This British artist turned his Tilt Brush art into a real 3D printed sculpture.
Artist Jonathan Yeo was able to completely design and create his own self-portrait in VR using Tilt Brush, which he then 3D printed the sculpture to live both in the real world and virtual.
“As a portrait artist who primarily works with oil paint in two dimensions, drawing in three-dimensional space was unknown territory for me,” Yeo said. “Until recently, I’ve never created art using VR technology, but with Google Arts and Culture and the help of Tilt Brush engineers, I brought VR and sculpture together to create something that was more than just an experiment.”
“Using virtual reality, I could explore sculpting using the skills developed in my painting practice and within my own studio environment,” Yeo said. “What’s really exciting is how the final bronze structure precisely captures the free, expressive movements that were previously only possible in paintings.”
Yeo is a highly acclaimed portrait artist who has honed in on a self-taught specific style to his portraits. He often paints celebrities or figures of notoriety — he has painted George W. Bush, Ryan Gosling and most recently model Cara DeLevingne.
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