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I then sketched out ideas as to what a weathered arctic pod would looke like. This time, I decided to step back and look at what made up a texture in real life for example, the photo of the digger, see above. One way to do it is to rush in and just kind of paint.
#PAINT 3D LAYERS HOW TO#
How To Paint 3D Prints? Let’s find out… My Process A cheap, quick and fairly easy process once you know how… The main thing with the Ultimaker2 type PLA print, you will get a detailed shape if you print with high settings. For example, don’t paint your latest high-grade metal print from Shapeways! Of course with a 3D print, unless you want them to be heavy you want to use the basic Ultimaker PLA prints. In the future, I will experiment with airbrushes etc so watch this space for more of that! I only had limited resources as there is no model shop here with an airbrush etc in this part of Iceland ? However, these limited resources show you what can be done with little. I used acrylics, brushes, pencils, shellac paint as varnish. And just came up with a muddy mess that looks “ok”. Meanwhile back in James Abell Art world, I started to make a few tests and prints. I may be an expert at 3D graphics and 3D printing but not painting 3D models (yet) so here I found a really useful page by Ultimaker with someone called Jacky Wan who gets amazing results by painting his 3D prints. Think a bit before painting…įirstly, learn from others and that includes me. Let’s see how it goes! Here, I have limited paint resources as I am in a remote part of Iceland without model paints/airbrush etc. This is one of my first attempts at painting a 3D print you will see if this one is a success or not! Last weekend, I showed you how I made my 3D printed spaceship pod image for my latest imaginary city link “Arctic City”. If you don’t like the colour, you can paint over it or sandpaper it off and start again! You also have more control as to what the end result will be. These can be found at your local FabLab/Makerspace. You can get a quicker/cheaper results using an Ultimaker2 or similar PLA layer 3D printer.
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#PAINT 3D LAYERS FULL#
However, it takes a long time to texture on the computer, and also you have to send off for your lovely 3D print in full color and wait. Unless you change the print material mid print or send off your fully 3D textured mesh to a company such as Shapeways to get a full coloured 3D print in sandstone. However, at the moment prints are usually one colour. How to paint 3d prints Intro – Let’s See How This Goes…ģD printing is perhaps the best thing ever since everything.