Introduction Welcome to this TPW Workflow Series on keeping a record of the process of 3D scanning and (post-) processing. This post is useful to read both prior and after following the scanning and processing Read more…
Introduction This blog of the TPW workflow series describes the scanning procedure in 3D to capture as much detail as can be possibly reached. TPW uses the DAVID SLS-3 (now called HP Scan Pro 5) Read more…
September is back and yet many of us are wondering how we got here… There is no doubt that 2020 has been an extremely challenging year for most of us. Although Covid-19 shows little sign Read more…
Introduction This blog of the TPW workflow series describes how TPW processes and post-processes 3D scans to a workable 3D object (mesh). It is divided into three parts: processing, post-processing and documentation. There are many Read more…
Loes and co-editors Martina Revello Lami and Hayley Mickleburgh invite manuscripts for the Special Issue of Open Archaeology on Art, Creativity and Automation. Sharing 3D Visualization Practices in Archaeology. This Special Issue results from a Read more…
On 2 October, Tracing the Potter’s Wheel brought the exhibition Tracing the Conical Cup to Athens. We were hosted by the Netherlands Institute at Athens, and Jill opened this second iteration of the exhibition with Read more…
One of the main themes of our exhibition ‘Tracing the Conical Cup’ is recognizing that there are many hidden traces of technology to be found on simple conical cups. The UV trace art display highlights Read more…
“The sculptor is master of time; he can change his subjects forward or back” – Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy This may be true for art or the digital (just hit ctrl+z) but Read more…
The “Tracing the Conical Cup?” exhibition is all about picking apart the many ways that TPW answers questions about these simple little pots, and then translating those questions into a visual representation which museum visitors Read more…
For archaeologists like the TPW team, pottery is an unmatched material to help gain an understanding of people in the past. Simple clay objects and surfaces, shapes and decorations are a powerful key for unlocking the Read more…