Low-Poly Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

A low-poly model of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington D.C. adapted from a SketchUp model by Peter Olsen. http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=814f42baa1a7bdaf1f2b60986ab4327c&prevstart=0

Details about the creating and printing of this model can be found at http://designmaketeach.com/2014/01/16/3d-printing-martin-luther-king-jr/

A MLK Lithopane is available at http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:230051

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Instructions

Printed at a height of 100mm at 0.2mm layer height without support. Primed with black gesso and then given a heavy overbrush with grey paint.

Overbrush Technique: dip brush in paint. Wipe most of the paint off on a paper towel. Gently brush the paint brush back and forth on the model.