![Lowering the 8-foot-tall Gigante 3D printer - Kevin Caron](https://kevincaron.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/loweringgigante-2-192x300.jpg)
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!
![Let there be light (with 3D printed translucent filament)](https://kevincaron.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sunscraper-final-469x675.jpg)
Let there be light (with 3D printed translucent filament)
Kevin Caron explores 3D printed translucent filament.
![The Strange Case of the 3D printed Geared Ball](https://kevincaron.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/gearedsphere-black-700x675.jpg)
The Strange Case of the 3D printed Geared Ball
Kevin Caron prints 3D designs from Thingiverse.
![Boys Just Gotta Have Fun](https://kevincaron.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/3d-thingiverse-1080x675.jpg)
Boys Just Gotta Have Fun
Kevin Caron plays with some Thingiverse 3D printed designs.
![Getting to Solid](https://kevincaron.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/opiod-tempfinal-cropped-499x675.jpg)
Getting to Solid
Kevin Caron talks about getting a solid flat surface for 3D printing.
![You win some …. heartbreaking 3D-printing fail](https://kevincaron.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/3d-redplasm1-568x675.jpg)
You win some …. heartbreaking 3D-printing fail
Kevin decides what to do with a failed 3D print.
![A thousand eyes: Artists look at 3D printing](https://kevincaron.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/3d-brainstorm.jpg)
A thousand eyes: Artists look at 3D printing
Kevin Caron discusses several artists who use 3D printing.
![Coats of many colors: using finishes on 3D-printed sculptures](https://kevincaron.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/epicswoon-final-1200x1751-1-480x675.jpg)
Coats of many colors: using finishes on 3D-printed sculptures
Using finishes on 3D printed filament, a free how-to video by Kevin Caron.
![Taking a tumble: burnishing 3D-printed bronze](https://kevincaron.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/lrg_thepoint-lrg-tempfinal-1-500x675.jpg)
Taking a tumble: burnishing 3D-printed bronze
Kevin Caron talks about finishing bronze PLA filament artworks.
![3D Printing Bronze Brings New Challenges](https://kevincaron.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/bronzefilamentspool-1080x675.jpg)
3D Printing Bronze Brings New Challenges
Kevin Caron explores metal PLA filaments for 3D printing.
![100-year-old machine solves 21st century 3D printing problem](https://kevincaron.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/3d-scale-1.jpg)
100-year-old machine solves 21st century 3D printing problem
100-year-old machine solves 21st century 3D printing problem, a free how-to video by Kevin Caron.