B e r t S i m o n s
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In 2006, when the answer to my 'mid-life crisis' question 'what will remain of me?' came close to: ' ....nothing' I decided to clone myself to change the odds. Build your own Bert! You can help to to have me remembered, right click on this link and save the pdf file to your computer. Print the 12 pages on thick (80 grams) paper and start making your own personal Bert. At the moment my clones are spreading around the world. update: the map is updated! Click here to see them living happy lives.. |
I decided to clone myself...
I first sculptured my head in 3d. This is the hardest part...I never sculptured with clay before but now I understand why everybody admires Rodin.
then used photographs to texture it. Now with the skin around it it I continued modelling and the head started looking like me
In my 3d program blender I flattened out the skin into printable pieces of paper
and started gleing these pices together , here the first parts are glued
the first two beta bertjes I am quitte pleased wi... ....(read more)
and the final portrait