Lithophane
A photo that glows: a thin white plate, thicker where the picture is dark and thinner where it is bright, so it shows up when light shines through.
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Notes for printing this design
LITHOPHANE: print in WHITE PLA (or natural / light translucent), 100% infill, 0.1 to 0.12 mm layers, no supports. A FLAT plate prints lying down with the textured side up. A LAMP prints standing up as a tube (the picture is on the outside). Thickness runs from the thinnest to the thickest value in the notes (about 0.6 to 3 mm). Hold it in front of a bright light to see the picture; a warm LED strip or bulb behind it works best.
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