Visual details in prints?

[LackadaisyJackie]

So I'm having lots of fun sculpting out artistic detail in example with the provided images. That's just who I am.

My question is I wanna know what the average printer or even just print enjoyer like more, big sweeping details, or smaller filigree stuffs? And what kinda details in general do you like?

[devilzcall]

Id say modern FDM machines do pretty well with detail. Fine line text with a line with of 0.4mm shows up well if cut out to about .5mm deep. Extruded outwards it needs to be a bit wider.

So for sculpting organics, i think concave creases show up a bit sharper than convex ones, but all in all organic detail in the scale i see here will come out quite well.

I want one when its done.

[Ecapnation]

In SLS and resin printers you can get pretty fine detail.

This is SLS that I gold leafed and cleared.

[SignOfZeta]

My advice is to learn enough about 3D printing to understand how to design things specifically to be 3D printed. Making whatever you want and then trying to find a fancy enough printer to pull it off is a pathway to hell.

Designs that require zero supports are the best, especially if you’re limited to FDM.