Polish design service Get Models Now uses 3D printing to produce an extravagant Baroque-styled picture frame for artists.  

Founded at the start of the 17^th century in Western Europe, the Baroque period is a highly regarded artistic period that was defined by excessiveness and religious exuberance. The influential and popular style can still be seen in museums and churches across the world, and is still considered as a foundation for many modern artists as well.

If you’ve ever stepped foot into the Louvre Museum in Paris, you probably noticed the grandiose and gold embroidered wooden picture frames that encompass these paintings from the Baroque era. Recently, at the request of a client, the Polish design and production service Get Models Now created a custom baroque-styled picture frame using a ZMorph 2.0 SX 3D printer.

Creating a Picture Perfect Replica

The project started when an artist approached the Polish firm hoping to create a custom 3D printed baroque frame for his latest painting. In order to imitate the excessive style of this artistic period, Get Models Now designed a unique frame from scratch, adding complex ornamentals and splitting it into 17 different 3D printable parts. These parts were then produced with a ZMorph 2.0 SX 3D printer and assembled into a large-scale frame that measured 700 mm x 500 mm.

To replicate the brazen gold effect widely used during the Baroque period, Get Models Now enlisted the help of an art historian and antique restoration specialist that recommended the use of professional-grade post-production techniques. While there are a number of more popular and less costly methods to accomplish this, these advanced methods provided an authentic and historic effect to the 3D printed frame.

Classic Art Period Meets the Future of Manufacturing

In comparison to the wood-carving method typically used to create picture frames during the Baroque period, this custom 3D printed frame is significantly lighter and was produced in a much more time-efficient manner. Not only did 3D printing technology allow this custom frame to be produced in a much faster and more affordable way, Get Models Now also utilized eco-friendly and biodegradable materials to minimize the impact that the project has on the environment.

After the 3D printing process and post-production was completed, the artistic client was presented with a truly astounding Baroque-styled picture frame. His painting, which also appears influenced by the religiously prominent time period, is now proudly confined in an intricately detailed and gold-laden frame. This project is yet another impressive instance of how 3D printing technology can be used to replicate classical art.