1-Touch Laser Photo software, 277
3D file formats, 219
3D models, 215–219. See also 3D prints
applying latex skin to, 240–241
components of, 212
converting photographs to, 216
defined, 212
downloading, 215
ensuring watertightness of, 213, 215
file formats for, 219
gluing parts together, 232
measuring, 249
preparing for printing, 228–230
software for creating, 217–219
3D printed lithophanes, 259–268
applying print to tile, 266–268
materials/tools for, 259
preparing for transfer, 263–265
3D printers, 220–232. See also 3D printing; 3D prints
challenges/limitations of, 214–215
covering build plate for, 226
environment for, 221
extrusion-based, 224
firmware/software updates for, 222
how they work, 214
keeping kids/pets away from, 221
leveling build plate for, 226–227
maintenance routines, 222
printing replacement parts for, 214
reviews/information on, 220
software for controlling, 217
tools for use with, 223–224, 231
3D printing, 211–233. See also 3D printers; 3D prints
of large flat surfaces, 262
revolutionary potential of, 211, 232
technology, 220
time considerations, 220
updates on, 212
3D prints. See also 3D models
examples of, 233
full coloration of, 214, 235, 245, 255
3D scans, 211, 212, 215, 219, 233
5th Generation, Replicator, 220, 221, 224, 227, 262
123D
Catch, 216
Creature, 218
Design, 218
ABS filament, 221, 222–223, 225, 232, 237
accidents, 13
Acquerello Portofino paper, 277
acrylic paint, 30, 88, 126, 146, 237
acrylic sheets, 18, 64, 83, 186
adhesion promoters, 246, 247. See also Bulldog
adhesives, 15, 103, 180, 225, 232, 240–241
Adobe
Exchange, 126
Lightroom, 25, 35, 93, 245, 260
Paper Textures Pro, 126
Photoshop (See Photoshop)
Adorama, 58
aerial photography, 12
air bubbles, 251, 252. See also bubbles
All Grown Up (C. Meyer), 288
mirrors/Mylar reflections, 69–81
ambrotype process, 175
Apple
computers, 42
iOS App Store, 218
iTunes U, 218
Mac App Store, 216
appliances, 43
appliqué method, 235. See also skin appliqués
aqueous inkjet printers, 20. See also inkjet printers
Arches Platine paper, 29, 186, 277
archival backup files, 36
archival quality prints, 16
art materials. See materials
artist supplies, 30
artwork. See also galleries
altered reality in, 6
dedicating small refrigerator to, 49
how light changes, 257
protecting, 16
tools/techniques for creating, 12, 15, 112, 145, 211, 218
AutoCAD, 218
Autodesk, 216
backups, 36
Baltic birch, 18
bamboo panels, 18
Beneath the Surface (T. Meyer), 290
Bird Fog (B. Lhotka), 67
Blade (B. Lhotka), 81
blue painter’s tape, 224–225, 226, 238
blueprints, 218
blur effect, 83, 84, 85, 136, 262–263
blur filters, 60, 62, 92–93, 98, 263
body of work, developing, 11–12
book’s website, 15
bracket, for holding pre-filters, 58–60
bubbles, 46, 47, 48, 148, 237, 251–252
Buelteman, Robert, 13
build plate, covering/leveling, 226–227
CAD modeling/software, 10, 213, 217, 218
calibration systems, 25
camera lens modifiers. See lens modifiers
camera obscura, 56
Camping Out (B. Lhotka), 147
candle screens, 276
canvas, mounting decal on, 165
cardboard tubes, 100
carrier sheets, 44
cellophane sheets, 44
Cheetah3D, 218
Chicken Legs (B. Lhotka), 206
circular snapshots, 98
City Lights (B. Lhotka), 279
Claria ink, 37
Clear, WonderSauce, 186, 187, 189, 191, 193, 195
coatings, 16, 20–21, 22–23, 33, 44, 48
collodian process, 175
color calibration systems, 25
color management, 25
coloration, of 3D prints, 214, 235, 245, 255
complexion fans, 276
computer-aided design, 10, 213, 217, 218
computers, 42
cracked images, 148
crackling paint, 162
creative disasters, 13
Cricut® Tools spatula, 223
crosshatch grid texture, 126, 128
distressed chain, 126
updated products/resources, 115, 126
Customizer, 218
daguerreotype process, 175
Dance Party (B. Lhotka), 202
Daniel Smith art supplies, 29, 32
DASS
SuperSauce Solution, 26–28, 149
Universal Precoat II, 21
WonderSauce (See WonderSauce)
Data Color, 25
Day Frog (B. Lhotka), 140
de-bubbler, 237
decals
making single-transfer, 165–171
and monographic transfers, 151–152
on polypropylene panels, 166–167
and skin appliqués, 236
types of, 156
decimal/metric equivalents, 40, 221
Denver skyline, 279
Digital Alchemy (B. Lhotka), 11
digital animation, 219
digital artwork, 94, 112. See also artwork
digital bridges, 112
digital caliper, 41
digital design, 219
digital negatives, 22, 270, 277
digital sculpting program, 218–219
dipped inkjet water transfers. See water transfers
distorted acrylic sheets, 83
types of, 84
updated products/resources, 83
distressed chain texture, 126
distressing chain, 64
Draw in 3D, 218
Dream Window (B. Lhotka), 141
Duco Cement, 232
Durabrite inks, 37
DVD-Rs, 36
Eagle Bloom (B. Lhotka), 285
Econolite panels, 17
Elmer’s glue stick, 225
Epson printers
and clear media, 37
large-format, 39
and mill finish aluminum, 17
and printer profiles, 23
Epson UltraChrome K3 Ink, 38
for 3D work, 10
appliances, 43
for backups, 36
carrier sheets, 44
computers, 42
for image capture, 36
odor reducer, 43
for processes in this book, 10, 35
software, 42
updated list of, 35
extrusion-based 3D printers, 224
fabric, making decals mounted to, 157–165
Face of Nature (C. Lhotka), 243
FaceTime (B. Lhotka), 268
FedEx print services, 10
filament, 222–223, 225, 232, 237
file backups, 36
file formats, 3D, 219
filter reality, 55
filters
scanning, 85
shooting images through, 56
fire extinguishers, 51
fire safes, 36
flat bed printers, 257
Flint Nature (Weber), 201
Floral Cover (B. Lhotka), 138
foam brushes, 28, 47. See also brushes
fog, simulating, 56
Forgotten Time (B. Lhotka), 139
Foto 3D SE, 216
Fresh Bloom (B. Lhotka), 136
gaffer’s tape, 225
mixed media photographs, 199–207
game design, 219
George Eastman House, 175
gesso, 18, 21, 30, 149, 163, 170
glass
advantages over paper, 175, 182
applying gold/silver leaf to, 179–181
backing treatment for photos on, 179–181
preparing for image transfer, 177–179
glass blocks, 64
glass negatives, 175
gluing 3D models, 232
GOLDEN
Artist Colors, 29
High Flow Acrylics paint, 110, 237, 241
gravure printers, 245
grayscale test images, 269–270
Green House Bundle (B. Lhotka), 204
grid texture, 126
hacking images, 5
hairdryers, 48–49, 179, 190, 196, 239, 241
hand screens, 276
handmade filters, 56
handmade paper, 255
head strikes, 41
healing layer, 28
Hens with Chicks (B. Lhotka), 132–133
Holga camera, 89
hot glue guns, 232
Hot Tunes (B. Lhotka), 6
household appliances, 43
HP large-format printers, 24–25, 39, 40–41
hybrid art, 112
hydraulic press, 255
materials/tools for, 247
preparing 3D object for dipping, 248
selecting image for 3D print, 248–249
updated products/resources, 245
Ice Mountain (B. Lhotka), 131
image capture equipment, 36
image permanence, 16
image-manipulation software, 42
images. See also photographs
adding dimension to, 70
altering before capturing, 6
avoiding cracked, 148
breaking into smaller components, 155
distorting, 64
hacking, 5
preparing for lithophanes, 262–263
preserving, 16
unexpected inspiration for, 56
visually altering, 55
imaging, 17. See also printing
imaging software, 35
inkjet prints, 16
inkjet water transfers. See water transfers
iOS App Store, Apple, 218
iridescent paints, 179, 237, 281
iridescent powders, 29
Jen brand foam brushes, 28
Kodak No. 1 camera, 98
Krause, Dorothy Simpson, 282
LANDSAT photographs, 12
laser engraving, 257, 276, 277–278
Last Layer, The (B. Lhotka), 11
laundry sink, 251
layered transfers, 28
layering paint/photos, 146–152
Legion Paper, 277
lens extenders, 99
lens flares, 106
about, 98
benefits of using, 112
framing subject with, 274
updated products/resources, 97
Lhotka, Carrie Neher
artwork, 243, 255, 284, 288, 289
image skin created by, 245
Lightroom, 25, 35, 93, 245, 260
Lily Buds (B. Lhotka), 173
choosing images for, 259, 262, 274
colored vs. uncolored, 268
defined, 258
innovations in, 258
materials/tools for, 259
preparing for transfer, 263–267
slicing, 261
software for creating, 213, 217, 218
updated products/resources, 257
Little Girl in Dress (Sacks), 137
Loctite 401 adhesive, 232
longevity ratings, ink, 16
Lost in Time (B. Lhotka), 207
LulzBot TAZ 4, 212, 220, 224, 225, 264
maintenance, 3D printer, 222
MakerBot
file formats, 219
PrintShop, 218
Replicator 2, 220, 225, 227, 233, 284
Replicator 5th Generation, 220, 221, 224, 227, 262
makers, 214
MakerWare, 219
manufactured inkjet coatings, 20
marking tools, 63
conservation issues, 16
documenting, 16
experimenting with, 15
mixing, 48
safety considerations, 20
for specific processes
making bracket, 58
making distressed mirror, 64
making framing filter, 90
making Mylar reflector, 73
making out-of-focus filter, 86
making metal reflector, 78
making skin appliqué, 236
storing, 48
transfer mediums, 25–29, 26–29
updated list of, 15
matte finish, 23, 187, 237, 248
Maya, 218
measuring 3D objects, 249
measuring cups, 48
Memory Cupboard (B. Lhotka), 7
mesh manipulation software, 217
meshes, 212
MeshLab, 217
Meshmixer, 217
metric/decimal equivalents, 40, 221
Meyer, Chris, 288
Meyer, Trish, 290
microwave oven, 49
mill finish aluminum, 17, 31, 78
mist, simulating, 56
about, 156
updated products/resources, 155
vs. monotype/monoprint, 156
mixed media photographs, 143–207
applying skins to, 12
determining archival quality of, 16
image transfer to glass, 175–183
layering paint/photos, 146–153
making decals mounted to fabrics, 157–165
making single-transfer decals, 165–171
updated products/resources, 145
modeling tutorials, 218
modeling/sculpting packages, 217, 218, 239
models, 3D. See 3D models
monographic transfers, 12, 145, 146, 151–152, 156–157
monoprints, 156
monotypes, 156
motion-picture programs, 219
mounting film, 156, 168–169, 170, 240–241
My World (B. Lhotka), 113
netfabb Basic, 217
Night Vision (B. Lhotka), 49
nonporous substrates, 31, 149, 150
OBJ files, 219
odor reducer, 43
Old Rain (B. Lhotka), 205
Old Rose (B. Lhotka), 287
Old Soul (C. Lhotka), 284
Old Time (B. Lhotka), 183
Onion Market (B. Lhotka), 291
Other Me, The (B. Lhotka), 134
Pacific Mount laminator, 43
paint, layering photos and, 146–152
paint rollers, 46, 161–162, 178, 189, 195, 266
paintable inkjet coatings, 21
painter’s tape, 224–225, 226, 238
Pantone, 25
paper
advantages of glass over, 175, 182
handmade, 255
for WonderSauce transfers, 186
pastel sticks, 191
patterns, 246
Peachpit Press, 35
Pearloid process, 176
pencil edge glass, 19, 64, 177
Photo Black ink, 10, 23, 152, 186
Photo Gloss profile, 10
Photo Luster profile, 23
photographic mixed media, 145–153
photographs. See also images
applying to 3D-printed models, 5
converting to 3D models, 216
developing singular style for, 11–12
how light changes, 257
for lithophanes, 259
mixed media (See mixed media photographs)
restoring third dimension to, 5
photography
aerial, 12
as visual art, 55
adjusting levels in, 93
creating channel for white ink in, 272
cropping photos in, 260
editing latex skin in, 239
and hydrographics, 245
PhotoToMesh, 218
pigment inks, 10, 11, 16, 37, 186
PLA filament, 221, 222–223, 224, 226, 228, 237
plastic substrates, 18–19, 151
plate-glass substrate, 19
Polaroid image transfers, 182
polished metal reflectors, 78–80
polyethylene sheets, 44
polypropylene panels, 166
polypropylene slabs, 44
power supply, uninterruptable, 221
pre-filters, making bracket for, 58–60
print services, 10, 35, 41, 214, 269
3D, 220–227 (See also 3D printers)
cost considerations, 38, 41, 222
gravure, 245
recommended types/models, 37
3D (See 3D printing)
grayscale images, 270
lithophanes, 220, 259–262 (See also lithophanes)
outsourcing, 41
sculptures, 220
PVC slip sleeves, 98, 101, 110
Pyrex dishes, 48
Rag Doll (B. Lhotka), 197
RAID array devices, 36
Red Rain (B. Lhotka), 9
Reflection in Time (B. Lhotka), 135
reflection tools, 69
reflectors
registration, 235, 239, 248, 263, 265
Replicator printers
5th Generation, 220, 221, 224, 227, 262
Replicator 2, 220, 225, 227, 233, 284
Rhinoceros, 218
Rocket Blaster, 48
Roland
VersaWorks™ file, 272
rollers, 38, 43, 164. See also brayers; paint rollers
Roman Block (C. Lhotka), 289
rubbing alcohol, 30
Sacks, Wendy, 137
Scent of Summer (B. Lhotka), 95
Schminke, Karin, 283
scroll, 282
sculpting software, 213, 217, 218
Sculptris, 218
sculptures, 220, 235, 246. See also 3D models
Shapeways, 7, 10, 41, 214, 219
Signs (Krause), 282
single-transfer decals, 165–171
materials/tools for, 236
preparing 3D object for, 237
updated products/resources, 235
vs. hydrographic process, 235, 236
ways of using, 242
skins, 12, 212. See also skin appliqués
slicing software, 217, 222, 228–230, 261
Snow Melt (B. Lhotka), 194
software
for creating 3D objects, 10, 217–219
image-manipulation, 42
laser engraving, 277
soldering irons, 232
sparkling additives, 29
star wheels, 38
still life photographs, 6
STL files, 219
stone images, 258
Strata Foto 3D SE, 216
substrates
defined, 16
front-loading, 38
making marks on, 63
measuring thickness of, 41
for monographic transfers, 151–152
thickness of, 40
SuperSauce Concentrate, 26–28, 237, 246, 248
SuperSauce Solution
and image skins, 249
and layered images, 149
making from Concentrate, 26–28
and mixed media decals, 170–171
using isopropyl alcohol with, 185
Sweet Potato (B. Lhotka), 286
Table Setting (B. Lhotka), 203
tape
double-sided, 48
gaffer’s, 225
TapeCase, 225
TAZ 4 printer, 212, 220, 224, 225, 264
Tea Pot (B. Lhotka), 200
textures, 115–131. See also custom textures
creating your own, 115
distressed chain, 126
scanning, 129
thermometers, 48
THING files, 219
Thingiverse, 215, 218, 219, 259, 260
timers, 49
Tinkercad, 218
Toy Box (B. Lhotka), 153
transfer film
and Epson printers, 37
and layered images, 148
for WonderSauce transfers, 186–187
transparent paint modifier, 106–107
tricolor cartridges, 23
UltraChrome K3 Ink, 38
Universal Laser Systems laser, 276, 277
Universe (B. Lhotka), 116
UPS (uninterruptable power supply), 221
usage rights, 16
utility sink, 251
UV protective coatings, 16
UV protective Plexiglass™, 16, 18
UV white ink lithophanes, 269–276
varnish, 26, 33, 88, 148–149, 187, 241
Venetian plaster, 21, 30, 203, 206
VersaWorks™ file, 272
virtual clay, 218
visual distortions, 83. See also distortion filters
VMware Fusion, 260
warning labels, 50
materials/tools for, 247
preparing 3D object for dipping, 248
selecting image for 3D print, 248–249
updated products/resources, 245
watercolor paper, 277
Watercolor profile, 10
Weber, Mike, 201
websites
adorama.com, 58
Data Color, 25
Hacking the Digital Print book, 15, 35
Pantone, 25
Peachpit Press, 35
tapecase.com, 225
Thingiverse, 215, 218, 219, 259
Wikipedia, 219
White, WonderSauce, 186–187, 193
White Christmas (Buelteman), 13
white ink lithophanes, 269–276
white ink printers, 269
Wikipedia, 219
Wild Tomato 3 (Schminke), 283
wind-blown highlights, 73
window glass, 83
Windows virtual machine, 260
for transfers to smooth fine art paper, 195–196
using on stained panel, 193
vs. alcohol gel process, 195
wood
preparing for WonderSauce transfers, 188
substrates, 18
Writer’s Block (C. Lhotka), 255
ZBrush, 212, 218–219, 239, 245
ZPR files, 219
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