Lifelike Baby Turtle

This is a lifelike baby red eared slider turtle. Intended to be painted after printing. It was designed in virtual reality using Oculus Medium design software. I printed it using the Epax X1 resin printer, however, I see no reason why you could not print the turtle using a different type of printer. After printing I used high quality artists acrylic to paint. Realistic painting is by far the most difficult and time consuming part of this sculpture.

The model is ready for your slicing software and hand painting. Please support my efforts by paying the very modest fee for this original design. If you are a klutz at painting, or if you don't have a 3d printer, I will happily make and print a finished model for you for an additional charge.

Use medium supports. Allow your slicing software to decide the optimum orientation at which to place the object on your bed. One of the photos shows the turtle before supports were removed so you can see how my slicing software oriented it. A lifelike size for printing is a nose-to-tail length of about 60mm.

Painting: high quality artists acrylic allows you to paint with fewer coats. I used two top coats of water based polyurethane, but I did not like the glossy finish it gave on the turtle's back and underside, so I took off some of the gloss using a buffing wheel.