3D Pen Owl Drawing

**Ding Dong! Door open**… A FedEx guy was standing in front of my door to deliver a package that I am anticipating, a LIX 3D Pen. I was like a little girl waiting for Santa to drop in a Christmas gift by the chimney, a new toy has arrived.

It all started a few weeks ago, LIX contacted me if I am interested to try out their 3D pen to make a craft out of it. OF COURSE, I screamed it out loud and clear! I have been dreaming of trying out a 3D pen ever since I first saw their amazing videos of drawing 3D objects in the mid-air. It is so creative, that my jaw dropped.

Upon unboxing the LIX 3D Pen, I already can’t wait to try it out but first of all, I need to finish designing the owl which I am halfway through.

3D Pen Owl Drawing

How To Draw With 3D Pen

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LIX 3D pen comes in a box, with 2 tubes of filaments (40 filaments each in random color), a power adapter, and a cable. LIX also gave me some extra color filaments so that I can make a colorful craft out of them. I was so overjoyed while going through the items in the package, just like a little girl unboxing her new toy.

After watching a few videos on youtube and reading through the instructions on how to use the LIX 3D pen, I am ready to proceed with the new drawing experience.  I set up my working top in a well-ventilated room, cable and power plugged, 3D Pen switched on and heated, filament fed in, owl template on the table… there I go, on my highway to the 3D drawing, woohoo!!! At the initial stage, I practiced using the LIX 3D pen by drawing a yellow owl followed by a green owl until I feel comfortable and confident to produce a video on how I made the 3D owl.

This owl is perfect for the beginner in 3D pen drawing just like me. All you need to do is to trace the outline of the owl by following the template and assemble the parts into a 3D object. You do not need smooth strokes and accuracy in doodling the owl. No one will notice your mistake either, just cover the mistake with more strokes or cut away the mistake with a wire cutter and redo that part. Cool, right? Once you have mastered the skill, you may proceed to a more advanced technique like drawing in the mid-air to develop a true 3D object.

Look, I have turned the owl into a shadow art at night by shining a light through it. Hope you will try out the 3D pen soon, it really takes the drawing to another dimension.

Watch the “How-To-Make” Video

Owl Ornament – 3D Pen Drawing

Some scenes are abstracted from the video on how to draw an owl with a LIX 3D pen.

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Download and print out the 3D Pen Owl Template on letter-size paper.

Tips On How To Draw With 3D Pen

Here are my experiences and thoughts after using the 3D pen:

1. Once you press the extrusion button of the 3D pen, the melted ABS plastic filament flew out quite fast (even though I am using the slower mode) from the tiny tip, it is so soft and wiggling so you will need some practice to get better control and speed coordination between the flow and the movement of your hand.

2. On account of the short filaments refill, you will need to keep on refilling it in order to cover a larger area, I find this refilling quite troublesome, hopefully, LIX will have a long continuous length of filaments in the future.

3. Try to draw all the lines that are in the same color before switching filament color, changing color too frequently will cause more wastage.

4. I also find that the warm soft filament hardens quite fast, so if you need to adjust the object, do it immediately before it sets.

5. The filaments are trimmable by using a wire cutter, if you have lots of messy plastic frays on your 3D drawing, just trim them off with a wire cutter, or melt it with the warmed pen tip.

6. If you have made any mistake during the drawing, just cut it off and redraw a new line to connect if possible.

7. Lastly, clean the head of the tip to get rid of the residue just before the drawing to keep the work neat. You may use a kitchen towel or tissue paper to clean it, I used my bare hand and do it fast so that it is not too warm to burn my fingers.