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US 7,133,734 B2Granted
Method for creating a sculpture
OwnerRichard Backer, Daniel Backerinventors
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Abstract
A method for sculpting art including preparing an artistic line drawing of interconnected lines having varying widths. The artistic line drawing is converted to a format suitable for computer numeric controls for guiding cutting means. The sculpture is cut out of a piece of material using cutting means suitable for defining holes around the artistic line drawing. The sculpture and mounting means are finished. The mounting means provides a mechanism for spacing the sculpture from and attaching the sculpture to a structure. The mounting means are substantially invisible to a viewer when positioned on the structure. The sculpture having a combination of varying weight lines which appear to be drawn by a felt tipped pen.
Claims17
A method for creating a sculpture comprising the steps of:
- a. creating a two-dimensional line drawing on a first medium, said line drawing being created through the use of a drawing instrument, said line drawing having varying line widths, the varying line widths being used to artistically show depth of the two-dimensional line drawing in a three dimensional format, the format including space, shading and a fineness of a particular line to other lines;
- b. scanning the line drawing into a computer system;
- c. converting the line drawing into a computerized image using the computer system;
- d. displaying the computerized image on a display means;
- e. reviewing, evaluating and editing the computerized image to ensure the artistic quality of the two-dimensional line drawing is adequately represented by the computer image;
- f. converting the computerized image into a computer numeric control format;
- g. cutting the computerized image into a second medium using the computer numeric control format, said second medium being flat, said second medium having a facing surface and a reverse side;
- h. drying the second medium;
- i. applying a color to the image cut into the second medium;
- j. finishing the facing surface of the second medium;
- k. positioning a stud on the reverse side of the second medium;
- l. connecting a spacer to the stud, said spacer having a distal end;
- m. positioning a washer on the distal end of the spacer;
- n. positioning the second medium on a wall;
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- o. mounting the second medium a finite distance from the wall via the stud, spacer
- and washer, the stud, spacer and washer being concealed when the second medium is positioned on the wall, the finite distance being about 1 and ½ inches,
- p. whereby said method creates a first optical effect, the first optical effect is that the image cut into the second medium is drawn directly on the wall.
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An apparatus for making a sculpture comprising:
- a. creating means for creating a two-dimensional line drawing on a first medium, said line drawing being created through the use of a drawing instrument, said line drawing having varying line widths, the varying line widths being used to artistically show depth of the two-dimensional line drawing in a three dimensional format, the format including space, shading and a fineness of a particular line to other lines;
- b. scanning means for scanning the line drawing into a computer system;
- c. first converting means for converting the line drawing into a computerized image using the computer system;
- d. displaying means for displaying the computerized image on a display means;
- e. reviewing, evaluating and editing means for reviewing, evaluating and editing the computerized image to ensure the artistic quality of the two-dimensional line drawing is adequately represented by the computer image;
- f. second converting means for converting the computerized image into a computer numeric control format;
- g. cutting means for cutting the computerized image into a second medium using the computer numeric control format, said second medium being flat, said second medium having a facing surface and a reverse side;
- h. drying means for drying the second medium;
- i. applying means for applying a color to the image cut into the second medium;
- j. finishing means for finishing the facing surface of the second medium;
- k. first positioning means for positioning a stud on the reverse side of the second medium;
- l. connecting means for connecting a spacer to the stud, said spacer having a distal end;
- m. second positioning means for positioning a washer on the distal end of the spacer;
- n. third positioning means for positioning the second medium on a wall;
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- o. mounting means for mounting the second medium a finite distance from the the wall via the stud, spacer and washer, the stud, spacer and washer being concealed when the second medium is positioned on the wall, the finite distance being about 1 and ½ inches,
- p. whereby said method creates a first optical effect, the first optical effect being that the image cut into the second medium is drawn directly on the wall.
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