Cuttlefish v14
Cuttlefish v14
3D
Published 2018-01-15T14:39:40+00:00
Bubbles gets a friend: a cuttlefish! This is my entry in the Exotic Species Contest on this site.
I chose the cuttlefish because I think it is among the most interesting of earth's creatures.
With green blood and three hearts, it is stranger than fictional aliens, -- probably inspiration for sci-fi authors. The common cuttlefish can change it's skin color and can display 34 color patterns. I used some artistic license with the patterns, but I tried to stay true to the shape in my model. I started it low- poly, but the smoothed version looked so much better.
I designed this in Blender, printed on a Flsun Kossel Mini 3D printer, in Ziro Z-Marble PLA filament.
Perhaps it would help to print the bottom quarter slowly. Some tiny areas beg for support, but the little tentacles will make it difficult to clean up. I learned this from the first print, version 12. It took much less time to fix the overhangs (v14) then it did to post-process the $&*#@ support! v14 prints fine, I needed more cooling as the edges began to curl up.
I printed with the flat "flipper" end up, which I believe is his leading edge when swimming. So, the tentacles are flat on the bed. That is, eyes down.
| Date published | 15/01/2018 |
| Time to do | 2 - 4 minutes |
| Support Free | YES |
