Please note our workshops are for artists, designers and other creative practitioners. Spaces are limited so advance booking is essential. This workshop is in two parts and one ticket covers both sessions.

This workshop is presented in partnership with Black Hole Club

Part 1, Saturday 14 May, 10am­–5pm

Venue : Eastside Projects, 86 Heath Mill Lane, B9 4AR

Led by Tim Milward of backface, a 3D scanning and printing company based in Digbeth, this practical workshop will introduce you to Photogrammetry a 3D scanning process that combines multiple photographic images to create high resolution textured digital ‘objects’ which can be 3D printed or used in digital contexts.

In this practical workshop Tim will demonstrate his professional scanning rig and equipment and will also introduce us to free software that artists and designers can use to make 3D scans. Workshop participants will scan a small object and then, under Tim’s guidance, will use free software to clean up and optimise the resulting 3D mesh and prepare it for 3D printing.

You will need to bring a laptop to the session with:

1. Autodesk Memento and Meshlab software

Download them for free from https://memento.autodesk.com/try-memento & http://meshlab.sourceforge.net/

2. A object to scan that:

* Is not tiny, but is also no bigger than a football.

* Has a matt finish – ie is not shiny, glossy or reflective.

* Has different colours or textures – this will scan better than something that is one colour. Please note very dark colours like black do not scan as well.

3. A three button mouse – not essential, but very helpful when working with 3D software.

Part 2, Monday 16 May, 6–9pm

Venue: Vivid Projects, 16 Minerva Works, 158 Fazeley Street, B5 5RS

Led by artist Antonio Roberts this workshop will introduce participants to Blender a free and open source 3D creation suite which supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline from modeling, rigging and animation to simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking.

Using the 3D meshes produced during Part 1 as a starting point, Antonio will introduce the basics of modifying meshes and optimizing them for 3D printing.

You will need to bring a laptop to the session along with:

1. Blender, which can be downloaded for free from http://blender.org

2. A three-button mouse (one with a scroll wheel).

3. A Wacom tablet - not essential but would be useful if you have one.