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The Nexus of 3D Printing and Cosplay
If ever there was a niche for 3D printing, it would be cosplay. Cosplay (the practice of dressing up as a character from a movie, book, or video game) is…
3D Printing News Briefs: December 2, 2018
We’re covering everything in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, from software and metal 3D printing to education and cosplay. MatterHackers is introducing MatterControl 2.0, while Digital Alloys is defining application…
Melissa Ng Puts Her Own 3D Printed Spin on Hela’s Headdress from Thor: Ragnarok
3D printing is a wonderful tool when it comes to making elaborate costumes and props – for both professional movie studios and cosplayers alike. When Thor: Ragnarok came out last…
Melissa Ng on Designing and 3D Printing Her Cosplay Interpretation of Ironheart’s Armor for Marvel Commission
Self-taught 3D artist, designer, and dreamer Melissa Ng sells and showcases her amazing designs on her Lumecluster blog, often impressing us with her style. Though Ng has been drawing for years, she…
On International Women’s Day, Here’s a Look at Five Influential Women in 3D Printing
Any woman working in the tech field can tell you stories about the challenges that arise from working in an industry that is still largely a boys’ club. The ongoing…
The Spirit of a Dreamer Spurs 3D Design & 3D Printing Innovation — A Few Questions For: Melissa Ng
With great technology comes great innovation. Designers, makers, builders, modelers – the 3D printing community is full of astonishing talent, and the pool is deep. We often speak with participants in…
Artist Melissa Ng Creates 3D Printed Mana Potion Pendant to Raise Money and Send Good Vibes
By now, you should be fairly familiar with the name Melissa Ng, especially if you’re into cosplay and other 3D printed creative works of art. If you’re not, I highly…
Sovereign Armor in 3D Print: Melissa Ng’s Power Grows as She Unleashes the Artist’s Warrior Within
“It’s easy to critique, judge, and assume. It’s not easy to keep creating the things that can only come from you.” Fearless (in 3D printing). Vulnerable (as a human, and an…
Get This 3D Printed Health Potion Pendant Designed by Melissa Ng and Contribute to a Good Cause
3D artist and designer Melissa Ng is best known for her stunning 3D printed masks and the full-sized 3D printed suit of fantasy armor that she recently designed for actress…
Watch Artist Melissa Ng Create Stunning Fantasy-Inspired Dreamer Regalia 3D Printed Cosplay Armor for Felicia Day
As an artist myself I struggle with the inner turmoil of having a career as a creative while many of the people in my life have more conventional jobs. Many…
3D Systems to Host Webinar on Customized Prosthetics November 17th
On November 2nd, 2013, 23-year-old Nova Scotia resident Natasha Hope-Simpson was leaving a pub when she was struck by a car. The driver fled the scene, leaving Hope-Simpson with a badly…
Melissa Ng Unleashes Her Metallic Finished 3D Printed Masks & They are Amazing!
I personally take a liking to costumes, whether it be a cosplay design of a well-known character from a movie, video game or comic book, or just a completely made…
Melissa Ng Designs 3D Printed Masks for Newly Released JiHAE Music Video
Melissa Ng is a dreamer who has learned to face her fears. Her bravery, which is not the absence of fear, but rather the ability to do despite it, is…
Melissa Ng Combines 3D Printing with Adafruit’s EL Wire to Create Incredible Glowing ‘Nightmare Mask’
There is something about masks that has always caused chills to run down my spine. Whether it is the creepy Halloween masks that I have to see every year, or…