DIY Baby Groot Planter
Introduction: DIY Baby Groot Planter
Hi All,
In this instructable, I will share how to paint 3d printed baby groot planter, using acrylic paints and will use 3d printed layer line to our advantage.
Hope you like it
Step 1: What Do We Need ?
* 3d printed baby groot planter
* Acrylic paints
* 0.5 inch thick brush
* Very thin brush
* White sheet of paper
* White ink marker
* Varnish spray for acrylic
Step 2: 3d Print
* You can search and download a suitable model from Thingiverse
* I used "baby groot pot (re-remix) by <PERSON>" link https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3357065
* My printer settings were as below
+ Slicer: Cura 4.8
+ Resolution: 0.28
+ Infill: 10%
+ Supports : Tree, everywhere, angle 60°
+ Filament: black PLA
+ Printing time: 14 hrs
+ Scale : 150% ( height 15cm)
Step 3: Base Color
* If the 3d printed Groot is not black, then we must first paint it with a thin black acrylic paint
* Let it dry for a day before we continue
* Take the dark brown acrylic color and spread it on a white sheet of paper as shown
* Using a plain white sheet helps us to understand what colors will look like when mixed
* Using a thick (0.5") brush, apply a very thin coat of paint on 3d printed Groot
* Before the dark brown paint dries, dry brush with some yellow
* Again use paper to thin out the paint
* Since the brown paint is wet, the yellow paint mixed with it and give a light brown wooden look
* This will highlight the raised areas as a light shade of brown
* Before we continue, we will leave this to dry for 2 to 3 hours
* I covered the eyes too, donot worry, we will fix it later
* I didn't use any primer so that I could use 3dprinter's layer as wood texture
* Don't use an excessive amount of paint, as this will fill all the texture etc
Step 4: Green Veins
* Using some green acrylic paints highlight some veins on the hands
* On it's head paint green in the cracks to green moss growth look
Step 5: Eyes
* It is easy to scrape off the acrylic paint from the eyes
* I used a toothpick to remove any paint
* As per some images on the internet, the iris is black and the sclera is red (the white part of our eye is called sclera)
* Painted sclera as a mixture of red-brown color and left the eye as black
* If you are not able to scrape the paint, use black acrylic paint on it
* To fake light reflection on the eye, use a white marker to draw the reflection
Step 6: Finishing
* Let the acrylic paint dry for at least 24 hr
* Inspect groot, if there are any areas that were missed, Paint where needed
* Apply a coat of varnish spray to protect the paint job\
* Let it dry for a day
* Plant a small plant and admire your work
I hope you liked the instructable, If you have any questions or suggestion, please let me know 74