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I've been using a 3D pen for almost 3 years and this video is spot on! But I think the biggest mistake people make is that they don't embrace the more organic/imperfect results a 3D pen uses, while smooth surfaces are possible through a few techniques, making things like trees and organic creatures look so good when modelled with a 3D pen rather than stuff like Xwings and other structures that need to be smooth

A HUGE thing to remember that I just found out the hard way is that different colors can cause the filament to react differently. Have to adjust temperatures. You can actually feel the filament, and tell that some colors are harder than others. My metallic bronze kept cracking until it completely shut down my pen. Wasn't from the heat either since it was breaking before it reached the tip.

Also, another great tip when using wax paper is to actually pick up all the paper, then bending it away from the filament so that you're not bending the filament at all if it's thinner/fragile

Absolutely the best introduction to 3D doodling. He expressed my beginning concerns and challenges that I’m having with a wonderful pace, excellent diction, clear examples, and I even appreciated the incorporation of other medium like aluminum foil to help us achieve our design goals. Really thanks a lot! I’ve watched lots of 3D doodling videos, but you’re also my first subscription just from a this video alone. Looking forward to your channel 😊

I always find that printing lines in the air kinda pointless and time consuming. Drawing lines on pad and fuse them later is way more faster method.

Looks like lesson 1 for me is to get a new pen. I bought the first generation 3Doodler and it definitely doesn't control that well. (I added your video on picking one to my queue for later.) I have my own pile of those triangular pyramids from my early attempts to do it as advertised... One of my successes with it was in plastic "welding". I was making fake welds on plastic to then paint over with plastidip, automotive primer, and metallic paint, then weathering with blackwash and hand-painting some acrylic "rust" color patterning to make them look like metal welds on a metal surface. The 3Doodler portion of it came out very well and the layers adhered to it well, giving the right raised structure to look like welding. A Dremmel can grind down bad spots, but honestly the problems with 3D pens are very similar to welding problems, so a bad 3D pen job looks like a bad weld after painting. The other success was replicating an anime prop (Mate Chopper from Sword Art Online) which I used a template to make both halves, then bridged them to make the gold "ivy" bade decoration work like a clasp so I could paint it separately and slip it on. PLA is just flexible enough that it worked perfectly without needing adhesive.

YES! Wax paper was discovered by my 3D printing son a couple years back when he had a pen. It works wonders and can be reused several times... and it's cheap. Great video, Ali.

I would love to see you showing what “too fast” and “too slow” look like (much like you did in this video but even more in depth.) This was fabulous though. Mixing media and materials is part of my belief system too!

I know I'm kinda late, but I use card stock paper to print on, doesn't stick to the creation, but holds it down so it doesn't curl at the ends. You can also throw it into a printer to directly print out your template and then draw on it.

I don't even use a 3D pen (only just got a 3D printer) but this was a really fun video to watch! Might get a pen now 😂

@PotentPrintables - Great review, as a result of it... I bought a couple of 3D pens (only £10 each on eBay) to repair/patch layering imperfections in my 3D prints using the same PLA/ABS filaments. Saving me a small fortune over two years, not having to scrap imperfect prints. Took only minutes to get acquainted with the pen's features and easy operation. Replacement nozzles are abundant and still cheap. 👍

I only have a 3d printer and I was already thinking about getting but now I am going to get one.

Thank you for this tutorial! I haven't started experimenting with a 3D pen yet, but I'm getting ready to dive in and this was very helpful

Excellent suggestions and demos. Thank you!

Thank you I've been dealing with over extrusion and also thank you for the tips

No joke this video appeared in my recommended feed at the perfect time. I had been wanting to look for 3D pen videos that might confirm if it’s possible to go mixed media and pen over forms made from foam or aluminium foil. I’m all for mixed media so this was music to my ears.

Thank you for these videos, i wanted a 3D pen for a while and finally got one and i needed help with using it, i love to draw and paint and i wanted to branch out in my art

I got a 3Doodler for Christmas, this is something I thought about getting but just couldn't bring myself to spending money on. Now that I have one there are several things I will be using it for, such as welding my 3D prints together and filling in recessed text with a contrasting color. I have several 3D printers and the only one that I have had any success changing filament for different color text is my original Monoprice Select mini so I think this will add a new level of enjoyment to my hobby.

Tysm for the tips. I will definitely use all of them someday when I get a 3D pen

Thank you so much for your videos! My first 3D pen arrives Tuesday and your videos have not just inspired me with a ton of ideas bit probably saved me allot of time and money!

Very good explanation of the basic technic !

Great video mate love how clear your videos are and you are so on point with your information

I have 40 3D pens in my classroom. My students make bridges with them and then we break them to see who held the most. I have a video on my channel called, Crushing my students "hopes and dreams" in slow motion with sad piano music. I always need to tell my students to make sure they are not using a piece of filament that has a small string or blob on the end. It will jam the pen. Cut the end of the filament so it is perfect before loading it into the pen. When we build the bridges we never print up. Build all 4 sides separately and then weld them together.

it was really helpful!! A lot of tips and tricks that I never imagine. Thanks for sharing!!

So helpful and well-presented. Thank you.

Thank you for your suggestions. I thought I had to use the pen for every part of my project.

This has actually helped me so much tysmmmmm ❤❤

Helpful video! thank you!

Very helpful. Thank you.

Thank you, this is awesome!

Lots of great info here. Thanks for sharing Ali!

This was super helpful thanks

Thank you, this was very helpful!

thank for all the tips!!

Thank you so much I learnt a lot ❤❤

Very useful tips. Thank you so much :)

Best tutorial I have found. Thank you ❤

[I just got a dinky little 3d pen for beginngers] For that first mistake regarding drawing in the air: I f*ckin knew it!

i alkso love that i cant seem to find anyone that talks about using a 3d pen to repair, add to, and surface 3d prints, and no one seems to talk about using the same surface cleanup tips from 3d prints on 3d pen stuff

Great video, I just got one for Christmas and had no clue. The Grinch was what I had imagined making. Ty.

Been printing for years and never knew penning was such a big hobby. Cool!

Thank you so much man!

Thank you for these tips. This is one field I wouldlike to explore and this video is a sure fire way for me to avoid some of the mistakes.

Super helpful insight. Thank you.

You have inspired me to show my 3D pen! Thank you!

231 comments, and none about his incredibly relaxing voice?!

Please don’t tell me I’m the only one who has this in their recommendations and decided to watch it even though they don’t have a 3D pen, and have never used one before?

thank you! got a 3d pen for christmas and my first lil cube was a blob disaster when i tried to add the sides together haha. made 3 cranes so far and im delighted :>

I'm getting a 3d pen soon and I found out today and I already watched like every video abt it

Thank you!

Just got my first pen as a printer person to help salvage my failed prints. Appreciate this

Thank you. This is helpful

Excellent video mate! Gravity is also your friend, I find I make a lot of my stuff upside down to get good straight lines

Such a great video, Thank You!

Glad you included googly eyes because they make everything better. 👍😁

Yess thank you!!

thank you!

Just started this stuff recently, Wish i watched this before making my videos XDD awesome stuff! Definitely helped

I just liked, sub and commented on your vid mate. Waiting for my first 3d pen delivery. Got some clear filament as well to work with.

I just ordered a 3D pen and I'm glad I found this video before it got here. ^^

Thank You!😀

This is a great video I just bought one and interested in it and thanks for the advice

I have my students use the clear leftover pieces from things I've laminated. If I don't have any, I'll laminate nothing to get some clear pieces to use. I also use the clear pages used for the old-school overhead projectors used in classrooms. Both of these can be used multiple times.

I am currently awaiting my pen and filament in the mail. I love your videos, one technique I have seen just a 2 second clip of is, taking raw filament stacking it like a bamboo mat then cover it with wax paper. Using a clothing iron they smoothed the whole mat, allowed it to cool. Seemed an easy way to make large flat sheets to shape and work with after. Have you tried the ironing method?

Got my pen today, made some doll house sized furniture freehand and then found your vids, definitely helping loads

very informative, thank you

I just bought a 3d pen thanks for the advice

thanks for your tips. I tried a sphere the other day and drew half over a plastic ball. The problem was that I hardly could take the plastic out since it was sticking too much. I had to break the plastic instead. Is it due to a too high temperature I used or because of the material? I haven’t tested it out yet with the painter tape. I suppose it doesn’t stick as much on the tape?

I’m planing to do a 3D pen creation so this was very helpful

This is the type of channel you never think you'd watch, and then are on your 50th video

I found that really helpful

Pretty solid and informative presentation. Aluminium foil infill would be great for large minis.

Thank youuuu

This was very useful thank you. I'm having trouble finding a good pen that won't burn out after a couple of hours, can you recommend one?

Brilliant!

I love these tips and I do have a 3D pen but it’s a very cheap one and it doesn’t have any of the features u gave tips about any tips for that?

Thank you

Great video!

Fantastic :)

Really nice

I bought the MYNT or whatever the heck it’s called 3-D pen for about 60 bucks. I’ve had a 3-D printer for a while, but just got a little too. Curious with 3-D pens since my 3-D printer is out of service for the time being I’d say that being able to print directly up is useful for abstract art, but that’s about it. I can’t wait to use it and make a whole bunch of crap with it especially since I have, a bunch of or actually an entire spool of PLA pro filament that I still haven’t really used and have my own smaller spools of white filament, which makes using any extra filament that no longer fits in the printer because it’s too short not to waste😂 it arrives tomorrow morning, and I cannot wait to use it so since it’s 3 AM good night to anyone who reads this

We have a 3doodle start pen and it's gotten clogged such that I had to disassemble the pen and clear the filament tube. Do you have suggestions for avoiding clogs? Thank you for the great videos!

Nice video👍👍👍

The ultimate combo 3d pen + 3d printer

I love your videos

Very informative. Thank you very much. I want to get started on using a 3D Pen on some old models. Just to ask, can you get clear plastic for the pen and does glow in the dark paint stay on the plastic that you paint. Thank you.

thanks a lot

Cool stuff

For drawing up into the air, couldn't you just flip it all over. You would tag it to the bottom side of the paper and let gravity pull it down as it hardens. Wouldn't that work better?

I got a 3d pen and getting the speed right when filling in my welding skills helped me completely avoid that problem I never had that problem just only problem I got is I got aggervate trying to dray up in space like commercials show common sense should have told me that's not practical and wax paper great idea. Another tip is trace over objects that already are made for what your making but use it as a base. Like my gf wanted to make a huge elaborate mask that looks like day of the dead with flowers and stuff and Mardis gras shape mask mixed in and she traced sunglasses and started out with 3d pen made sun glasses as her base using real sunglasses and built off that then pulled the sun glasses off and boom huge mask fit your face perfect

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Something i saw on another channel was the person wanted to figure out how to make a skin around their model without needing to sand it, they used a spatula in their off hand to do so. It did come out a little janky. So ive been thinking, would something like attaching the spatula to the pen negate this issue? My thought process is based on how roads are smoothed out, the cement trucks that pour the cement onto the road usually have a trailing fin that compresses the cement down. If it works for cement could it in theory work for plastics?

I just got a 3D pen like 5 mins ago and this is great!

i juat got one and this vid helped alot!

Hi I will get my 3D pen soon so I want to know how to use so I saw your video and I like it.

I was planning on trying 3d penning soon, now I know what NOT to do :P

Great video! Odlican video

This is the first time seeing a 3D pen. I came across your video after watching videos for 3D printers. This is very cool and definitely something I want to get. Question: You mentioned various things to use as fillers (tin foil, styrofoam, etc). Does the filler stay in or does it get removed once the piece has cured so the end result is a hollow piece like 3D printers can do. Great video. Thanks for taking the time to make it.

I'm looking to get a 3D pen that works with the big reels of filament, the filament is on the thinner side. Which 3D pen would you recommend?