Unleash Your Inner Interior Designer
Most of us have some blank wall space where a piece of art can positively transform the room. No need to go about your search for wall art blindly, as we’ve found some of the coolest, most interesting, most impressive 3D printed art out there.
The nice thing about wall art is that because it’s essentially in 2D, it’s often easy to print. Generally speaking, you’ll want to be using high infill percentages when 3D printing something flat.
If you fall in love with one of the pieces on our list but don’t have your own have the means or desire to print it yourself, try Craftcloud. With an extensive range of materials and finishes, you’ll be getting your dream art piece in no time!
Now, let’s check out the gallery we’ve compiled!
Fortnite
A great gift for the gamer in your life. The font used in this model, Burbank Big, is the same as the one used for the game!
Who made it? sebbo887
Who printed it? This model shows 2 posted Makes but has over 4,500 downloads, so there’s a good chance there are many of this model on walls out there.
Where to get it? Thingiverse
Homer Simpson
Do you remember the episode of The Simpsons where Homer is sucked into a 3D digital dimension and ends up trapped in the real, non-animated world? If not, check out this YouTube clip.
Thankfully, we’ve restored Homer to his proper 2D status for you to hang in your 3D room. The designer printed Homer in black PLA using an Ender 3, and they suggest you should have at least 2-3 mm thickness.
Who made it? TWDesign
Who printed it? This model shows one Make of this very easy and fast print, but over 3,000 people have downloaded it.
Where to get it? Thingiverse
Elvis Presley
We got all shook up when we came across this model of “The King”, Elvis Presley. Hopefully, someone follows up on this by printing a pair of blue suede shoes! You could also create this on a laser cutter.
Who made it? 3DWP
Who printed it? This model has almost 200 downloads and over 3,000 views.
Where to get it? MyMiniFactory
Eagle
Are you a fan of birds of prey? We think this print could be right up your alley. The designer split this into four separate parts to print a larger piece of art, or there’s a one-part file if you prefer it smaller (or if you have a large print bed). This eagle was printed on a Creality CR-10S printer in ABS by the designer.
If you like this style, the designer has several other art pieces, including many more of animals. One more will be featured later on this list.
Who made it? Justinclaes
Who printed it? This model does not show any community prints aside from the designer, but it does list 70 downloads and over 1,500 views.
Where to get it? Cults
Ballerinas
This troupe of colorful ballerinas would look just perfect in a child’s room. For something more elegant, you could print them all in black dancing across the wall.
The current dimensions are 88.9 x 88.9 x 3.09 mm, but if you want a larger model and have a large-format printer, you could scale it up on your slicer.
Who made it? catf3d
Who printed it? This design has 174 downloads, but no community prints yet.
Where to get it? MyMiniFactory
Three-Part Tree
Bring the outside inside with these multi-part tree art pieces. The designer provided three options for printing this model in one, three, or six pieces. A DXF file is also available for those with laser cutters.
For mounting, the designer suggests that you can use double-sided tape or affix them to thin plywood. They also suggest using a 0.3-mm layer height and 100% infill.
Who made it? dtm2477
Who printed it? This model shows seven Makes and two Remixes, plus many comments!
Where to get it? Thingiverse
Pinapple
Feeling tropical? This low-poly pineapple print makes us want to fire up the blender to start making piña coladas. Would you like an umbrella with that?
The designer has included all of their printer settings, including that they printed this model in ABS.
Who made it? Justinclaes
Who printed it? This design has over 100 downloads and 2,100 views.
Where to get it? Cults
Illusion
This funky optical illusion looks like there’s a sinkhole in the middle. The metallic filament is a nice way to take this print to the next level.
Who made it? UnpredictableLab
Who printed it? There are two Makes of this cool illusion.
Where to get it? Thingiverse
Map
While this is a map of Hungary, this designer has multiple US states and countries from every continent for you to print out. You could start printing a flat globe to fill up your whole wall or add places you’ve traveled to create a wall trip journal.
The creator printed this Hungary map with only 10% infill in less than 10 minutes, but for a higher-quality finish you could slow it down with a smaller layer height.
Who made it? DeepakDevmore
Who printed it? This model has 155 downloads and over 2,000 views.
Where to get it? MyMiniFactory
Hummingbird
Just think, this cute little hummingbird could greet you by your doorway every day! The 3D model was made from a picture the creator took of a hummingbird and the resulting print is 100 x 114.3 x 2 mm.
Who made it? B_Layne
Who printed it? This hummingbird has 3 Makes and 1 Remix, and almost 2,500 downloads!
Where to get it? Thingiverse
Elements
Add some zen to your living space with these sleek water, fire, earth, and air designs.
The individual pieces are 186 mm wide, 216 mm tall, and 10 mm deep. They are designed to fit on an Ender 3 print bed (235 x 235 mm) by rotating the design so the corner of the teardrop is in the corner of the print bed.
Who made it? xYeezySZN
Who printed it? This piece of wall art has an impressive 20 Makes posted, with most makers choosing to stick with all black for their prints.
Where to get it? Thingiverse
Supernatural
Here’s one for all the Supernatural fans in your life. This easy print consists of two pieces, where the back slots into place securely. The designer recommends printing more backs in different colors, so you can change up the color scheme with your mood!
One maker commented that they used black Prusament PLA and glow in the dark filament, which will certainly give a cool paranormal effect.
Who made it? 3DPrintBunny
Who printed it? Although no one’s shared a photo, one maker says they’ve successfully printed this piece of wall art.
Where to get it? PrusaPrinters
Park
All you need is love for this piece of art (well, and a 3D printer). The designer states that it would look better in a frame. They also say that the best height to print this design is 2 mm and that they used 30% infill.
Who made it: F3rNx
Who printed it: There are over 1,400 views and 174 downloads, though there aren’t any posted community prints yet.
Where to get it: MyMiniFactory
Scrabble
Forget Words with Friends or Scrabble, now you can play words with printers! A complete set of letters is available in this download.
The designer states that you could use double-sided tape to mount whatever words you’d like!
Who made it: JonathanK1906
Who printed it: There are surprisingly no community prints given how cool of an idea this is! However, there are over 300 downloads, 4,000 views, and 30 likes.
Where to get it: Cults
Cityscape
Take a virtual trip with this modern generic city-scape circle print. For hanging, there are two 1-mm holes for nails. If you scale it down, you’ll have to drill your own new holes, but that should be easy if you print it in the recommended 10% infill.
Who made it: TWDesign
Who printed it: There are two posted Makes of this cool design.
Where to get it: Thingiverse
Lead image source: FilamentJunkie via Thingivere
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