Collaborate Disseminate
Chalk is fun to draw with, and some people even get really good at using it to make art on the sidewalk. If you don’t like tediously developing such skills, …read more Continue reading Automating The Process Of Drawing With Chalk
If you’re looking to add a pop of glowing whimsy to your workspace, check out this vibrant jiggly desk toy by [thzinc], who couldn’t resist the allure of Adafruit’s NOODS …read more Continue reading The Jell-O Glow Tensegrity Toy You Didn’t Know You Needed
You might not have noticed if you’re not a digital artist, but most painting and image apps still get color mixing wrong. As we all learned in kindergarten, blue paint …read more Continue reading Digital Paint Mixing Has Been Greatly Improved With 1930s Math
Occasionally, we get a tip for a project that is so compelling that we just have to write it up despite lacking details on how and why it was built. …read more Continue reading Cool Kinetic Sculpture Has Tooling Secrets to Share
Ink stamps can be fun to make and use, and 3D printers are uniquely positioned to create quality stamps of all kinds with just a little care. As with most …read more Continue reading 3D Print Stamps, and Ink Stuff to Your Heart’s Content With These Tips
A research project shows that it’s possible to create complex single-piece lenticular objects, or objects that have lenticular lenses built directly into them. The result is a thing whose appearance …read more Continue reading Embedding Lenticular Lenses Into 3D Prints
Generally, the projects featured on Hackaday actually do something. We won’t go as far as to say they are practical creations, but they usually have some kind of function other than …read more Continue reading Light Brite Turned Sci-Fi Console on the Cheap
A distinct blue pigment reminiscent of turquoise or a clear sky was used by the ancient Maya to paint pottery, sculptures, clothing, murals, jewelry, and even human sacrifices. What makes …read more Continue reading How the Lost Mystery Pigment ‘Maya Blue’ Got Recreated
We’ve seen furniture made out of all sorts of interesting materials here, but clay certainly isn’t the first one that comes to mind. [Mia Mueller] is expanding our horizons with …read more Continue reading Making a Stool from Clay
Sure is coarse and rough and irritating, and it gets everywhere. But it can also be beautiful — drag a small ball through it in a controlled manner you can make …read more Continue reading Building a Miniature Rainbow Sand Table