How do you paint a weirdly shaped 3D-printed object with a complex pattern? Take it for a dip in the pool. A new color technique pioneered by researchers at a computer graphics and visualization ...

Engineers have created a highly effective way to paint complex 3D-printed objects, such as lightweight frames for aircraft and biomedical stents, that could save manufacturers time and money and ...

Concept artist Emily Chapman shares her process for sculpting, printing and painting an outstanding model to put on display.

3D printing may indeed allow for the creation of intricate objects, but what happens if you want to apply paint – or some type of functional coating – to all of those nooks and crannies? Well ...

To get the perfect mix for your paint, you need a good shake that is as random as possible. [Mark Rhodes] wanted to automate the process of mixing paint, so he built a 3D printed shaker to thorough… ...

AI helps 3D printers “write” with coiling fluid ropes like Jackson Pollock Reinforcement learning lets 3D printers exploit, not suppress, coiling instabilities.