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It seems sureal to hold a Maple graph in my hand!

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150979066020399& ;set=a.10150279458090399.370865.676515398&type=1&the ater]]> LesleyRobinson 2012-06-01T01:04:26-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=49262&th=9733#msg_49262
I plan to make a series of 3D graphs to share with students in the Calculus 3 class I will be teaching this September. I hope at some point to have the students make and print their own models.

Now I have to figure out how to paint it. Sorry the picture is out of focus--I need a new camera.

]]> LesleyRobinson 2012-06-01T06:14:56-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=49266&th=9733#msg_49266 LesleyRobinson wrote on Fri, 01 June 2012 06:14

Now I have to figure out how to paint it.

That's made of WSF or polished WSF, right ?

Singe-color or multiple-color painting ?]]> pfeiffer stylez 2012-06-01T09:24:16-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=49300&th=9733#msg_49300 LesleyRobinson 2012-06-01T17:55:04-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=49376&th=9733#msg_49376

As described in the tutorial, you can use a bunch of different colors to paint WSF... even nail varnish. ^^

Just follow the standard rule for almost every paintjob:
"Multiple thin layers are always better than a single thick layer."
Don't worry if the material soaks up the first layer. Usually, I need at least three (very thin) layers for an opaque prime coat.

(In my opinion, the guy in the video on the tutorial page has waaaaay to much color on the brush. ^^)]]> pfeiffer stylez 2012-06-04T09:14:45-00:00