Let's Clay 3D Print! A Guidebook (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780796195104)

Let's Clay 3D Print! A Guidebook - is the perfect roadmap for kickstarting your clay 3D printing journey!

Easy to follow chapters help to break down the clay 3D printing process as the benefits, opportunities and technologies within this exciting field are explored. Featuring 23 industry experts and established artists from around the world, the book shares their stories and showcases their pioneering work. A bonus feature to the book is the additional research section where all the guests share links to their past projects, articles, interviews, and published books.

How does the clay 3D printer setup differ from the well-known filament (FDM) 3D printer and how will this impact your workflow? Informative tips such as these, including insights into how to work with and 3D design for a material such as clay, are covered in great depth. What software, materials and equipment are essential to buy, and where can you save on costs? These important questions, and how to work around not owning a pottery kiln are also discussed. Follow the example of how to calculate your clay shrinkage rate - which as a 3D maker can be very useful if you are looking at starting a business! As a hobbyist, you may be interested in learning more about the pottery process and what decorating materials to explore. Many of these valuable insights stem from the author's own experiences as she answers many of the questions that she had when starting out in this industry - making her the ideal guide!

Hendrien Horn is an award-winning artist and clay 3D printing expert from South Africa. She enjoys exploring with 3D printing techniques when creating her contemporary artworks - and presents talks and workshops on this exciting topic