3D Printing / String Art Peep Bunny Rabbit
Channel: TGAW
Date: 2022-04-04

Greetings Everyone!


Today's video I talk about combining 3D Printing and String Art to make a Peeps Bunny Rabbit.  This project was inspired by the annual Peep Week thrown by the Town of Occoquan. This year's Peep Week will be April 12 - 17. You can find out more details of that event at:


https://www.occoquanva.gov/occoquan-events/peep-week/


Before 3D Modeling, I like to think about sizing.  Unlike other string art pieces, this one would require a needle.  The holes I used for a Size 24 tapestry needle were 2mm by 2mm.  That helped me decide the size of the rest of the piece.


Blender buzzwords involved in making the 3D Model:


-Adding an Image Empty for a Reference Image
-Bezier Curves to trace the shape
-Mirror Modifier
-Object-Convert-Mesh to turn my curve into vertices and edges
-Extrude and Inset
-Using Object-Apply-Scale before Inset
-Using Object-Duplicate and Object-Separate-Selection to make strategic copies of your work for other purposes (like making a smaller bunny shaped hole)
-Boolean Difference Modifier
-Array Modifier
-Curve Modifier
and finally, something new to me:


INSTANCING!


Instancing allowed me to rotate my stitch holes around a curve without distorting them. It allows you to add a child object to each face (or edge or vertex) of an object.  In my case, I added a one-face plane. I used the Array modifier and Curve modifier on that plane and then using instancing, I made my stitch hole (a Cube) an instance of that plane.  The result-- my cubes went around the bunny-shaped curve without changing their shape.


A really great resource to learn instancing comes from Maker Tales


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBvT6RiSEj0&t=1480s


If you would like to have a Standing String Art Peep of your own, there are a few choices:


*Print Your Own by Downloading the Model from Printables!
https://www.printables.com/model/151137-standing-string-art-peeps-bunny-rabbit


*I am also selling DIY Kits on Etsy which will include the frame, matching embroidery floss, a Size 24 tapestry needle, and three 5mm pom poms for facial features.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1197424353/diy-standing-string-art-kit-peeps-bunny


*Finally, I have some fully assembled pieces available on Etsy as well
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1197414559/standing-string-art-peeps-bunny-rabbit


Thanks as always for watching.  Have a great day!