R Magazine, Ex-TeenArt_Issue 1_Authenticity Jun. 2015 | Page 52

This technology, qualified a true industrial
revolution, is used in various industries such as
car, medicine, deco-art and textile! In development
since the Nineties, it makes possible drawing
objects on a screen to then send the 3D file to a
special printer. Plastic, metal, ceramics, wax and
organic matter are more currently used to print
than paper. Then, sleep by layer, until the final
part is obtained, materials are printed. Besides,
polyamides and resins are some of the plastics
used as a base for several 3D printing techniques,
and gives the possibility to have masts or shiny
finishes and as often seen, black and white ones.

Iris Van Herpen