Download Video Course 3D printing in Photoshop

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This tutorial shows you how to create and print a 3D model using Photoshop CS6. If you have Photoshop CC, the process is slightly different (and easier). Read our tutorial on 3D printing from Photoshop CC to learn more.

Suddenly, everything’s going three-dimensional. 3D printers were once the exclusive preserve of high-end print shops, which would charge design agencies a fortune to produce prototypes of upcoming products. But you can now buy a 3D printer from Maplin for £700, which will enable you to print your models in your own studio.

This lets you see how an object, such as a hip designer toy, will appear before a full run is produced. Or you could produce your own limited runs of a special edition toy, some artfully designed 3D type or whatever your imagination can conceive.

3D printing isn’t always straightforward though, as it takes a while to install, let alone master, the various programs you’ll need. But with some time and effort it can be done.

Creating your model doesn’t necessarily mean using 3D or CAD software. You can use Photoshop CS6 Extended, plus two free cross-platform tools: 3D printing utility Cura, and model-cleanup and processing tool MeshLab.

Photoshop’s 3D modelling options have been vastly improved in CS6, with more intuitive onscreen controls that give even the least techy artist the ability to produce models from flat artwork, photographs, or their imagination.

Photoshop may be limited as a modelling program, but it’s a lot easier than learning about NURBs and subdivision surfaces. And once you master 3D in Adobe’s tool, it’s a lot easier to move on to higher-end 3D work in tools such as Cinema 4D or Maya.

Here, we’ll see how a toy designer might use the technology to model a figure in Photoshop, and then print out a physical version of it. You’ll learn the creative and technical process – and some of the restrictions placed on your design by the 3D printing process. Steve has used an Ultimaker 2 3D printer for this tutorial, but the process is much the same on any desktop 3D printer.

He’s also provided the 3D model in the project files for reference.

Topics include:
Upsampling intelligently with Preserve Details
Working with the improved Liquify and Smart Sharpen filters
Applying Camera Raw as a Smart Filter
Automating level and perspective correction
Creating vignettes with the Radial Filters tool
Isolating and releasing layers
Painting on 3D objects

Introduction 2m 24s
1. Image Editing 1h 11m
2. Camera Raw 26m 35s
3. Specialty Photography 25m 32s
4. Design and Web 36m 19s
5. Shapes, Patterns, and More 41m 1s
6. 3D Imaging Updates 42m 33s
Conclusion 58s

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