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Slide Show: Additive Workshop's Megasculpture

December 14, 2012

Rivera’s towering warrior, under construction at Additive Workshop

Photography by Nathaniel Young

Additive starts with a detailed 3D digital scan of a small "draft" of the final product.

Photography by Nathaniel Young

That scan gives Additive a precise plan of the object that can then be scaled up or down.

Photography by Nathaniel Young

The resized digital plan guides the company's robotic cutting devices and human craftspeople.

Photography by Nathaniel Young

The final, finishing details are left to the artist to execute by hand.

Photography by Nathaniel Young

The Wilsonville-based Additive Workshop has become the go-to choice for sculptors who want to turn small-scale prototypes into outsized statements. Here, we see the start-to-finish assembly of a horseback warrior by acclaimed sculptor George Rivera.

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