ColorMix Chameleon

The model includes three versions with color painting - 5T with ColorMix, and 4/8T version with solid colors.

ColorMix version

The five-tool version (red chameleon in the sample pictures) takes advantage of Prusa ColorMix, creating new shades by printing alternating layers of different colors. We printed our chameleon on the Prusa XL, using Prusament Lipstick Red, Pineapple Yellow, Galaxy Black, Pristine White and Azure Blue.

Learn more about the technique in the blog article or the video below.

The  model is sliced using virtual extruders. If you want to correctly open the 3MF file, make sure to use PrusaSlicer 2.9.6, or EasyPrint. In EasyPrint, you can quickly create your own ColorMix color scheme using any spools you have at home. 

We recommend printing the model without supports, at 0.15 mm layer height. At 0.1 layer mm height, the ColorMix shading effect should look even better, at the expense of longer print time.

Solid Color versions

The four-tool version (green chameleon + beige stand) only uses solid colors and can be printed on any multimaterial printer.

We used the following Prusament PLA filaments for our sample print:

• Emerald Green

• Simply Green

• Azure Blue

• Noctua Beige

We recommend printing the model without supports, at 0.20 or 0.15 mm layer height.

The eight-tool version (green chameleon with yellow crest) is specifically designed for the Prusa CORE One+ INDX 8T, which can print up to eight colors. 

We used the following Prusament PLA filaments for our sample print:

• T1: Jet Black

• T2: Emerald Green

• T3: Electric Green

• T4: Simply Green

• T5: Pineapple Yellow

• T6: Galaxy Green

• T7: Galaxy Purple

• T8: Pristine White

As seen in the example photos, the chameleon can be printed in a variety of different color schemes!

We recommend printing the model without supports, at 0.20 or 0.15 mm layer height.

© Model sculpted by Vlado Turek. Colors hand-painted by Vladimír Kafka.