Mastering 3D Printing in the Classroom, Library, and Lab

© Joan Horvath, Rich Cameron 2018

Joan Horvath and Rich CameronMastering 3D Printing in the Classroom, Library, and Labhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3501-0_8

8. Art and Theater

Joan Horvath¹  and Rich Cameron¹

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Nonscriptum LLC, Pasadena, CA, USA

 

3D printing is a mixed blessing for artists. Like all media, it has situations where it is particularly powerful, and others where it is limited. The big minus for many artists is the need for a computer model to start with. Some like the texture of layer lines, while others consider them a nonstarter. In this chapter, we discuss some of the issues that arise when printing art objects and theatrical props in particular, from some challenging object shapes to ways to post-process a print for particular ...