I wanted to buy a 3D pen for the last 2 years or so. The idea of drawing in 3D was so exciting! I could finally create objects from plastic, that could be just about anything!
Here's what I got
I bought a LIX pen in December 2016 and a Scribbler Nano in December 2017, as Christmas presents to myself :) I enjoyed them both, but one of them was (and still is) my favorite: the Scribbler Nano.
Teaser
Here are a few teaster pictures of some of the things I made with the pens - beginner stage to more advanced. I will soon make a few more detailed posts about each pen + some of my best 3D drawings.
First week
After a month break
Getting used to it
Spheres are hard to build by hand!
Getting more advanced
Based on an origami model
My latest work
Choosing the right pen
There are so many 3D pens on the market today, that it can easily become difficult to decide on what to buy. Especially if it's your first pen! About one and a half year ago, most pens were big, chunky, seemed hard to handle them for longer than 10 minutes - there just was no good way to have all those electronics fit into something smaller. Until some Kickstarter project found a way to build a functional 3D pen, the size of a normal pen (LIX pen), and that was amazing! So of course I had to get it, no second thoughts at all! But that had its repercussions, which I'll talk about in one of my next posts. But the lesson I learned was this: Research before you buy.
Researching
I advise you do extensive research before you buy a 3d pen that you are about to use for the first time. Believe it or not, the first impression will influence your future enthusiasm in creating handmade 3d artworks. Here's what you should look for:
Don't be cheap
The biggest mistake is to start with something very cheap, that (of course) breaks quick. Instead, go for something in the middle, affordable.
Check them out
Check out the company's website, social media, comments, reviews etc. Stalk them a bit. Sometimes they can have a super nice-looking website, but when you check out the comments on their social media page, you might find something fishy. Or look for youtube review videos that people made. Mashable articles. Blog posts. There's plenty :)
Focus on the people
Don't believe all comments and reviews written on big sites like Amazon or eBay. A big part of them might be fake - the company paid others for writing good about them. Instead, look for videos, articles and blogs written by ordinary people (on their own website or blog, or even on Steemit). Here's 2 examples: #1 and #2
To be continued
Glad to answer any questions :) Keep in touch and Happy Steeming!