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!
Mixing media:
3D printed and metal together
Artist Kevin Caron combines 2 media to create a 3D-printed & metal sound sculpture ….
How 3D-printed maquettes bring commissions to life
Another great use of a 3D-printed maquette is to help potential patrons visualize what their sculpture will look like.
Eye-popping results from color change 3D-printing filament
This 3D printing color change filament produces AMAZING results, as artist Kevin Caron demonstrates!
Helping with COVID-19 in a small way
COVID-19 has thrown the entire world into a whirlwind of change. I've tried to find ways to make a difference. In the beginning, when Personal Protection Equipment was at a premium, I found 3D-printing patterns for N95 equivalent masks. They took about 2-1/2 hours to...
3D-printed models bring sculptures to life
Artist Kevin Caron shares how he uses 3D-printed maquettes bring sculptures to life.
Lighting 3D Printed Sculptures Beautifully
If you're a regular reader or follow me on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, you know I've been playing around with lighting my 3D-printed sculptures. Whether I can light them has been one of the biggest question I get when I show my 3D-printed sculptures. So that sent...
How Welding Technique Strengthens 3D-Printed Parts
Welding & 3D printing come together to improve quality – Kevin Caron’s 3D printing blog
Mask man: using 3D printing against the pandemic
Sculptor Kevin Caron 3D prints medical masks to try to help with the fight against the coronavirus in his free 3D printing blog post Mask man: using 3D printing against the pandemic.
How to speed up a 3d printer
This free video blog post explains how artist Kevin Caron speeded up his 3D printer.
Tricks for photographing 3D-printed sculpture
Sculptor Kevin Caron’s large format 3D printed fine art sculptures require some special care when photographing them.