Stone Art Name Plate

Hi All,

In this instructable, I will share how to make a personalized nameplate for your home.

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• 3d Printer
• 10-inch wooden slice
• Air dry clay
• Acrylic paints and paint brushes
• Sculpting tools
• Plaster of Paris
• PVA glue
• Super glue

• Create the basic shape of the stones in Tinkercad
• Download one stone(shape) at a time and upload it to https://labs.sketchfab.com/sculptfab/
• Using Flatten tool (default settings), give an uneven shape to the stone
• Using Smooth tool (default settings), make it smoother
• Do not use symmetry settings, give better control and a natural look
• When happy, export the file as STL

Note: You may skip this and the next step, if you have flat river stones that you could use

• 3d Print the STL file (https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/art/stones-for-craft)
• Layer Height: 0.2mm
• Infill: 20 %
• Support: Yes
• Z ht = negative 3mm
• Make a thick paste with plaster of Paris and PVA glue
• Apply this paste generously to the stones
• Let it dry for a day
• Light sand with 220 GRIT sandpaper

• Using a pencil, outline the feature of the bird
• I am using pearl blue, pink, and green for the head and wings
• Yellow for the beak
• Peral White for the body
• Using a fine tip brush, make the outlines and features
• Take your time, if anything goes wrong, we can scrub and redo the paint
• I did this 4 times to get the acceptable outcome

• I used MS presentation to create names and exported them as SVG
• Import the SVG to Tinkercad and adjust the dimensions and export it as STL
• Place the stones and the names on the wooden slice to see, if everything fits.
• One may have to adjust the font size

• Using Air dry clay or 2 part resin clay, make the stem, leaves, and a heart
• I placed them on the wood slice to be sure that the size and positions are correct
• Make wood texture and leaf lines using sculpting tools
• Let the clay dry for a few hours

Stem

• Apply dark brown acrylic paint to the stem
• Dry brush yellow paint while the brown paint is still not dry
• This blends yellow and brown to give highlights

Leaves

• Paint dark green on the leaves
• Using light green paint the lines and wipe off the extra paint

Heart

• Apply red paint and leave it to dry

Wood slice

• Wet the wood slice with water before painting
• Apply light blue/sky blue paint on it
• Once dry make some clouds using white paint
• Apply dark brown paint on the sides/ border

• Let everything dry, before starting
• Place all items and adjust the overall position
• Super glue, one by one, do not use too much super glue
• We are Done,
• Hang the nameplate and admire the hard work put in