@Louise_Driggers Aria is scaled up to 300mm tall for this print, I used chunky 0.2mm layers and a 0.6mm nozzle to keep her nice and strong. 20% infill (PLA) She was printed in just 4Hours and 18mins. I really like that the mouth is slightly open. Great work !
@Shauki Designing a statue which resembles the desired object and yet requires no supports means working closely with and understanding the technology. I make designs that I know people will enjoy and yet can be printed on most printers. Plus, “the ancients” developed many techniques and methods which are still used today or indeed are the basis and inspiration for future technology. Embrace the future but it is wrong to be dismissive of the past and its accomplishments.
@Shauki I don’t see creating and distributing art as stick in the mud. It is simply one application for a great technology.A pretty dragon is unlikely to change the world but art has provided inspiration to others since, well, people started creating it. I think this new method of distribution is fantastic.
@Shauki I think you are making a really interesting point and if I sounded sharp then I apologize. No, if all people did was print pretty statues then it would be a huge waste - although statues of recognizable subjects are great for testing calibration. I have seen some amazing applications for 3D printing like creating affordable customized prosthetic limbs and even experiments trying to print actual body parts. Imagine the contribution 3D printing will make to a classroom. I see applications for the arts and science as equally weighted (maybe because I am an artist:-)).
But people will always love dragons and that isn’t going to stop any time soon:-)
@Shauki I’m all for complex and impossible objects that can only be made with 3DPrinting, but this Dragon is a perfect example of such a well designed model that takes into account the current limits of most 3D printers. I want to celebrate that, rather than struggle with yet another object that’s almost impossible to print.
From download to finished object in under 4.5 Hours and all I had to do was load the material and hit print, then go off and make tea - I think ‘the ancients’ would be mighty impressed with that achievement.
