Chisyn for 3D printing by BJPentecost

Omg, I am appreciating you so hard right now.

"I also know that it can be a tedious process that at times goes underappreciated as artists."

I'm going to frame that and hang it on my wall. <3

>A question though, if you don't mind?  Are the 3d printed results (sandstone) extremely brittle?

Not generally, no. They're decently sturdy. I mean, I wouldn't go tossing one around on the football field or anything but you can handle them safely.

I always quality-verify my prints so I'll be sure to take pics when it gets here.

Question answerin time! I know you said you read further ahead but I still want to answer these points anyway.

>creating what is apparently a sentient creature that is utterly unique and incapable of self reproduction for the purpose of "proof of concept" is fairly cruel in my mind.

(I don't disagree. The mere act of creating her at all could be considered cruel. However...) Aside from the occasional moodswing, she is very happy.

>but she's utterly different, and utterly alone.

Utterly? Not so much. She knows how to communicate and she has friends, loved ones, and even pets. She does know that she's different and while that has been a source of some upset, she's mostly happy.

>Fully grown, but how old?  How mentally/emotionally developed?

In some ways she is on par with a teenager but in other ways, she is superior to humans. Her social skills are a little awkward and lacking but she is capable of incredible mathematical feats. She's very complex and it's not easy to assign a number to her intelligence.

>she' appears to have secondary sex characteristics in the form of chest decorations

If she ever does become pregnant, an influx of hormones will cause subdermal glands to present and she would be able to nurse.

>How does she deal with all that?

There have been some bumps in the road but she has worked her way through most of them same way as most people learn to cope with their circumstance.

>Your makers (and hell, that's something else, you _know_ you have -makers-) see you as a work product, something to be shown off, showcased to an amazed world to display the hopes of the future.

While it's true that her makers do see her as a product, they also see her as a person and have striven to provide a healthy, positive environment for her. Conversely, she knows she was made and it doesn't seem to have ever bothered her. It's just something she accepts. This isn't always the case. Sometimes, certain differences upset her greatly but that's not one of them.

>The rest of the world is going to see you as an oddity, or a monster, or perhaps as some sort of avatar of scientific amazement and hold you in a weird sort of awe.

She has been very insulated from the outside world for that exact reason. (Speaking out of character, I don't know that I would support creating such a being and this would be one of the biggest reasons why. You know for 100% certain that people would treat her like shit because she is different. They would call her an abomination, a blasphemy, and they would demand her death. I am 100% positive.)

>But who's going to treat you like a person?

Her caretakers have been very careful about that. They respect her boundaries and afford her as much privacy as is safe. They engage with her in a way that includes communication, play, education, exercise, and socializing. It would seem cruel to an outsider but to her, it's normal life. The compound where she lives is very well protected, spacious, and includes a variety of environments for her enjoyment (her favorite being the jungle room with the lagoon-swimming pool).

>A body that can do all these amazing things, and yet 'she' totally has the short end of the stick.

That's how you see it. That's not how she sees it. (Speaking out of character again, personally, I'm not sure how I would feel about this but I'm leaning towards "bad idea." I don't think things like this should be done willynilly for the sake of science but it's a fun, challenging, and interesting topic to explore. Though, that's not what this project was originally for. She was for a Splice contest. I lost so I figured I'd just go with it and make a story up for her. Turned into this.)

Hope that answers all your questions.

"As if the digital tools did all the work and all we did was press a button"

AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! Holy crap, I want to nuke those people from orbit. If it was that simple, I would be out of a job! There would literally be no need for artists at all because anyone could make art at the press of a button. SIMPLE LOGIC! Ahck. You still have to know how to draw. If you can't draw with a pencil and paper, you're not going to be any better at it in Photoshop. All PS does is facilitate the process. You get undo, lasso select, brightness/contrast, hue/saturation but the program is not going to draw for you. *rage rage rage*

"How you learned all of these different ways of painting and mastered it is beyond me."

Heh. You want to know my secret? Practice, patience, persistence, study, and unhealthy levels of obsession with getting better. XD