I’m new to 3d printing, but I saw a 3d pen on the market to create 3d paintings vs 2d drawings. Has anyone tried this or heard of how well it works?
Mix results. there are a bunch of “pens” on the market, some people loved theirs some people hated it. I think if you look at it as if it were a crayola maker your expectations would be reasonable. you will spend allot of time working with it to get good as you don’t get a good place to rest your hand in 3d space.
You probably wont make much on the way of functional things.
Note, i have not used them, i am just looking at numbers (mm/s).
To be clear, i am a bit of a hater when it comes to 3d pens. i think is gimmicky. To make it practical you will need several pens with several nozzles (think brushes) and at this point it just is not there yet.
If you are an artist and want to get into 3d printing as a medium. I really do like skuptris. it is free to play with,
http://pixologic.com/sculptris/
If you get good and learn how to hollow out the model using other tools you could sell them on Shapeways/imaterialize. They print stuff and sell it for you, you get a commission that you set per sale.
Thank you for your input! It’s definitely something to think about. I like the idea of the website you mentioned!
@Sammi_Hanson I have some modles up there (like 1 or 2) i have not tired to push it , but i have made a trivial amount of money with little work on my part…
Good to know. I just wish it would download on my iPad.
Here’s a tutorial on using Sculptris for 3D printing :
http://www.sculpteo.com/blog/2010/08/06/tutorial-from-sculptris-to-sculpteo-three-points/ (disclosure: I work for Sculpteo)
If you’re interested in printing in multicolor, remember that it’s a relativity brittle material (like hard plaster) so it’s better for purely aesthetic work.