Acrylic Painting Pour Star

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<p>I&nbsp;saw&nbsp;someone&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;tube&nbsp;making&nbsp;a&nbsp;really&nbsp;cool&nbsp;pattern&nbsp;using&nbsp;the&nbsp;bottom&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;cup.&nbsp;I&nbsp;didn't&nbsp;have&nbsp;any&nbsp;cool&nbsp;faceted&nbsp;bottom&nbsp;cups,&nbsp;but&nbsp;I&nbsp;do&nbsp;have&nbsp;OpenSCAD&nbsp;and&nbsp;a&nbsp;printer!</p><p>This&nbsp;is&nbsp;purely&nbsp;a&nbsp;functional&nbsp;item,&nbsp;so&nbsp;I&nbsp;designed&nbsp;and&nbsp;printed&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;0.8mm&nbsp;nozzle&nbsp;in&nbsp;mind.&nbsp;You&nbsp;can&nbsp;use&nbsp;any&nbsp;size&nbsp;nozzle,&nbsp;but&nbsp;precision&nbsp;isn't&nbsp;important.</p><p>Due&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;shape,&nbsp;supports&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;center&nbsp;<i>*are*</i>&nbsp;required!&nbsp;I&nbsp;used&nbsp;a&nbsp;cylinder&nbsp;that&nbsp;was&nbsp;just&nbsp;a&nbsp;bit&nbsp;smaller&nbsp;than&nbsp;the&nbsp;center.&nbsp;I&nbsp;didn't&nbsp;bother&nbsp;getting&nbsp;all&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;support&nbsp;material&nbsp;out.</p><p>In&nbsp;use&nbsp;it's&nbsp;simple,&nbsp;put&nbsp;the&nbsp;star&nbsp;on&nbsp;your&nbsp;canvas&nbsp;and&nbsp;pour&nbsp;paint&nbsp;into&nbsp;the&nbsp;top.&nbsp;As&nbsp;it&nbsp;overflows,&nbsp;it&nbsp;runs&nbsp;down&nbsp;the&nbsp;little&nbsp;channels&nbsp;and&nbsp;onto&nbsp;your&nbsp;canvas.&nbsp;The&nbsp;trick&nbsp;is&nbsp;getting&nbsp;the&nbsp;star&nbsp;up.&nbsp;I&nbsp;used&nbsp;the&nbsp;slicer&nbsp;and&nbsp;created&nbsp;some&nbsp;10x10x2&nbsp;tabs&nbsp;to&nbsp;glue&nbsp;onto&nbsp;the&nbsp;side&nbsp;to&nbsp;get&nbsp;them&nbsp;up.</p><p>I&nbsp;was&nbsp;tempted&nbsp;to&nbsp;sand&nbsp;or&nbsp;prime&nbsp;these&nbsp;to&nbsp;prevent&nbsp;paint&nbsp;from&nbsp;seeping&nbsp;through&nbsp;but&nbsp;that&nbsp;turns&nbsp;out&nbsp;to&nbsp;not&nbsp;matter.&nbsp;I&nbsp;rinsed&nbsp;off&nbsp;the&nbsp;paint&nbsp;with&nbsp;water&nbsp;and&nbsp;after&nbsp;drying&nbsp;for&nbsp;a&nbsp;day&nbsp;or&nbsp;2&nbsp;I&nbsp;think&nbsp;these&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;re-usable&nbsp;for&nbsp;quite&nbsp;a&nbsp;while.</p>