Creating smooth contours for sculptures like Balloon Dog is extremely challenging because the shapes are very simple and suggestive, meaning any form imperfection is highly visible—requiring 60 parts to be welded to produce the round limbs and torso.
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“creating a smooth contour for sculptures like balloon dog in which 60 parts were welded to produce the round Limbs and torso what makes it so tricky is that these are very simple shapes and suggestive Mr assum it so if the form doesn't look 100% perfect the defects really stand out”
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