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by sbach
Tue Sep 18, 2012 9:07 pm
Forum: Art, philosophy, and content
Topic: 3D printing with glass powder
Replies: 28
Views: 39249

Re: 3D printing with glass powder

First, I admit I am just thinking these things through, so I may be completely off base here. Cynthia really answered everything solidly but I am weak and can't resist adding a little more. So I guess that if someone was able to reproduce an exact copy of a famous painting then it's just as worthy a...
by sbach
Tue Sep 18, 2012 2:48 pm
Forum: Art, philosophy, and content
Topic: 3D printing with glass powder
Replies: 28
Views: 39249

Re: 3D printing with glass powder

Okay I can certainly see how a programmer has the potential to be a artist and the machine is their medium. That being said is the second, third, fourth ..... time the programmer hits the "print" button, is that object worth the same as the first one? At least with any kind of a productio...
by sbach
Mon Sep 17, 2012 8:43 pm
Forum: Art, philosophy, and content
Topic: 3D printing with glass powder
Replies: 28
Views: 39249

Re: 3D printing with glass powder

>something made more by a computer programmer rather than an artist / craftsman I'm a computer programmer (and also married to Haley). :wink: While some like to pretend that it's engineering, programming is a craft, and programmers are just a kind of craftsman. I have found that sometimes they can e...