Inktober... Naw... Huetober

Inktober... Naw... Huetober

3D-Printed Monster Portraits

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Itā€™s spooky season, and Iā€™m kicking off Inktober a little differently this year. I'm calling it "Huetober," and youā€™re in for a treatā€”literally.

For those unfamiliar, Inktober is a yearly challenge where artists create ink drawings based on daily prompts. Itā€™s an awesome way to flex those creative muscles and maybe learn some new skills along the way. Over the years, Iā€™ve used Inktober to dive into new creative mediums, from digital sculpting in Nomad to AI-generated art. This year, Iā€™m exploring the exciting world of HueForge 3D (@hueforge).

HueForge is like a digital canvas for 3D printing. Imagine painting with filaments instead of inks. Sounds crazy, right? Iā€™m working on a monster series inspired by Misfit Printing (@MisfitPrinting) Halloween portrait wall. Iā€™ll be crafting and printing a unique monster every other day until I complete the wall.

Intrigued? Check out the first creation in the Huetober seriesā€”Drac!

Pretty impressive, right? Iā€™ve even posted the model on Makerworld and Thangs, and you can download it to print yourself!

Creating these multi-layered prints is a fun process. Iā€™ll share a quick breakdown to get you started:

  1. Image Creation: First, I combine AI-generated art from Midjourney with some Photoshop magic to craft a spooky image of the classic monster.

  2. HueForge Prep: I import the image into HueForge.

  3. Layer Creation and Filament Assignment: This is the coolest part. I use HueForge to create the layers for the 3D print, and adjust the color scheme and settings for each filamentā€¦ I want to make sure the right components POP!

Once thatā€™s done, I export the model into Bambu Studio (HueForge includes a handy describe file with all the color change information). And now, here's where the real magic happens. Take a look at this brief tutorial from @neokoiprints:

The describe file tells me where to add the different filament stops. I've created this file so you can print this on any 3D printing machine. You donā€™t need to have a fancy AMS system or anything like that. Just follow the color change instructions, swap out the filaments, and voilĆ !

So, go ahead and make your own Huetober creation. Share your creations with me, and stay tuned for the next monster in the series. You can view all of my Monsters as I create them at my linktree.

I hope you have a spooktacular season!