early animals, over 17,000 known species roamed the oceans for over 270 million years. They’re the most diverse group of animals preserved in the fossil record.
“We find their shells fossilized everywhere,” explains Drummond. “They’re museum staples – but we rarely see what they really looked like, with all of their soft tissues (legs, antennae, gills) intact.”
So Dr. Drummond decided to use 3D printing technology to recreate a trilobite as it would’ve appeared as a living creature. First he had to research as many different trilobites as possible in order to figure out which species was the best candidate for 3D printing. Eventually he determined that a trilobite from the genus Ceraurus had the best shape for his 3D printing goals.
“Ceraurus is ideal,” he says. “They have long yet substantial genal [head segement] and pygidial [tail segment] spines, complex thoracic armor, gorgeous curves, unmistakable trilobite form. Enough detail to warrant 3D printing, enough structural solidity to survive it.”
Having chosen the right trilobite the next steps concerned rendering it for 3D printing. Drummon started by drawing it by hand in pencil and then using Inkscape. Then 3D modeling guides were created using Blender. The final result is beautiful and incredibly lifelike.
“I’m very happy with how it turned out,” says Drummond. “When you hold [the model] in your hand, it practically squirms. You can imagine her exploring her world, questing with her antennae, seeking prey and potential mates.”
Head over to Nerdist to learn more about the painstaking process used to create this awesome model and view additional photos.
[via Nerdist]
Beautiful Science
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January 13, 2016
vhs-ninja:
Guyver 2: Dark Hero (1994)
A blast from the past
vhs-ninja:
Guyver 2: Dark Hero (1994)
A blast from the past
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Guyver 2: Dark Hero (1994)
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January 12, 2016
70sscifiart:
Gervasio Gallardo’s H.P. Lovecraft cover…
Gervasio Gallardo’s H.P. Lovecraft cover art, 1970 – 1973
More excellent Lovecraftian art.
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January 11, 2016
January 9, 2016
70sscifiart:
“Re-imagining four common products from 2010 as if…
“Re-imagining four common products from 2010 as if they were designed in 1977: an mp3 player, a laptop, a mobile phone and a handheld video game system. I then created a series of fictitious but stylistically accurate print ads to market them.”
From Alex Varanese.
More images in the Alt1977 series can be found here.
Excellent. Just like those old Atari ads…
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January 8, 2016
Handy field guide with out the Sanity-loss inducing text.
Handy field guide with out the Sanity-loss inducing text.
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January 7, 2016
Amazon Paradox War Trilogy Paradox
I was facebooking when another Indie Author (Drew A Avera) told me that he had just […]
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localalienparty:
wallpaper for each planet (plus the sun)via…
wallpaper for each planet (plus the sun)
Brilliant solar system… Best I’ve been to.
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Welcome to 2016
Well here we are in 2016 and I don’t think I’ve posted a thing from this […]
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January 6, 2016
visualvibs:
1 Click Energy Photoshop Action
Create highly…
1 Click Energy Photoshop Action
Create highly detailed energy effects from your photos easily! This effect will save you hours of work and is simple to use. All layers are color coded, named and grouped appropriately.
Download it here: http://bit.ly/1Y8dJC5
Great set of actions… New Game PC runs photoshop… Might have to give creating actions a try…
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1 Click Energy Photoshop Action
Create highly… appeared first on CJMoseley.com.
