This is then wiped off with a rag, whilst still wet, to give an aged look. Then sprayed with black matt paint, fairly thick to get into all the nooks and crannies. “The townhouses and tulips were given a rough sand down to remove any stray bits and blobs. No supports are needed, and finishing is a lot easier than the Woodfill sanding!” They were printed in Copperfill and Bronzefill, 0.1 layer height, 0.4 nozzle. “All three patterns we built as 3D objects in MOI3D, then repeated, merged and flattened to create the finish 3D files. I did think that using tulips might be a bit stereotypical, but given that CF use windmills on their packaging I thought I would be fairly safe.”
“For the three metal panels I wanted to create patterns that related to CF, ending up with a Dutch townhouse scene, a more traditional tulip pattern and an abstract design based on the CF logo letterforms. “I finish Woodfill prints with multiple passes of sandpaper, usually 120, 180, 400, 1500, 4000 grit, and then a couple of coats of acrylic lacquer.” Afterwards the minimal supports for the inset holes are removed, and because they will be covered with panels I don’t need to worry about the surface finish there.” They are printed at 0.3mm layers with a 0.6mm nozzle, so don’t take much time. On my Ulitmaker2 printer the Woodfill filament has always been slightly less than perfect, but I don’t mind that because it gives the finished job some defects, which makes it look more natural. Starting with the ‘wooden’ shell first, and creating the holes for the inset ‘metal’ panels. “I designed the box using Moments of Inspiration (MoI3D) software. Normally my work has a typographic flavour (given that’s my background) but in this instance I designed a box using the ‘petal?’ device from the CF logo.” I’ve been creating artworks with them for the last year or so, and I was very pleased to find that colorFabb loved my designs / prints as well. I decided to make one of my printed fancy boxes, using CF’s wood and metal filaments. “Since I began 3D printing I’ve been a big fan of Colorfabb’s more exotic materials. We’ll let Tony explain in his own words how he made this beautiful gift box: A typographer by trade, Tony put in his best effort and came up with a truly stunning print: We are always happy to meet up with our users at shows, but Tony had a surprise for us in store: a printed giftbox made with our special filaments, based on the colorFabb logo.
You can find a few examples of his work on Twitter: here, here and here. Tony has been using colorFabb’s special filaments with great effect and we have been following his impressive work for quite a while now. Recently at the TCT Show we finally caught up with Tony Short.