Lowering the 8-foot-tall Gigante 3D printer
As an artist who works three dimensions and often designs in CAD (Computer Aided Design), I was immediately fascinated by the opportunities afforded by 3D printing.
This new technology offers much promise for creating not only original art, such as my 5-1/2-foot-tall sculpture Epic Swoon, but also maquettes, or small models, to show patrons for commissions.
This article will tell you more about how I got involved in 3D printing and how it influences my artistic practice.
To read about my adventures with 3D printing, choose your post below and click, or just search.
Enjoy!
What I don’t need to do when 3D printing
Kevin Caron explains the process of a 3D print.
Aesthetic tweaking with 3D-printed designs
Kevin Caron balances aesthetic and technical considerations in 3D printing.
Test driving a new – old – host program on a big 3D print
Kevin Caron tries different 3D printing host software.
3D printing jewelry adds color & complexity
Kevin Caron discusses how 3D printing allowed him to make a jewelry collection.
3D Printing Mystery Continues…
Kevin Caron troubleshoots 3D printing.
What do you do with a failed 3D print?
Kevin Caron finds uses for failed 3D printed sculptures.
Double trouble: Is it original or a print?
Kevin Caron discusses 3D printing art philosophy.
String theory: removing strings from a 3D printed sculpture
Kevin Caron explains how to remove strings from a 3D printed sculpture.
3D Printing Filament Comes Out of the Closet
Kevin Caron discusses the variety of filaments available for 3D printing.
Let there be light (with 3D printed translucent filament)
Kevin Caron explores 3D printed translucent filament.