There is no doubt about it, Protodemon’s competition will have their hands full trying to match the level of detail Protodemon delivers. I have had the opportunity to hold ten different digital sculptures output by Protodemon ranging from less than inch small to just over a foot tall and can’t wait to have one of my own made.

Their Rapid prototyping machine, dubbed “The Water Cooler” because of its transparent plastic casing covering the machine, has far fewer limitations as to what it can output compared to the most frequently used machines in the industry. As you can see with the resin outputs for Heber Alvarado’s “Chaos Armin” and Chris Bostjanick’s “Tentacle Girl” you are not limited to large well fastened accessories and details. Their basic output prints details as small as 100 microns (0.1 cm) and when needed or requested, they can print details as small as 50 – 25 microns (0.05 cm -0.025 cm)!

Along with an astounding level of detail, Protodemon’s resin models are very lightweight and though not indestructible, they are not super fragile. The polymer used is similar to hard plastic and can take a punch.

As a friend of Joe Bullock and Michael Amasio, the founders of Protodemon, I should wish them luck with their new business, but I don’t think they need it. Protodemon is going to take the rapid prototype industry by storm and has already set the bar several notches higher.

Regards,

Chad Fox
Visual Effects Artist | Modeler | Lighting TD | Instructor

A friend, Jon Riva, showed this simple yet incredibly useful software to me just this weekend. It is worth checking out if you in any way design or otherwise create creatures, buildings, matte paintings, vehicles, etc.. It is just as useful if you simply like drawing or making abstract art!

Alchemy is a free, open source program that allows the user to draw basic silhouette shapes with lightning speed. You can then use a variety of shape and painting modifiers that can transform your sketch into.. who knows what. The gold in Alchemy is the speed at which you can start to generate ideas from what can sometime be called homemade Rorschach ink splotches.

You have to sign up for the mailing list to receive the link to download and there is no catch to signing up your email.

For best results, I suggest changing the “Style” (Left most button) to solid fill.

In the posted image here, the artist sketched various ideas in alchemy (Left hand side) and Painted over the sketches (Right hand side) with another software e.g. Photoshop or Painter.

www.al.chemy.org/
Interface Manual for Alchemy

Chad Fox
Visual Effects Artist | Modeler | Lighting TD | Instructor