3D Painter

A photo of a painting becomes printable relief tiles.

Choose a painting or drop an image here

Finished size

Width

Width of the whole piece in mm. The height follows the photo.

Relief depth

How far the tallest paint stands proud. Brushstrokes are 2–4 mm.

Backing

The flat sheet under the relief.

Sweeps suits palette-knife work. The preview updates as you change these.

Stroke width

Roughly how wide a knife mark is on the real painting, in mm.

Boldness

Above 1 picks out the strongest ridges only.

Split into tiles for the printer bed

Tile size

Each tile is a separate .stl. Edge tiles come out smaller so the canvas adds up exactly.

Mesh detail

Grid points along a tile's longest side.

Working somewhere without internet? Download this tool as one file and open it from your own machine.

Choose a painting to see its relief here.