The best 3D pens: model and design in 3D

The best 3D pens; three 3D pens, two white and one black
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The best 3D pens have the power to take your creations from 2D sketches on paper to fully realised 3D sculptures. They're designed to be safe tools used by artists both old and young, and are super fun once you get to grips with them.

I used a handful of 3D pens before I got my mighty 3D printer (including a Polaroid 3D pen which caught flames and has since been discontinued), and I think 3D pens in general are excellent companions for patching up gaps in your existing printed models, or to add artistic hand-crafted elements to your designs.

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Beth is Creative Bloq’s Ecommerce Writer and has the fun job of finding you the very best prices and deals on creative tech. Beth kicked off her journalistic career writing for Digital Camera World, and has since earned bylines on TechRadar too. With a Masters degree in Photography, Beth loves getting to tinker with new cameras, especially camera phones, as the resident Samsung fan on the team. Her background working as a tester for CeX let her play around with all kinds of weird and wonderful products, including robots, and she’s recently gotten into 3D printing too. Outside of CB, you’ll find her gaming on her PS5, photographing local shows under the alias Bethshootsbands, and making TikToks of her dog, Tilly.