Figurines that were available to buy were horribly expensive or just toys. So, I tried sculpting myself and let’s say the results were not good enough. Then I stumbled upon (I am not kidding) aT-Rex figure from Jurassic Park for 3D printingon Gambody marketplace. And the two ...
exporting aVRMLfrom SOLIDWORKS brings those body and face colors into GrabCAD Print for printing on a Stratasys J750/Connex3. Any textures or decals are still lost like in the picture above, but sometimes face color is enough to capture simple intent, like when using colored sunken text or s...
Recently I bought two of theSydney Grace x Temptaliaeyeshadow palettes, and found the packaging so lovely that I couldn’t bring myself to simply get rid of those wondrous sleeves, never to be seen again. So, I turned them into a tea gift booklet, that I sent out to my friend. And ...
You can use your own hands as a reference, but use the planar view to help keep it simple. This way, you can quickly draw out poses of hands without worrying too much about detail. In creating this tutorial, I found myself looking at my own two hands quite a bit. However, if you...
Another window will open in Photoshop to show you your UV map: Now that we've got a 2D representation of our 3D object, I can use my 2D world map image I created earlier. Embed your image into THIS new window (as we learned in the first tutorial), and resize it to fit the UV ...
Well, I forget stuff at a depressingly rapid rate. So the concept is that if/when I’ve forgotten even the basics on (example) designing and making a 3D print I need ready access to my Howto’s and fixes to remind myself on how it’s done. So I come back here and easily(!) ...
The 3D Benchy model byCreativeToolsis a great first print that will help you dial in the settings on your 3D printer and also leave you with a fun tugboat model to show off! The Benchy model typically prints in about an hour and a half, and many of the features and details of the ...
After a 10 minute drive, I set up at my second location. The little wrinkle in my plan here was that I had no cell coverage to spot myself. My last spot from the earlier park was less than 30 minutes ago, so if I would have called CQ without a new spot, I would have been re...
“Words cannot express my sheer excitement and gratitude for being nominated by the HFPA this morning for portraying ‘Hannah Baker,’ a young woman whom I have come to truly love and understand,” Langford said in a statement. “Hannah’s story resonated with so many people, and I feel ...
Broady wondered if he could make it real. So, he took on the challenge of creating his own Scratch-N-Sniff Resin. He recalls, “I saw the Scratch-N-Sniff prank on April 1st, and I was like, ‘That’s not real — that’s just spray paint. I can make a real version myself.’...