Butterfly Paint Stencil

prusaprinters

<p>I wanted to paint some butterflies onto my daughter's toybox, so made this.</p><p>It's designed to be printed as 2 layers with a 0.2mm layer thickness, and it prints very fast (11mins).</p><p>It scales down well, and although you'll lose the antennae, it's still a good silhouette. Make sure you scale it only in X/Y, Z should remain as 2 layers.</p><h3>Print Details</h3><ul><li>0.4mm nozzle for finer detail, I printed mine in 0.5 with no issues.</li><li>0.2mm layer height.</li><li>PLA or PETG<ul><li>PLA will likely be easier to remove from the bed.</li><li>I used PETG and lost some of the perimeter when removing, but it still painted just fine.</li></ul></li><li>You'll want your 1st layer dialed in well as it's key to the structural integrity.</li><li><i><strong>Let fully cool!</strong></i></li><li>Remove carefully with a thin spatula / palette knife (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PKSV4KW">I use these</a> as they're cheap and work well).</li></ul><h3>Usage</h3><ul><li>Tape it onto your object.</li><li>Load a regular house paintbrush or stipple brush with a little paint (less is more, here)</li><li>Gently dab the paintbrush down on the surface, don't swipe or wipe, just dab gently until it's covered.</li><li>Remove and enjoy.</li></ul>