I had an old Alias model with a simple generative pattern on it gathering dust on my storage space and one day I decided to go through some old files to clean out the cobwebs which is when I reopened this. The initial intention of this model was for it to be a organic modern kettle but since this was an abandoned model a lot of the elements were missing. However, when i opened it again recently it struct me that it looked more like either a huge building or a tiny little chocolate with maybe some ganache filling. I decided to take this little idea further.
I started with some quick 3D renders of the model with a chocolate-esque material applied to it. This gave some really interesting shapes and I really like how the volume itself make it looks like chocolate has been dripped over top of a simpler base.
The next step was to prepare the model for 3D printing so off to the mesh tools the model went and then proceeded to the slicer! It was not a long print, about 2-3 hours due to the Z-height. I printed this on an Anycubic Photon S resin printer.
After curing and clearing. I glued the 2 halves of the mould together making sure to align the fill holes at the bottom. I then tempered some chocolate, filled the mould up, and left it in the fridge to cool and solidify. A few hours later the results were out! There were certainly print lines visible on the final chocolate piece but I think these could be drastically reduced if I had chosen for a longer print time with a smaller layer height. Overall the results were quite good for a quick 2 day project! See the final chocolate images below!
