DIY: Mayor Harold Washington Bust Scan at Chicago Public Library

thingiverse

DIY: Mayor Harold Washington Bust In honor of the Harold Washington Summit, we've crafted a 3D scan of the late mayor in the Maker Lab. How We Made It- Using photographs, cutting-edge 3D scanning technology, and free CAD software, the Maker Lab team painstakingly recreated an exact replica of the bust of Harold Washington that proudly sits in the State Street Corridor of Harold Washington Library Center. The original artwork was skillfully created by sculptor Abelardo Ghoulam in 1988 using a unique substance called marbeline and later cast in bronze. To create the 3D model, we began by capturing high-quality photos of the original sculpture with a Canon DSLR camera and conducted a 3D scan using an Xbox Kinect. Next, we utilized 123D Catch, Blender, and Sculptris – all free software programs – to compile the images and incorporate as much intricate detail as possible from the original. Finally, we printed it out on our Makerbot Replicator 2 3D printer. Make It Yourself- If you're eager to create a miniature Mayor Washington (or use our model in another artistic project), you can download the file or find it on Thingiverse. Once you're prepared to print, join us in the Maker Lab during Open Shop to bring your mini-mayor to life! Special thanks to John Christensen, Emily Faulkner, Jorge Garcia, Glenn Humphries, Tommy Stanton, and Morag Walsh for making this incredible project a reality!