Creating this art toy has been an incredible learning experience, and I have so much to learn as I delve deeper into the 3D printing world. I'd love to hear your thoughts and feedback. Feel free to share your own experiences and tips with myself and others below!
i think you are on the right track doing this. there isnt many channels with people designing AND printing, most just buy stls or simply only design for fx, games. Very nice job. Watch out for those fumes inside your room, its pure plastic particles that will go into your lungs, Cheers
@@eddiexx Thanks Eddie, I appreciate the kind feedback as I delve into the world of 3D printing, and no need to worry, the printer is in the garage 😁
Haven't seen any mention in the comments: You can use the resin as a spot filler for small holes and gaps. Cure it with a UV flashlight or the curing station and it bonds to the resin perfectly. You could even use it as a glue. That gives you uniform behavior during sanding. Awesome job!
what uv flashlight would you recommend? im looking for a high precision one but theyre all kinda wide angled or have poor reviews. Any recommendations?
@@bjornly-xr Not really... I've tried the green stuff world , its a generic led flashlight with uv leds. Ok for small jobs but weak. I just put the processed items under a nail curing lamp. Crude but works
@@apostolosroulias8 thanks, i'll check it out. Kinda wild its so hard to find one tailored to the 3d printing community, since the community itself is so self-sustaining in printing tools FOR PRINTING MORE in every other way xD
@@bjornly-xr "tailored for 3dprinting" it's like buying stuff just because it says "gaming" Markething and brand dependence really has made a permanent wound.
pretty cool! This is exactly the reason i want to get a 3d printer, to make my own robot toys. Pro Tip, go look at how to handpaint mini's for Tabletop games, learn about dry brushing and layering, and how to water your acrylics down and apply multiple layers per color to get smooth even finishes, and very cool shading. Watering down acrylics and then doing a couple of coats, you get very nice clean even finish on your paint. Seems to me that airbrushing with the rubber mask stuff is more complicated and time consuming than necessary. The watered paint flows into and down, water tension and gravity. And when it dries the pigment follows the water. While i love your model, flat plain colors could be juiced a bit with shading and details. I only start with a flat color as my base, then i go to town on it to bring it to life.
This specifically applies to tape rather than masking fluid, but I have a small tip to help prevent bleed: After you apply the tape, lay down another light coat of your base color first, then your mask color.
@@M-B17paint the tape the base color of your model, while taped onto the figure or shoe, then go in with the actual color on the shoe. It’s like sealing the edges. Painters do this too
Great video edition, really talented. I would like to share with you some tips that If you decide to do them will greatly increase your art. •Try to hollow whenever you can your pieces before printing. This has many advantages as: a) You'll save a lot of money on resin, you will also save money by expanding the life of your nfep, as well as the life of the screen. b) Resin takes a lot of time to fully cure, when you print solid many micro parts of uncured resin will be trapped with time those will force its way out and it will crack your figure. c) By hollowing you'll have the opportunity to be more creative and add as instance a set of LEDs. Later you can always fill pieces with polyurethane urethane or Epoxy or Polyester Resin, for rigidity or weight balance if you need it, also for rigidity if you fill it you can add pins, for extra rigidity I use metal brass rods of many diameters. If you decide to hollow make sure you add holes as close to the build plate as you can as this will prevent a suction cup effect, and more holes for the drainage. Having said that when you place your figures on the build plate tru chiti or any other slicer give it an angle, it doesn't matter if it takes more time, you will span the life of your nfep and will avoid many failures, it's always better to be more patient but having more success rate. And you can always heat your resin so you can lower the time per layer, i have successfull prints with just one second per layer and use a brewing band that is placed around the Vat to heat it. Well sorry for this long comment, but when I started printed I did not know of any of this tips. Hopefully it is of good use to you. 😁
Here are some tips from a more experienced resin printing guy: 1. Divots can be mostly prevented by bathing your print in hot (80c) water for a few minutes. Supports will soften and by pushing them away from the print (instead of pulling) should prevent most of them and in some cases you can even end up with a near perfect finish with some practice. 2. Curing afterwards is "mandatory" either with a wash/cure or by just putting your parts in the sun. Whilst still soft the resin i still dangerous 3. Make hollow your parts! Not only will this safe LOADS on resin usage but will also prevent what happend in your first print (detaching from the support) since there is less weight to pull after each layer. When you do hollow a print don't forget to add some holes where you can't see them to prevent suction to the FEP film which is even worse than a solid print. And of course, you could have gone much bigger by not printing everything at once... not really a tip just a "could have been cooler" ;-) Also thank you for pointing out that even water washable resin is still chemical, many youtubers don't mention this and the impact on the environment can be huge if we all just dumped it down the sync.
Wow. This is incredible! I think the quality of your toy is not inferior with toys from supermarket. You inspire me to do same toy from my own character! Thanks for your video!
If you really want the sharp lines that you’re looking for in masking the best way to do it is the old fashioned way, a very sharp penknife, and masking tape. I recommend scale model car builders for painting techniques…
I love your videos so much! I’m glad the algorithm of TH-cam recommended you a few months ago, I love your job! It’s really inspiring, and really good quality videos! Thanks to you I’m back to this journey of making my own designs
yeah that's how I started printing and months later, they cracked and resin poured out. It was kinda heart breaking really but a good learning experience. You can only cure so far into resin so hollowing is really essential. I don't know what the thickness is you can go to but my models were big 30cm tall figures and they proper split apart and leaked ruining the model. I always hollow now which of course saves a lot of money on bigger prints but it also increases the chance the print will be a success. Heavy parts put a lot of stress of the print plate. Also you need to learn all about where to put holes for drainage holes. So much to learn with resin printing but a year into it you're flying haha
@@hadjstudio if you want to introduce weight, you can add that in after as a hollow model can be filled with anything from sand to metal bits if you want a lot of weight. I generally print with bases for models but if you want a figure to free stand on its own two legs then its good to print hollow and then just fill the legs with metal weights to bring the centre of mass down as low as you can. Top heavy solid models are the worst and I think you can assign a countdown timer to the first time they fall over and break. And resin will happily snap in two with a model like in this video just from falling over unless you're using really flexible resin. There are little secrets shared on forums about mixing 10% of a magic resin that's very expensive but it introduces that flexibility which is great for swords and pokey bits, anime hair spiking out or flowing dresses. Siraya Tech Tenacious resin is an old favourite to mix with cheap resin or you can splash out and print with just that and get amazing longevity out of prints. This guy is printing with water washable which is the worst for structural strength but you do get to avoid dealing with huge amounts of alcohol so swings and roundabouts!
@@ClayMannCorrect, Tenacious is great! At my job we mix 20/25% Tenacious with abs like resin to print covers for parts that are heavily used and prone to drop on the floor. The downside is that it has a “slow flex” so parts will deform over time if they are under force or pressure, even if it is very little. So keep this in mind when designing. The major upside is a really great improvement in shock absorption! We are now able to throw the parts with force into a wall without shattering, even if they only have 3mm thick walls. The only questions remains how long they keep these properties over time🤞
AMAZING! If I become a 3D animator or i make my own 3D characters in the future, I would love to one day take it a step further, and get a 3D printer! 3D printing your own character models is really cool because you wouldn't have to spend money on a figure. You can just make your own!
That's what I wanted to see. Will be getting into 3d printing after I become confident in my 3d skills. Was lurking around the internet trying to find as more info as I could on printing and painting, turned out to be not as easy as I initially thought. Seems like this full pipeline is what I was looking for
loved the whole process. bringing something from imagination to reality is my childhood dream. I'm so inspired and definitely going to try this. keep posting great stuff :)
Nice vid, i like to see your using a cardboard box for painting , I did that too :D but id love to get a proper spray box or build one. In terms of starting out with resin printing a few tips,. 1) Careful with the water washable stuff, sometimes it doesn't get clean enough. I'd recommend you get an ultrasonic cleaner , just remember to clean it after each use so resin doesn't stay in it. If you use IPA instead in that just put it in a jar or plastic bag thats filled with ipa inside the water tank , the loose resin should still be drawn away from the print. 2) In regards to cleaning, the resin water you leave behind btw after rinsing in your bucket is a pain because it takes FOREVER to evaporate and you CANT put that stuff down the sink because its harmful. I switched back to IPA because of this since it easily evaporates, just have to remember to wear a mask at all times (which tbh should be doing anyway with resin printing due to the VOCs) and just put the bucket outside during day when done with it. 3) If you do hollow prints just remember to clean very thoroughly as others have said because water washable resin will crack later down the line if its not properly clean inside and cured. I have had this happen and a little bit of liquid came out. So i personally always rinse about 2 or 3 times , so have a 2nd bucket with cleaner water to rinse in aswell Also get a little uv pen or led uv light you can put on a cable to stick inside the hollow print , the uv curing machine sometimes isnt enough to reach the interior parts of a hollow print. Sorry for the wall of text :) Nice model and happy printing!!
You can dilute milliput with water as you like or even make it a slurry to fill in holes and feather edges. I recommend picking up a silicone tipped brush for the hard to reach places. Finger is usually fine otherwise. Awesome figure btw and nice video.
Also im not sure if you have started to manual support yet, but it is a lot better once you learn how to do it - on lychee slicer, you just use the "island finder" and then personally I put 0.8 mm support links on the islands, and then use a mixture of 0.5 mm, and 0,3 and 0,4 mm tipped supports on the rest of the model :) For clean up stage.. , idk if you care about any pointers/ sharing off ideas :D but im gona do it anyway ahha, you REALLY do not need to go as high as 2500 grit with clean up imo, I start with 200 -300 grit, and then go to like 600 grit and thats it, primer and paint layer will smooth out 600 grit just fine, 2500 just isnt needed :) feel like you probably waste a little time going all the way to 2500 grit For the masking, Tamiya masking tape is king, they have many widths and so can be very useful, I like to put it on, kinda overlap areas, and then use scalpel/hobby knife (and I keep a really sharp one just for this) to cut along seems and edges, and get it into the exact shapes you need, you could for sure do that with your shoes there :) alternitevly tho, just hand paint the red after a white base, I used to mask everything and airbriush, but after improving at hand painting after trying it a few times now, id probably just hand paint that bit now
This is exactly what I was looking for. THE WHOLE PROCESS! Thank you, I really wanted to start my 3D printing journey which the characters I modelled and this video helps see what steps to take and what to be careful and look out for. Great input! Also, how much time did it take you to print the smaller model? Thats the size I'm going for for my print.
Thank you for this informative video! I am getting into 3d printing my figures at the same time. Could you post a tutorial on how you boolean apart the different pieces? This is the most intimidating to me. I noticed that the legs fit inside the shoes in a natural way. I'd love to see more of your process on that. I'd imagine youd attempt to keep the hair/hat separated for the next one. Also a tip, I find bondo glazing putty (it comes in a small tube) to fix printing errors beautifully! Its easier for me than two-part resin clay With resin printers, I find that a coat of primer actually removes the print layers beautifully, but I end up sanding anyway because I find that on occassion a layer is considerably deep from a printing malfunction. I thought I'd mention it anyway for if you struggle to sand away the layers in tight spots.
As someone who is just getting into making youtube videos and painting figures..Its very scary to do your first paintings,but at the same time..Its so much fun! You can always learn from your mistakes and aim to change some things for the next one Something you can do when applying your first coat of paint with an airbrush, do a very light layer,and let it dry off or flash before adding another layer. This will let the next set of paint adhere to the model alot easier,than just coating it all at once
This is awesome. I've been wanting a figure of my OC for the longest time, and I got awesome friend that owns a 3D printer (I can't afford it 😫) who agreed to join me in this endeavor. I am just about ALRIGHT with 3D modeling, I never printed before and painting is also pretty much new to me (thinking about getting an airbrush for that). Not to mention I would like to it to be articulated... So yeah, pretty daunting. But seeing a journey like this is just... so exciting me, I'm pumped, no matter how long it takes, I'm in!
Nice vid and toy man! Great Work and... I may offer some advice. It was directly given to me by Peruvian most famous art toy designers: If the piece is not completely perfect and the gloss varnish isn't polyurethane it is best to keep it matte. Gloss will enhance visibility of surface imperfections. That may had happened here. But keep up the amazing work! I'm eager to see more of your content, I'm definitely subscribing.
FYI u need add some glue placement into ur drawing and rib model, u can changed the rib like the action figure from disney. so the glue cant leak and have a more strength. that's my experience in my work to make a sample for disney action figure. also u can read the standard of the rib in plastic product modeling. i hope it can be help u to make better results :))))
This turned out amazing! Can you make a tutorial on using Blender to separate the model into multiple pieces? The way yours came out is exactly what I have been trying to learn.
Looks great. I wanna try something like this myself. Thanks for tips! What I wanted to ask is, what is that blue grid cover you have on table? Where and how I can get it, is it paper or? Thanks!
Fantastic work! And you say you are not a professional?!? I feel like I could do this all my life. I am 40 years old and I still collect toys. I take everything I can get my hands on. I wonder if it would be possible to learn all this and make my own toys.
just use more resin to fill any voids then sand smooth, much quicker. remove supports under hot water makes them come off much easier and with less dimpling. Also highly recommend airbrush paint Createx brand for prime colors ( both Opaque and Transparent ) is extremely affordable and has much better pigment density over water down craft paint. once you get your comfort and skill levels up you can go for the professional brands.
I made sure to make the hole a little bigger than the peg itself to ensure they slotted in easily and had room for glue. I didn't use any exact measurements for this, just a little trial and error.
Can I ask what kind of style is this ? haha I'm so intrigued by it I want to search more like it and be even more inspired :) Also can we use physics in blender to determine if our final product will stand on its own ?
I bought big companies toys that had way more painting mistakes than your close to perfect job *_* this is incredible! I wish I put myself in position to achieve this one day! thanks for the fabulous inspiration!
I'm looking to get into making 3D printed movie props... you should do a more detailed video on the preparing the model/3D Printing parts :D Great content as always!
hey there!! awesome video!! I have a small question... so when you added those joints between the different parts, did you make the hole for that joint slightly bigger than the actual joint itself, so it will fit correctly?
Amazing video man, I've been trying to get myself to learn blender to sculpt these kind of stuff, by the way, is this sculpt available for purchase somewhere? I'd love to print myself one for motivation, its a great model haha
Another option for filling holes is to just mix some of the resin you used with corn starch (baby powder) and paint it into the hole, then cure it in your wash and cure.
Damn that looks amazing !! Now that you know the proper workflow, how much time it would take you to get the finished product ? (without considering the 3d sculpting phase)
Hey! Awesome video. Would it be possible to do all this but with a filament printer? I'm thinking of getting a Bamboo printer for my first 3D printer but I'm still not 100% sure about all the differences between resin and filament. Thanks!
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed 😁 The process would generally be similar, but you wouldn't need to wash, cure, etc, as that's unique to resin. Good luck!
Hi keelan I am considering buying your new blender beginner course, my question is : Is it still worth it if we already followed along all of your tutorials on this channel. Which they are all great btw. Will I learn through the course different methods or more features ?
My course is a designed as a much more structured approach to learning blender, covering all of my methods and techniques that I use everyday on my projects. It's much more thorough than my shorter tutorials here on TH-cam, and is designed for absolute beginners. Hope that helps 😁
Did you make it hollow or solid? If its hollow, i didnt see any drain holes. Uncured resin inside a model can cause it to crack or burst and leak resin.
its just something he will find out later. I lost a few models to the resin cracking open and uncured resin pouring out but it took several months to happen and ruined a giant mouse pad I paid a lot of money for haha. Hollowing is such a pain in butt getting all your drain holes spot on. I love buying models from artists who have put all that work in for me.
In this case I printed solid as I didn't want to have to deal with creating drain holes and trying to cure internal resin, but in time I'll definitely be hollowing my prints, thanks for the tips 😁
Whats a good acrylic paint that is tough enough when using valeo masking. I currently ordered some high end golden acrylic hoping it works with liquid masking.
Creating this art toy has been an incredible learning experience, and I have so much to learn as I delve deeper into the 3D printing world. I'd love to hear your thoughts and feedback. Feel free to share your own experiences and tips with myself and others below!
How long was the whole process from designing to paint finished? I am not an artist by any means but would love to do it for a hobby.
i think you are on the right track doing this. there isnt many channels with people designing AND printing, most just buy stls or simply only design for fx, games. Very nice job. Watch out for those fumes inside your room, its pure plastic particles that will go into your lungs, Cheers
@@eddiexx Thanks Eddie, I appreciate the kind feedback as I delve into the world of 3D printing, and no need to worry, the printer is in the garage 😁
is the figure/file going to be available such a cool Design :)
Haven't seen any mention in the comments: You can use the resin as a spot filler for small holes and gaps. Cure it with a UV flashlight or the curing station and it bonds to the resin perfectly. You could even use it as a glue. That gives you uniform behavior during sanding.
Awesome job!
what uv flashlight would you recommend? im looking for a high precision one but theyre all kinda wide angled or have poor reviews. Any recommendations?
@@bjornly-xr Not really... I've tried the green stuff world , its a generic led flashlight with uv leds. Ok for small jobs but weak. I just put the processed items under a nail curing lamp. Crude but works
@@apostolosroulias8 thanks, i'll check it out. Kinda wild its so hard to find one tailored to the 3d printing community, since the community itself is so self-sustaining in printing tools FOR PRINTING MORE in every other way xD
Why? You don't need "precision"
You want to cure ALL the resin.
@@bjornly-xr "tailored for 3dprinting" it's like buying stuff just because it says "gaming"
Markething and brand dependence really has made a permanent wound.
pretty cool! This is exactly the reason i want to get a 3d printer, to make my own robot toys. Pro Tip, go look at how to handpaint mini's for Tabletop games, learn about dry brushing and layering, and how to water your acrylics down and apply multiple layers per color to get smooth even finishes, and very cool shading. Watering down acrylics and then doing a couple of coats, you get very nice clean even finish on your paint. Seems to me that airbrushing with the rubber mask stuff is more complicated and time consuming than necessary. The watered paint flows into and down, water tension and gravity. And when it dries the pigment follows the water. While i love your model, flat plain colors could be juiced a bit with shading and details. I only start with a flat color as my base, then i go to town on it to bring it to life.
These are some great tips, thank you!
This specifically applies to tape rather than masking fluid, but I have a small tip to help prevent bleed: After you apply the tape, lay down another light coat of your base color first, then your mask color.
You mean to cover the tape with base color so the other color won't bleed through the tape?
@@NateWithWho Yes.
@@SpaceManRD thanks!
Could you provide an example? Like say I wanted to paint the shoe white but not the leg. Once I cover the leg with tape, what would be the next step?
@@M-B17paint the tape the base color of your model, while taped onto the figure or shoe, then go in with the actual color on the shoe. It’s like sealing the edges. Painters do this too
You are such an inspiration! I love your creations! :D It's looks amazing! The sky is the limit!
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed :)
Great video edition, really talented. I would like to share with you some tips that If you decide to do them will greatly increase your art.
•Try to hollow whenever you can your pieces before printing. This has many advantages as: a) You'll save a lot of money on resin, you will also save money by expanding the life of your nfep, as well as the life of the screen. b) Resin takes a lot of time to fully cure, when you print solid many micro parts of uncured resin will be trapped with time those will force its way out and it will crack your figure. c) By hollowing you'll have the opportunity to be more creative and add as instance a set of LEDs. Later you can always fill pieces with polyurethane urethane or Epoxy or Polyester Resin, for rigidity or weight balance if you need it, also for rigidity if you fill it you can add pins, for extra rigidity I use metal brass rods of many diameters. If you decide to hollow make sure you add holes as close to the build plate as you can as this will prevent a suction cup effect, and more holes for the drainage.
Having said that when you place your figures on the build plate tru chiti or any other slicer give it an angle, it doesn't matter if it takes more time, you will span the life of your nfep and will avoid many failures, it's always better to be more patient but having more success rate. And you can always heat your resin so you can lower the time per layer, i have successfull prints with just one second per layer and use a brewing band that is placed around the Vat to heat it.
Well sorry for this long comment, but when I started printed I did not know of any of this tips. Hopefully it is of good use to you. 😁
Thanks! Been thinking about buying a resin printer for myself. Any recommendations? Maybe waiting for the BambuLab model that isn't announced yet? 😀
Here are some tips from a more experienced resin printing guy:
1. Divots can be mostly prevented by bathing your print in hot (80c) water for a few minutes. Supports will soften and by pushing them away from the print (instead of pulling) should prevent most of them and in some cases you can even end up with a near perfect finish with some practice.
2. Curing afterwards is "mandatory" either with a wash/cure or by just putting your parts in the sun. Whilst still soft the resin i still dangerous
3. Make hollow your parts! Not only will this safe LOADS on resin usage but will also prevent what happend in your first print (detaching from the support) since there is less weight to pull after each layer. When you do hollow a print don't forget to add some holes where you can't see them to prevent suction to the FEP film which is even worse than a solid print.
And of course, you could have gone much bigger by not printing everything at once... not really a tip just a "could have been cooler" ;-)
Also thank you for pointing out that even water washable resin is still chemical, many youtubers don't mention this and the impact on the environment can be huge if we all just dumped it down the sync.
OH WOW Keelan! I really really loved it!! More characthers and resin toy's process like this one!
Glad you liked it! 😁
Honestly, considering that this is your fiirst attempt at something like this, it is pretty amazing. Well done!
Wow. This is incredible! I think the quality of your toy is not inferior with toys from supermarket. You inspire me to do same toy from my own character! Thanks for your video!
If you really want the sharp lines that you’re looking for in masking the best way to do it is the old fashioned way, a very sharp penknife, and masking tape. I recommend scale model car builders for painting techniques…
Awesome! A perfect print and incredible painting! Love this. Really want to print one!
Thank you!
I love your videos so much! I’m glad the algorithm of TH-cam recommended you a few months ago, I love your job! It’s really inspiring, and really good quality videos! Thanks to you I’m back to this journey of making my own designs
Man, you printed without hollowing each part???? try doing it so it will save you a lot of resin. still amazing work. cheers.
some figures are like that on purpose for weight and balance
yeah that's how I started printing and months later, they cracked and resin poured out. It was kinda heart breaking really but a good learning experience. You can only cure so far into resin so hollowing is really essential. I don't know what the thickness is you can go to but my models were big 30cm tall figures and they proper split apart and leaked ruining the model.
I always hollow now which of course saves a lot of money on bigger prints but it also increases the chance the print will be a success. Heavy parts put a lot of stress of the print plate. Also you need to learn all about where to put holes for drainage holes. So much to learn with resin printing but a year into it you're flying haha
@@hadjstudio if you want to introduce weight, you can add that in after as a hollow model can be filled with anything from sand to metal bits if you want a lot of weight. I generally print with bases for models but if you want a figure to free stand on its own two legs then its good to print hollow and then just fill the legs with metal weights to bring the centre of mass down as low as you can. Top heavy solid models are the worst and I think you can assign a countdown timer to the first time they fall over and break. And resin will happily snap in two with a model like in this video just from falling over unless you're using really flexible resin. There are little secrets shared on forums about mixing 10% of a magic resin that's very expensive but it introduces that flexibility which is great for swords and pokey bits, anime hair spiking out or flowing dresses. Siraya Tech Tenacious resin is an old favourite to mix with cheap resin or you can splash out and print with just that and get amazing longevity out of prints. This guy is printing with water washable which is the worst for structural strength but you do get to avoid dealing with huge amounts of alcohol so swings and roundabouts!
@@ClayMannCorrect, Tenacious is great! At my job we mix 20/25% Tenacious with abs like resin to print covers for parts that are heavily used and prone to drop on the floor. The downside is that it has a “slow flex” so parts will deform over time if they are under force or pressure, even if it is very little. So keep this in mind when designing. The major upside is a really great improvement in shock absorption! We are now able to throw the parts with force into a wall without shattering, even if they only have 3mm thick walls. The only questions remains how long they keep these properties over time🤞
@@ClayManndrilling holes are not enough, probably need a small UV LED to cure inside the model, just an idea I have not tried this way.
that feeling when you find the perfect video for what you need to learn
You have put a lot of hard work into this. The result is astonishing! Cheers!
AMAZING! If I become a 3D animator or i make my own 3D characters in the future, I would love to one day take it a step further, and get a 3D printer! 3D printing your own character models is really cool because you wouldn't have to spend money on a figure. You can just make your own!
That's what I wanted to see. Will be getting into 3d printing after I become confident in my 3d skills. Was lurking around the internet trying to find as more info as I could on printing and painting, turned out to be not as easy as I initially thought. Seems like this full pipeline is what I was looking for
loved the whole process. bringing something from imagination to reality is my childhood dream. I'm so inspired and definitely going to try this. keep posting great stuff :)
Nice vid, i like to see your using a cardboard box for painting , I did that too :D but id love to get a proper spray box or build one. In terms of starting out with resin printing a few tips,.
1) Careful with the water washable stuff, sometimes it doesn't get clean enough. I'd recommend you get an ultrasonic cleaner , just remember to clean it after each use so resin doesn't stay in it. If you use IPA instead in that just put it in a jar or plastic bag thats filled with ipa inside the water tank , the loose resin should still be drawn away from the print.
2) In regards to cleaning, the resin water you leave behind btw after rinsing in your bucket is a pain because it takes FOREVER to evaporate and you CANT put that stuff down the sink because its harmful. I switched back to IPA because of this since it easily evaporates, just have to remember to wear a mask at all times (which tbh should be doing anyway with resin printing due to the VOCs) and just put the bucket outside during day when done with it.
3) If you do hollow prints just remember to clean very thoroughly as others have said because water washable resin will crack later down the line if its not properly clean inside and cured. I have had this happen and a little bit of liquid came out. So i personally always rinse about 2 or 3 times , so have a 2nd bucket with cleaner water to rinse in aswell Also get a little uv pen or led uv light you can put on a cable to stick inside the hollow print , the uv curing machine sometimes isnt enough to reach the interior parts of a hollow print.
Sorry for the wall of text :) Nice model and happy printing!!
You can dilute milliput with water as you like or even make it a slurry to fill in holes and feather edges. I recommend picking up a silicone tipped brush for the hard to reach places. Finger is usually fine otherwise. Awesome figure btw and nice video.
I didn't know a silicone tipped brush was a thing, thanks for the great tips!
oh man, I think that came out super great! Gotta be satisfying seeing your model in the real world :D
Thanks man, it's a lot of work, but incredibly satisfying!
I started my Blender journey with your video just yesterday, now you started your journey making figures , lets do this!! Subscribed
Lets go!
Great work, Keelan. I was excited to see this video. It did not disappoint. Im curious to know more about that 3D Printer. It looks awesome.
Great video, love the end result! What do you do with the water where you washed the parts afterward? How do you ensure the chemicals don't pollute?
3D-Coat has a tool to cut the model into parts and automatically add keys and holes for alignment.
That's great to hear, I'll be sure to check this out! Thanks for the tips
Also im not sure if you have started to manual support yet, but it is a lot better once you learn how to do it - on lychee slicer, you just use the "island finder" and then personally I put 0.8 mm support links on the islands, and then use a mixture of 0.5 mm, and 0,3 and 0,4 mm tipped supports on the rest of the model :)
For clean up stage.. , idk if you care about any pointers/ sharing off ideas :D but im gona do it anyway ahha, you REALLY do not need to go as high as 2500 grit with clean up imo, I start with 200 -300 grit, and then go to like 600 grit and thats it, primer and paint layer will smooth out 600 grit just fine, 2500 just isnt needed :) feel like you probably waste a little time going all the way to 2500 grit
For the masking, Tamiya masking tape is king, they have many widths and so can be very useful, I like to put it on, kinda overlap areas, and then use scalpel/hobby knife (and I keep a really sharp one just for this) to cut along seems and edges, and get it into the exact shapes you need, you could for sure do that with your shoes there :) alternitevly tho, just hand paint the red after a white base, I used to mask everything and airbriush, but after improving at hand painting after trying it a few times now, id probably just hand paint that bit now
This is exactly what I was looking for. THE WHOLE PROCESS! Thank you, I really wanted to start my 3D printing journey which the characters I modelled and this video helps see what steps to take and what to be careful and look out for. Great input!
Also, how much time did it take you to print the smaller model? Thats the size I'm going for for my print.
You're very welcome, I'm glad you liked the video :) I think the smaller print took around 4 hours.
Thank you for this informative video! I am getting into 3d printing my figures at the same time. Could you post a tutorial on how you boolean apart the different pieces? This is the most intimidating to me. I noticed that the legs fit inside the shoes in a natural way. I'd love to see more of your process on that.
I'd imagine youd attempt to keep the hair/hat separated for the next one.
Also a tip, I find bondo glazing putty (it comes in a small tube) to fix printing errors beautifully! Its easier for me than two-part resin clay
With resin printers, I find that a coat of primer actually removes the print layers beautifully, but I end up sanding anyway because I find that on occassion a layer is considerably deep from a printing malfunction. I thought I'd mention it anyway for if you struggle to sand away the layers in tight spots.
Excellent work, good skills, amazing presentation
wow its been a while since I've watched, about a year and you've improved a lot. Really liked this video. keep it up!
As someone who is just getting into making youtube videos and painting figures..Its very scary to do your first paintings,but at the same time..Its so much fun!
You can always learn from your mistakes and aim to change some things for the next one
Something you can do when applying your first coat of paint with an airbrush, do a very light layer,and let it dry off or flash before adding another layer. This will let the next set of paint adhere to the model alot easier,than just coating it all at once
Awesome job Keelan! Can you do a course on this? It could be a follow-up to your Blender's Course!
Super! Even the B-roll is a work of art man! Great work!
brilliantly well covered all the steps and their troubles... thank u so much for sharing this !
this video just made me happy to be an artist, such a good vibe :3
This is awesome. I've been wanting a figure of my OC for the longest time, and I got awesome friend that owns a 3D printer (I can't afford it 😫) who agreed to join me in this endeavor.
I am just about ALRIGHT with 3D modeling, I never printed before and painting is also pretty much new to me (thinking about getting an airbrush for that). Not to mention I would like to it to be articulated... So yeah, pretty daunting.
But seeing a journey like this is just... so exciting me, I'm pumped, no matter how long it takes, I'm in!
This was such an enjoyable watch!!! 🙏🏼
Thanks man, I appreciate you stopping by!
Nice vid and toy man! Great Work and... I may offer some advice. It was directly given to me by Peruvian most famous art toy designers: If the piece is not completely perfect and the gloss varnish isn't polyurethane it is best to keep it matte. Gloss will enhance visibility of surface imperfections. That may had happened here. But keep up the amazing work! I'm eager to see more of your content, I'm definitely subscribing.
Fantastic process video. Really well edited I must say 👍
i can´t really stop watching this video, amagazin job!!! your craft is top! 🤩🤩
Mix white glue with dish soap,BAM ,your own liquid masking tape ;)
It looks great!!!! Looking forward for the next ones!!!
Gonna have to try that. Thanks
@@sespiderwork it?
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Not tried yet.
Only been 3 days and have no means to order any white glue yet.
Great video! Inspiring to see your entire process!
You did a great job. The character looks cute. I love this job.
FYI u need add some glue placement into ur drawing and rib model, u can changed the rib like the action figure from disney. so the glue cant leak and have a more strength. that's my experience in my work to make a sample for disney action figure. also u can read the standard of the rib in plastic product modeling. i hope it can be help u to make better results :))))
This turned out amazing! Can you make a tutorial on using Blender to separate the model into multiple pieces? The way yours came out is exactly what I have been trying to learn.
Excellent work!! I would prefer a matte varnish but thats personal taste.
Please note, the curing step after a rinse & dry is not optional! Stay safe :)
Looks great. I wanna try something like this myself. Thanks for tips!
What I wanted to ask is, what is that blue grid cover you have on table? Where and how I can get it, is it paper or? Thanks!
Fantastic work! And you say you are not a professional?!? I feel like I could do this all my life. I am 40 years old and I still collect toys. I take everything I can get my hands on. I wonder if it would be possible to learn all this and make my own toys.
Yes yes yes!!! I love making toys!! 🤩
Looks awesome! Great job 🤌
just use more resin to fill any voids then sand smooth, much quicker. remove supports under hot water makes them come off much easier and with less dimpling. Also highly recommend airbrush paint Createx brand for prime colors ( both Opaque and Transparent ) is extremely affordable and has much better pigment density over water down craft paint. once you get your comfort and skill levels up you can go for the professional brands.
Awesome design, awesome print, awesome video :) 👍
I had the same trouble with liquid mask and even worse after the first use the liquid in the bottle turned into a solid block inside the bottle.
When you made the pegs, how much clearance did you leave for the corresponding hole for the parts to snap to place so easily?
I made sure to make the hole a little bigger than the peg itself to ensure they slotted in easily and had room for glue. I didn't use any exact measurements for this, just a little trial and error.
Such a rad little dude!
Oh! Thanks for video! That was exactly what I was searching for!
Can I ask what kind of style is this ? haha I'm so intrigued by it I want to search more like it and be even more inspired :) Also can we use physics in blender to determine if our final product will stand on its own ?
I bought big companies toys that had way more painting mistakes than your close to perfect job *_* this is incredible! I wish I put myself in position to achieve this one day! thanks for the fabulous inspiration!
I love this model. I could create dioramas based on this little guy. 👍🏼 well done
looks amazing. Thanks for walking us through this.
Well done! Thanks for sharing the tips!
This is such an amazing video, I learnt a lot from it thanks! Mind if I ask how much resin costs per print of the model?
Just some CA Glue + baking soda sprinkled on makes an excellent filler for smaller imperfections and holes.
Awesome! More content like this please! Super interested in the art toy world
very inspiring! love the video and the endresult!
What airbrush kit did you buy? I LOVE your model!
Class Keelan! Mad to see you printing these models now, I can imagine you selling these hand painted models in a stylised shop - would 100% buy one 😎👍
Ay thank you Rhodri! Appreciate you stopping by the channel man, a shop with my own collectables would be a dream 🔥
What are your support settings? Really clean prints
Fantastic work! Incredibly inspiring!!!
Great job ...where did you get the sanding sponges from ???
I'm looking to get into making 3D printed movie props... you should do a more detailed video on the preparing the model/3D Printing parts :D Great content as always!
Thank you, I'm still learning but in time I'd love to bring a little more of this type of content to the channel 😁
THIS IS AMAZING. GREAT JOB.
Amazing process and final result
hey there!! awesome video!! I have a small question... so when you added those joints between the different parts, did you make the hole for that joint slightly bigger than the actual joint itself, so it will fit correctly?
Yes, I had to make the hole a little bigger than the block for it to fit 😁
Amazing work, man. super cool
What should one do with the water used to wash the figure once printed?
Amazing design man !! Greetings !
Amazing video man, I've been trying to get myself to learn blender to sculpt these kind of stuff, by the way, is this sculpt available for purchase somewhere? I'd love to print myself one for motivation, its a great model haha
could you paint it with posca paints?
amazing work btw!!
Another option for filling holes is to just mix some of the resin you used with corn starch (baby powder) and paint it into the hole, then cure it in your wash and cure.
Damn that looks amazing !! Now that you know the proper workflow, how much time it would take you to get the finished product ? (without considering the 3d sculpting phase)
Awesome video!!! Curious, how long did the actual printing take?
nice one keelan! i love the process. Thanks!
I’m getting ready to print one of my sculpts soon too! What kind of tolerances are needed when booling the keys?
Btw, do you know if the acrylic color would become sticky overtime?
Hey! Awesome video. Would it be possible to do all this but with a filament printer? I'm thinking of getting a Bamboo printer for my first 3D printer but I'm still not 100% sure about all the differences between resin and filament. Thanks!
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed 😁 The process would generally be similar, but you wouldn't need to wash, cure, etc, as that's unique to resin. Good luck!
@@KeelanJon Thanks! Would you recommend a Bamboo with filament for a first 3D printer?
This is crazy 🔥🔥🔥!!
Would clay be something you can fill the lines with and scrape away after you finish airbrushing
Hi keelan I am considering buying your new blender beginner course, my question is : Is it still worth it if we already followed along all of your tutorials on this channel. Which they are all great btw. Will I learn through the course different methods or more features ?
My course is a designed as a much more structured approach to learning blender, covering all of my methods and techniques that I use everyday on my projects. It's much more thorough than my shorter tutorials here on TH-cam, and is designed for absolute beginners. Hope that helps 😁
I've been waiting for a video where people actually show you how the model is made as an STL. I've spent months finding out how I should do it myself.
this is really amazing 😍🤩🤩
Wooh now you gotta try to make rollin rascals model that would be cool
Did you make it hollow or solid? If its hollow, i didnt see any drain holes. Uncured resin inside a model can cause it to crack or burst and leak resin.
its just something he will find out later. I lost a few models to the resin cracking open and uncured resin pouring out but it took several months to happen and ruined a giant mouse pad I paid a lot of money for haha. Hollowing is such a pain in butt getting all your drain holes spot on. I love buying models from artists who have put all that work in for me.
In this case I printed solid as I didn't want to have to deal with creating drain holes and trying to cure internal resin, but in time I'll definitely be hollowing my prints, thanks for the tips 😁
Whats a good acrylic paint that is tough enough when using valeo masking. I currently ordered some high end golden acrylic hoping it works with liquid masking.
I really want to start 3D printing :D Thanks for the tips
Amazing video! how did you record the take on 11:51? is it using a motorised dolly? which one? also, which camera lens do you use? thanks in advance
Thank you. It was recorded using a Neewer motorised slider, and I used a Sigma 16mm 1.4 lens on a Sony ZVE10. Hope that helps :)
What do you do with the wash water if it can't go in the sink?
Amazing, very inspiring 🎉