Black Patriots - Toward Freedom
Turnaround of detailed 3D scan of Branly Cadet clay sculpture with ZBrush refinements
Bucket digital asset with an initial pass of traditional mark making before placement with the rest of the high res sculpture scan to blend seamlessly as a whole
Installation at Maryland State House
(Photo by Branly Cadet)
Installation at Maryland State House
(Photo by Branly Cadet)
I recently had the opportunity to collaborate with traditional sculptor Branly Cadet on a monument commemorating Black Marylanders who fought for the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War. I was honored to contribute to this remarkably unique commission that stands as the only monument dedicated to Black Revolutionary War soldiers at any state house in the United States.
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As a 3D artist working with Cadet, my responsibilities included:
- 3D site installation previs
- 3D maquette previs
- 3D modeling of digital assets: bucket, hat and stones
- Compositing of digital assets with a high resolution scan of Cadet's traditional sculpture
- Digital asset texturing to achieve a seamless, integrated whole
- Final touchups for a STL deliverable that was 3D printed in wax, cast in bronze and installed onsite at Maryland State House
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As a three-part installation at Maryland State House, this sculpture depicts Black women who served in the war, many of them as cooks, nurses, seamstresses, and washerwomen.
(Maryland Daily Record, https://thedailyrecord.com/2026/11/02/black-patriots-revolution-monument-maryland-state-house/ )
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Special thanks to Branly Cadet, and by extension the Maryland State Arts Council for this commission that will inspire Americans for generations to come.