![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!
![Stick this! Adhering a 3D print is key during printing](https://kevincaron.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/3D-liftedcorner-1080x675.jpg)
Stick this! Adhering a 3D print is key during printing
Kevin Caron shows adhering a 3D print is key during printing.
![What I don’t need to do when 3D printing](https://kevincaron.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/kevincaron-gigante-1-311x675.jpg)
What I don’t need to do when 3D printing
Kevin Caron explains the process of a 3D print.
![Aesthetic tweaking with 3D-printed designs](https://kevincaron.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/daisymae-tempfinal-1080x675.jpg)
Aesthetic tweaking with 3D-printed designs
Kevin Caron balances aesthetic and technical considerations in 3D printing.
![Test driving a new – old – host program on a big 3D print](https://kevincaron.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/3D-pronterfacescreen.jpg)
Test driving a new – old – host program on a big 3D print
Kevin Caron tries different 3D printing host software.
![3D printing jewelry adds color & complexity](https://kevincaron.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/J-BER-Red-final-1080x675.jpg)
3D printing jewelry adds color & complexity
Kevin Caron discusses how 3D printing allowed him to make a jewelry collection.
![3D Printing Mystery Continues…](https://kevincaron.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/3d-thinking.jpg)
3D Printing Mystery Continues…
Kevin Caron troubleshoots 3D printing.
![What do you do with a failed 3D print?](https://kevincaron.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/endtable-cropped.jpg)
What do you do with a failed 3D print?
Kevin Caron finds uses for failed 3D printed sculptures.
![Double trouble: Is it original or a print?](https://kevincaron.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/3d-sunscraper-multiples-1080x675.jpg)
Double trouble: Is it original or a print?
Kevin Caron discusses 3D printing art philosophy.
![String theory: removing strings from a 3D printed sculpture](https://kevincaron.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/3D-removestrings-landm-cu-857x675.jpg)
String theory: removing strings from a 3D printed sculpture
Kevin Caron explains how to remove strings from a 3D printed sculpture.
![3D Printing Filament Comes Out of the Closet](https://kevincaron.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/3d-thepoint-1080x675.jpg)
3D Printing Filament Comes Out of the Closet
Kevin Caron discusses the variety of filaments available for 3D printing.