paintCam - paint with your printer

Update 28/03/20

Several bug fixes in the PaintCam and I added a video how 2 use the PaintCam with your 3D printer to make a little painting on your phone case: https://youtu.be/hRpdHZ4vp4o

Update 23/02/20

Updated software with several features like minimum pixel count per color and direkt brush movement (see [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAW6gqVzHLk] (brush stroke))

Here is a timelapse of one of the pictures I did lately: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ErUQQdR1Xk] (leaf timelapse)

And a more recent timelapse of an abstract Darth Vader version: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvtQ8a0pDck] (Vader timelapse)

And the Baby Yoda from the Mandalorian show:

[https://youtu.be/ilO48pf5Dj8] (Baby Yoda timelapse)

More information on https://vialps.com/project-blog/

Over the couple last months I wrote a program which converts usual pictures into gCode so you can paint them with you printer or CNC. I did the first test with my printer and built a bigger machine later to make get bigger paintings.If youre interested in that you can find more on that on my homepage

I printed a paintbrush holder for my i3 clone but it doesn't matter what kind of printer you have and how you attach the brush to the printhead. I included a settings file in the zip file which I tested on my Prusa i3 clone and my ender 3 and it worked fine. The screenshots should explain how to load it and what do you have to adjust. To hold the color just print a little pot (I include the file for the small one I used in the tests) or use something you have sitting around. I usually use acrylic paint which works best on canvas.

You can find more information about the project on my homepage. If anything is not working or you need help with the settings let me know. Im looking forward to see a few paintings here :-)