Making art with 3-D printers
Customer Andreas Kroker looks at a 3D-printed figure of himself at the Twinkind 3D printing studio in Berlin, December 13, 2013. A 3D-printed likeness is produced by taking a 360 degree photographic scan of a person, which is then rendered into a 3D digital model and retouched to meet the requirements for printing. The printing machine uses this digital model to produce a high-resolution solid figure. Twinkind co-founder Timo Schaedel said, people often come to the session well-groomed, with fresh hair-cuts and their best clothes, "just as they used to do in the past, when they had their portrait taken in a photo studio."
As printing technology evolves and becomes more accessible, the way artists and use it is changing along with the practical uses.
Art from 3-D printing
Customer Andreas Kroker has a 360 degree photographic scan taken at the Twinkind 3D printing studio in Berlin, December 13, 2013. A 3D-printed likeness is produced by taking a 360 degree photographic scan of a person, which is then rendered into a 3D digital model and retouched to meet the requirements for printing. The printing machine uses this digital model to produce a high-resolution solid figure.
Art from 3-D printing
A picture shows a 3D-printed likenesses of a woman at the Twinkind 3D printing studio in Berlin, December 13, 2013.
Art from 3-D printing
Twinkind co-founder Timo Schaedel looks at a 3D-printed figure of himself at the Twinkind 3D printing studio in Berlin, December 13, 2013.
Art from 3-D printing
This undated handout image provided by the Smithsonian Institution shows the first presidential portrait created from 3-D scan data. A team at the Smithsonian Institution has created the first 3D presidential portraits to depict President Barack Obama in the National Portrait Gallery collection. Digital imaging specialists have created a 3D printed bust and life mask of Obama.
Art from 3-D printing
A woman admires a 3D printed artwork which is displayed in the exhibition '3D: printing the future' in the Science Museum on October 8, 2013 in London, England. The exhibition features over 600 3D printed objects ranging from: replacement organs, artworks, aircraft parts and a handgun.
Art from 3-D printing
A sample object, printed with a 3D printer, is on display during the "Inside 3D Printing" conference and exhibition in New York on April 22, 2013.