Cole Harder

1. Themed Entertainment & Props

Professional Props: Engineered and fabricated complex components for escape rooms and laser tag arenas, ensuring high-durability without sacrificing aesthetic immersion.

3D Character Work: Developed custom 3D character portraits for tabletop RPGs, utilizing retology and UV unwrapping to create high-fidelity digital assets.

"Nexus Portal" VR Cabinet: A fusion of furniture design and tech-art, creating a modular, aesthetically pleasing housing for high-end VR equipment.

2. Collaborative Cosplay & Miniature Art

Full-Scale Builds: Created large-scale foam sculptures (Iron Man, dinosaurs) and wearable props (Blue Eye Samurai glasses, pumpkin heads) utilizing a hybrid of hand-sculpting and digital files.

Miniature Mastery: Active in the high-end miniature community, refining STL files from creators like Titan-Forge to achieve gallery-quality 3D prints and paint-ready surfaces.

The Technical Toolkit

Software Mastery: SolidWorks (Industrial Design), ZBrush (Digital Sculpting), Blender (Generalist 3D/VFX), Rhino, and Adobe Creative Suite.

Hardware Proficiency: Anycubic Photon Mono M5 (Resin), K1 Max (FDM), CNC Milling, Laser Cutting, and Arduino-based animatronics.

Material Expertise: Resin, PLA/PETG, EVA Foam, Thermoplastics (Worbla), Fiberglass, and Stained Glass.