What are lithophanes made of?

What are lithophanes made of?

A lithophane (French: lithophanie) is an etched or molded artwork in very thin translucent porcelain or plastic that can be seen clearly only when back lit with a light source.

What is Japanese lithophane?

Porcelain with a face of an oriental woman seemingly impressed in the bottom of what appears to be only their cups. The picture impressed in the porcelain is a “Lithophanes”. It was made in Japan between the late 1930’s and into the late 1950’s/early 1960’s, mostly for export.

What is a lithophane and how does it work?

Lithophanes are essentially embossed photos generated by a 3D printer. The print results don’t show much at first, but shine some light through one and you’ll be amazed by the details. The way it works is that light passes through the thin parts while being blocked by the thick parts.

Can you resin print a lithophane?

As lithophanes are more difficult to print in filament, lithophane infill and lithophane settings are very crucial. For resin 3D-printing, lithophanes are very easy to print. Just place the lithophane on the platform on a flat side, and search your 3D-printing settings here here.

How thick should lithophanes be?

I recommend you start with a Maximum Size of 150 mm, a thickness of 3 mm, and 0 for the border. “Thinnest Layer” allows us to choose the smaller width of the image. Here, I advise you to set the width of your nozzle. I usually use 0,4 mm.

Do lithophanes need 100% infill?

Infill or shell(wall) perimeters. A lithophane works by varying the thickness of the 3D-model, such that an image will appear when light is shine through it. If the 3D-print is hollow from the inside, then you’ll not meet this requirement. The 3D-print should be 100% solid from the inside.

Should lithophanes be positive or negative?

Negative
If you want a lithophane, then set the Positive or Negative Image? value to Negative. If you want the dark parts of your photo to recede and be darkened by shadow, then select Positive. The Lithophane Resolution is the distance (in mm) between unique thicknesses on your final lithophane surface.