3d pen beginner guide: 6 gravity defying hacks

Fighting gravity? You’ll lose! Here are six portals to the third dimension. This video focuses on pros and cons of the six techniques to help you decide which is the right one for your next project. Great information for artists, STEM teachers, art teachers, homeschooling parents, crafters, and all 3D pen enthusiasts. Music: Go to the picnic by Loyalty Freek Music RELATED STRATEGY VIDEOS: Original strategy video – (How to use 3d pen to make 3d things – Strategy)    • How to use 3d pen to make 3d things - Stra...   Vessels – (How to make the shape you want with 3d pen)    • How to make the shape you want with 3d pen   Heat forming – (How to get 3d pen projects from 2d to 3d)    • How to get 3d pen projects from 2d to 3d -...   FEATURED PROJECTS VIDEOS: Large ball – (Making spheres with 3d pen - Large sphere construction)    • Making spheres with 3d pen - Large sphere ...   Eastern dragon – (Eastern dragon - 3d pen & ironing project - full version)    • Eastern dragon - 3d pen & ironing project ...   Tower – (Customized 3d pen surfaces)    • Customized 3d pen surfaces   Cat – (Quick and easy animals with 3d pen)    • Quick and easy animals with 3d pen   Lizard – (How to make a lizard with 3d pen and a can of Play-Doh)    • How to make a lizard with 3d pen and a can...   Chalice – (The quest for the holy grail with 3D pen)    • Mastering complex shapes with 3d pen   Solid blue cube – (Right angles with 3d pen)    • Right angles with 3d pen   Egg basket – (How to make the shape you want with 3d pen)    • How to make the shape you want with 3d pen   Dog – (3d pen basics: Easy sculpture)    • 3d pen basics: Easy sculpture   Coaster – (How to smooth 3d pen projects without sanding) - Baking PLA    • How to smooth 3d pen projects without sand...   Coaster update – (How to bake 3d pen projects - Baking PLA 2.1- part 2)    • How to bake 3d pen projects - Baking PLA 2...   Decorative white sphere – (How to make a sphere with 3d pen part 2)    • Sphere with 3d pen - The curved surface me...   Easy cube – (Yet another cube with 3d pen)    • Yet another cube with 3d pen     #3dpen   Icosahedron – (Making icosahedron with 3d pen)    • Making icosahedron with 3d pen   Figure 2 – (Stick figure to gesture drawing with 3d pen)    • Stick figure to gesture drawing with 3d pen   Figure 3 – (Ten hacks for 3d pen sculpting!)    • Ten hacks for 3d pen sculpting!   CONTENTS: 0:00 Gravity issues 1:48 Building by rotation 3:31 Finish it before you build it! 5:55 Building over armatures 8:03 Freehand building 9:43 Building by lifting contours 12:09 Building around a central axis TOOLS AND MATERIALS: 3d pen patterns: https://www.etsy.com/shop/3DPenDen 3d pen: https://amzn.to/3I9WVre PLA Filament: OVERTURE PLA: https://amzn.to/3v1LkXl HATCHBOX PLA: https://amzn.to/3JBRWQ5 Working surfaces: 3Dmate Base - Transparent 3D Pen Mat 18 x 12 Inches https://amzn.to/3I4HArQ Plexiglass 12” x 12” Square Panel 1/8” Thick (3mm): https://amzn.to/3H3rvBo KRYLON Matte Finish Spray: https://amzn.to/35c6WWd Heat tools: Heat gun with adjustable temperature and heat flow: https://amzn.to/372ogyb Hotplate https://amzn.to/3LEMSw4 Heat tools for smoothing and soldering: Welding Soldering Iron with Thermostatic Digital-Controlled and LCD Screen Display https://amzn.to/3Kn8COJ Walnut Hollow wood-burning tool: https://amzn.to/36eWr4M Replacement tips set 1: https://amzn.to/3plHuov Replacement tips set 2: https://amzn.to/3gZjeE0 Other useful tools: Teflon sheets for ironing, baking, and embossing 3 Pack: https://amzn.to/3H3yMRs Cooling tile marble 12x12: https://amzn.to/3s1KRTe Wire/filament cutter pliers: https://amzn.to/3IkTe1S Fiskars scissors: https://amzn.to/3hi76Ox Fiskars sharpener: https://amzn.to/3F2xG9i DISCLAIMER: “Tools and Materials” part of the description above contain affiliate links. My motivation is to share tools and materials that will work for you. I do receive a small commission (at no cost to you) when you click through one the links. Your purchase supports this channel and allows me to continue to make videos like this. Thank you! #DIY, #diy, #art, #3dpen, #3dprintingpen, #3dprinting, #3dpentechnique, #3dpeninnovation, #craft, #howto, #howto3dpen, #3dpenart, #craft, #crafts, #crafting, #craftingideas, #craftingideaswith3dpen, #craftingwith3dpen, #craftingwith3dprintingpen, #craftidea, #diyprojects, #diycrafts, #diycraft, #howtouse3dpen, #tutorial, #sculpture, #HanaGorman