“I’m Pretty Proud Of It”: 82 Creative People Who Used 3D Printers To Make Things They Couldn’t Find Anywhere Else
With some imagination, a dash of patience, and well-timed inspiration, you can turn any creative hobby into something that borders on true art and great design. If you happen to be into 3D printing, then you’ve got an incredible amount of flexibility. Meanwhile, the internet is full of truly amazing hobbyists who want to share their best ideas with anyone who will listen.
Bored Panda is featuring some of the best 3D-printed designs that we think should be celebrated far and wide. Scroll down for our curated list of the best pics, and don’t blame us if you have the sudden urge to check if you have enough space for a 3D printer at home.
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Fresh off the printer! Articulated iguana printed on my Bambu Lab P1S. Can’t stop playing with it!
I've seen a billion of the same old articulated dragons, foxes, lizards, etc. in a billion peoples' online shops, but this one is more detailed than usual, and the eyes are a nice touch!
Crazy realistic. 20 hour print on h2c.
Finished printing 2.5 days. Cleaned up remainder of trees then preped for paint. Here is the completed render bronzed.
Looks amazing! And plus ten thousand points for the Belgian Malinois, of course XD
I had way too much fun with this. I think it's sparked my creative side and I've really enjoyed learning Blender to fine tune and tweak them.
This vase came out so cute!!! 3d printed and hand painted. Took 8 hours printing time!
I love that vase! I am a former EMT/paramedic and combat medic, my wife is a nurse. That will go perfect in our house!
So my two year old daughter didn’t have a proper place to keep her shoes - So I made this for her.
My girlfriend recently got chickens and I've been waiting for this moment.
I'm legally allowed to keep a few chickens in my city. I've been wanting a few for decades. If I ever get any, they are absolutely wearing things like this XD Y'all know my propensity for putting my pets into costume! XD
Hi everyone, here's my latest and biggest project. My three-legged cat finally has his own bed on the floor ^^
Have a great day, and keep being creative!
3 months after my cat had her left rear leg amputated due to a malignant tumor she was back up on the roof, sleeping on top of the brick double chimney on hot summer nights. Never underestimate a determined cat.
My Little Free Library is up and running! I 3-D printed the decorations, and books have been donated by amazing neighbors!!
Love this root woven owl. I have a lot to learn but I’m getting there.
Hello, I created a 2 in 1 (both a bird drinker and a feeder in the winter) you can install it on a wall or hang it on a thread.
I thought this was a photograph for a split second while scrolling down! Looks awesome :)
The whole Jedi purge wouldn't have to happen if Anakin went to a therapy
Started printing a couple months ago and my goal was to make figures because i’ve always been an avid collector of figurines. This is my first finished print! took a lot of time and work but i’m pretty proud of it.
I made this for a customer from a photograph he sent me...
Printed in white, then hand painted.
Latest Project turned out awesome.
This wasn't just my project—it was ours.
I handled the printing and assembly, and my beautiful wife absolutely crushed the paint job. She turned a great print into an amazing display piece.
I am an elementary public school librarian and I have an area called MakerSpace where the kids get to be creative. Printed these for decor and fun.
I’m also working on a big 250 USA celebration and theme in my library this year, so the Lego man with the Mohawk is red, white, and blue.
So excited for my students to see them in a few weeks!
So I've printed some Faerie houses, this one being part of a faerie village in a tree trunk out front. It got it's first visitor today. Pretty sure my daughter put the juvenile toad up there, but love the pic regardless.
This print was finally the print where my wife said "ok you're right the 3D printer is worth it" I don't know if she meant it or if she was just happy I didn't go to home Depot for 1 thing to come back with about 8 other things and not even get what I went there for.
Home Depot sells a 10-pack of outlet plates for $6.50, so unless this cost less than 65 cents to print, or OP really does have zero willpower when it comes to shopping... XD
I just started 3d printing around 2 months ago and wanted to share my first ever print from scratch!
First 2 items for grandkids.
I just finished this made-to-order, one-of-a-kind Halo 2 themed OG Xbox case. It’s printed in ASA, with a PETG gold “X”.
Printed in 5 colors with stunning detail! The multi-color print really brings the majestic moose to life and highlights every part of the design beautifully.
Printed with the Bambu H2C.
Filament: Bambu
I'm in the process of making my Halloween display for this year.
How long has he been working on this?? I know when we print even just an 8x8x8 box or takes several hours. This has got to be a several months long project
Very cool, but I wonder why it's necessary, unless this is OP's source of hydration while they drive XD
The latest version of my "KLETKA 4" wall clock.
Cool! Would like to have the hexagons with pointy parts up and down, not the flat up and down. 🤓🐝
Uno Minecraft cards holder.
As the owner of a much-loved VW van (Eurovan, not a microbus, sadly) I strongly approve of these! XD
Just finished my latest project. The Christmas House. Made it on my Snapmaker U1. Took me about a week to complete it and the most waste I had while doing the projects was the prime towers but other than that there was very little poop. ( it’s the waste when changing colors.). The detail on this project is awesome and there is absolutely no bleeding of the colors.Just hoping my glue will hold up, if not will need to get stronger glue.
Been printing for a little over a month now. Pretty proud of this one. Im a member of local Veteran Chairt MC and I wanted to replicate our cut. This was step 1. The leather vest.
This is my first big print. It took over 96 hours and a whole lot of patience. We are a Harry Potter loving house and making Dobby fits perfectly.
Jeebus, give the poor guy a shirt, or at least a sock to hang over his elvish doodle XD
Oh. This is nightmare fuel. Dudes going to be my sleep paralysis demon, I know I'm going to wake up to him sitting on my chest. Hate it.
Should have made it silver in color. They are called greys not goldies.
While cool, I am somewhat sad that people cannot be without their phones/streaming/TikTok/media/doomscrolling for even a few moments while outside in the pool :/
The pet store sells stretchy silicon versions of canned-food lid covers. I wonder what the advantage of a 3D-printed one is; it seems like it wouldn't make a complete seal on the can to hold in moisture.
Power means control, and control means... an ultimate 3D print!
Printed on Bambu Lab, and the level of detail is out of this world! From his iconic metal mask to that menacing, rule-the-world posture, Doctor Doom is ready to bring some serious Latverian supremacy to the shelf. There’s honestly no better feeling than a perfect print coming to life!
Haven't tried to print a lithophane yet.... But I love the concept
Lots of additional plastic that will probably not be displayed for very long.
I know it's not a massive big deal if people are making these trademarked and copyrighted characters and designs as one off bits of fan art for themselves, but I've seen so many people selling it, and it's not right. If it's not your design, it's not your work to sell.
Lots of additional plastic that will probably not be displayed for very long.
I know it's not a massive big deal if people are making these trademarked and copyrighted characters and designs as one off bits of fan art for themselves, but I've seen so many people selling it, and it's not right. If it's not your design, it's not your work to sell.
