zenithal shading effect for you artistic types

[Jody Harris]

I'm not really into artistic uses of 3D printing, but I did find this interesting:

https://blog.prusa3d.com/introducing-the-colormix-shading-app-make-your-models-pop-with-realistic-lighting_136716/

There's a link to an app that runs in your browser to apply the "zenithal shading effect" to your 3D models.

It won't be long until someone releases a tool to achieve that deep-shading effect that Andy has been working on with the roots pot model.

Exciting 3D printing times.

-j

Think carefully

[3D Printing Tips and Tricks]

A very interesting thing to try… I’ll be playing with it. Note at the end of the article they provide the same tip we talked about for controlling a surface colors’ reach deeper into the print. In other words how to keep it from going all the way into the print and wasting time and filament.

[Kurt]

In regard to your comment below - which I highlighted in Blue - is that Right???

I did check out the webpage article - but, I ended up skimming thru it. Although it was interesting, it wasn't something I was really looking to try out. On the other hand - if there's a Hint to help Stop that One problem - then I MUST Look Deeper at that one part of the article. 

This being said, and yeah - you mentioned this in your Podcast - that making things multi-color, there is an Inherent problem. I have this kind of Toy rocket design I created years ago (originally in I believe it was 2015). And, over the years I have printed many different versions of it (even attempted a MASSIVE version - to be like 600mm tall - on an Essentium HSE - Sadly that print failed). It was originally designed to be printed completely Hollow - so, like 2 shells and Zero Infill - cause it was designed to follow DFAM rules. Then, whilst at Essentium - and they had a X1C - I printed it hollow in 1 color. But, the next version - I attempted to print multi-color, and I had painted on the colors - and that's when I found that even though I TRIED to print it hollow - it was drawing the colors all the way into the Center - and thus was going to do a Print fail - if If printed hollow. So - I didn't Not print it hollow. 

Well, recently - whilst printing one of the mini-dragons on the SnapMaker U1 - I had some kind of a print fail (I don't remember the circumstances - it was Several weeks ago) - and it stopped printing 1/2 way up the head. The upside - it Shows Exactly what Andy spoke about in the podcast - painted colors - they do this Inward affect - which can be Clearly seen in this pic:

I honestly think the piece looks pretty cool - am kinda Happy it failed - as it's trully a Perfect example of the coloring issue!!!

-K