3d printed art

3Doodler Artist Profile: Esra Oguz’s Doodled Designs Prove That Practice Makes Perfect

Esra Oguz first started 3Doodling when her cousin handed her a 3Doodler pen in Dubai in late 2013. At first, she had a difficult time grasping the concept of “how…

BUNKER Gallery Embraces 3D Printed Art

Despite the desire of desktop 3D printer manufacturers to put a 3D printer in every home, 3D printing is often seen as a technology that is reserved for engineers, scientist…

Designer Creates Incredible 3D Printed Crossbow

When people ask me about 3D printing, invariably the subject of 3D printed guns comes up. Obviously, they have heard of the Liberator and I think it’s only the second…

Serial 3D Printing: Flip Flops Serve as Insignia of Globalization, Mass Production

While we highlight many artists involved in the 3D printing process, a select few are completely unforgettable, like German artist Vincent Brinkmann. Known for his astuteness and passion in celebrating…

Defiance with a Purpose: Two Determined Artists Scan a 3,300 Year-Old Nefertiti Bust & Share 3D Files with the World

Truly understanding ancient Egypt is a never-ending source of challenge and fascination, not only for archaeologists, but for people around the world. And while names such as Tut and Cleopatra…

Sight Unseen Exhibit: Blind Artists are True Visionaries with Photos, Videos & 3D Printed Works

Have you ever tried to imagine what it’s like to be blind? Most of us have at one point or another made a feeble attempt, with a blindfold, or our…

Kenosis, 2015: 3D Printed Terracotta Heart, Replica of Artist’s, Wins 64th Blake Art Prize

While many enthusiasts are enjoying their 3D printers to fabricate a wide range of fun things at the desktop from figurines to phone cases and tablet holders, many others today…

3D Printing Artist Jean-François Réveillard Mixes Things Up

3D printing and art is a staying point as the technology develops well beyond the early days when artists, like Corinne Whitaker, who are interested in digital 3D design and printing,…

You’ll Be Writing & Sketching Up a Storm with These 3D Printed Quill Pens by Kaecee Fitzgerald

“Have you got a pen I can borrow?” Oh, how many times we ask that question. And if you make this request of Kaecee Fitzgerald, you may find quite the…

Photographic Sculptures: 3D Tech Brings to Life 25-Foot-Tall Triple Naomi Campbell & Kate Moss the Fallen Angel

Most artists have one thing in common: the need to be different, and to offer up incredible uniqueness to the world in a wide range of forms for all to enjoy,…

Vicky Somma Presents Her Multi-Colored 3D Printed Aviary–Created on a Single Extruding MakerGear M2

The name Vicky Somma is becoming synonymous with 3D printing–and sincere, fun inspiration. She taught herself how to use a printer and then became a motivating force for others with…

“To Know the Rose”: Digital 3D Artist Corinne Whitaker’s Seriously Playful Post-Human Creations

It is already quite uncommon to come across a digital 3D artist who has been working in that medium for decades. And it is even more uncommon to find a…

3D Printed Kinetic Sculpture Pays Tribute to Arthur Ganson’s “Machine with 23 Scraps of Paper”

Arthur Ganson is a modern sculptor working in the medium of machines, or “kinetic sculpture.” His work, which is currently being exhibited at MIT, is constituted by all kinds of…

ReallyMake App Offers Ease for Designing & 3D Printing Pottery Profitably, Seeks Manufacturers, Resellers & Hubs

Life simply doesn’t get much better than sitting down at the pottery wheel, whether alone or with some like-minded artisan friends, cranking up the tunes, and throwing pots. The potter is…

Back to Handcrafted Basics: Talented Artists Toss High Tech & 3D Printing Out The Window

As someone who has failed miserably in the art of whittling, woodworking in shop class, knitting, crocheting, and anything that involves using a couple of what seem like unwieldy yet…

For the Plight of the Elephant: Artist Jonty Hurwitz Takes to the 3D Printed NanoScale Again with ‘The Fragile Giant’

Artist Jonty Hurwitz has created a 3D printed elephant. And while that alone may be enough to gain your attention, the one he’s created will have you squinting–in amazement. Fabricated…

American Gun Show Uses Art and 3D Printing to Start a Conversation about Guns

The United States Constitution for the most part is a remarkably well written document that lays down in clear and precise language the framework for our nation, however, there are…

High-End 3D Printing Boutique Formsfield Offers a Sales Guarantee to Designers

There are people who shop at Target, and there are people who shop at Macy’s. I’m generally a Target shopper myself, but I appreciate the quality of the products offered…

Kickstarter: 3DPhotoWorks Fills in the Gaps Left by Art Museums with 3D Tactile Fine Art Prints & Audio

If you have a visually impaired friend or relative, you are probably well aware of their challenges, but more so of their strengths in other areas that can simply blow…

Stratasys Teams with Artist Daniel Widrig for 3D Printed Exhibition

A popular theme in science fiction has been the blurring of the line between humans and robots. From the terrifyingly autonomous HAL in 2001: A Space Odyssey to the surrogate humans in…

Artist Duong Le Thai Uses 3D Printing to Capture the Human Body and Soul

October 16th-17th, some of the most talented and enterprising people from the 3D printing world will gather in Paris for 3D Printshow, a rapidly growing event held several times a…

Comic Artists Use 3D Printing to Stand Out at This Year’s New York Comic Con

With well over 150,000 attendees, last weekend’s New York Comic Con is one of the largest comic book and pop culture conventions in the country. The NYCC took over the…

Street Artist Banksy Gets 3D Treatment in New Kickstarter Campaign from Render3Dart

If you’re a fan of graffiti and street art, you’ve almost certainly heard of Banksy – and even if you haven’t, you’ve seen his work whether you realized it or not. The British…

The Details on Digital Art Pioneer Laurence Gartel’s Creative Force Design Competition at Inside 3D Printing Santa Clara

As the man who pioneered the use of computers to create artwork, Laurence Gartel struggled for years to gain the acceptance of the art community. He was challenging what art…