Drawing in Thin Air with 3D Pens
3D pens can be used to draw a 2D coaster, bookmark, art or 3D castle, figurine and more.
It’s a versatile tool that’s used by hobbyists, professionals and kids to create objects and art of display or use.
There are hot and cold 3D pens, which use different kinds of filaments or inks. Hot pens melt PLA or ABS filaments, extruded from the pen to draw. Cold pens use resin ink, which solidifies on exposure to UV light.
Such pens can be used for education purposes — develop creativity and motor skills. They can be used for design and product development, for art & craft, and finishing and repairing 3D prints.
Top 3D pens
Some of the popular 3D pens are by 3Doodle, Scribbler, Tecboss, and more. You can explore top 3D pens for kids, hobbyists and professionals in this full article.
3D Pen templates
You can create gifts, jewellery, stationary material and more with a 3D pen. Here’re some examples of the things you can create:
- Coasters
- Toys — Figurines, Bobbleheads, etc.
- Keychains
- Jewellery — Earrings, Necklace, Rings
- Cord organisers
- Phone Holder
Here’re 30 templates for 3D pen prints.
There are many possibilities of development and design with 3D pens. Kids can use it to hone their creativity and problem-solving skills, hobbyists can use it to create things of art and utility, while artists and product designers can create material of functional value with 3D pens.
