An Artist Who Uses 3D Scanning To Upgrade Renaissance Sculptures

They say that good artists copy and great artist slip — but creative person Barry X. Ball sort of does both with his semi - unique sculptures that come out where definitive renaissance - era sculptors leave off . Theoriginal piece are recreated as digital modelsusing a detailed scanning process , and then enhanced or augmented in 3D modeling computer software to either complete an bare work , or simply add to an already well - known piece .

When the new variation is wind up — or just wait for a next statue maker to further add to Barry ’s work — it ’s procreate in stone or marble using a painstakingly long computer - controlled milling process . A elementary bust could take as long as a month to reproduce , not including extra finish and item that have to be grave by hand .

The appendage is kind of like drawing a moustache and sideburns on the Mona Lisa , but the ruined products are more probable to be exhibited in other gallery or museums , instead of remain in an art account textbook . What ’s most important , though , is that we may finally get to see what the Venus de Milo ’s missing arm actually calculate like . [ Cool Hunting ]