![\"Factum](\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/The-reproduction-of-the-Borgherini-Chapel-by-Factum-Arte-photo-\u00a9-Factum-Arte-e1609425913780.jpg\")
Factum Arte assembling 3D printed parts for the reproduction of Michelangelo and Sebastiano\u2019s Borgherini Chapel in London (Credit: Factum Arte)<\/p><\/div>\n
Fused Filament Fabrication\u00a0(FFF)<\/strong><\/h3>\nFactum Arte uses Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF), better known as Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM)<\/a>,\u00a0to produce lower resolution preliminary models, mould forms and mechanical parts such as component housings. The workshops are equipped with in-house FFF machines with build volumes of up to 500 mm3 that are able to fabricate 3D models in a single piece or to produce multiple pieces that are later joined to create a final, larger form.<\/p>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/LB.gif\")
<\/a><\/div>\nStereolithography (SLA)<\/strong><\/h3>\nAt Factum Arte, stereolithography (SLA)<\/a> is the most common type of 3D printing. They use SLA to manufacture a range of parts, while small-scale preliminary models are fabricated in-house, larger parts are only prepared in the workshop, after which they are sent to an external manufacturer, such as Materialise<\/span>. SLA machines are able to print larger objects than other methods of additive manufacturing, and still maintain high quality surface resolution. The quality surface resolution is particularly important in the production of highly detailed smaller models.<\/p>\nFactum Arte used SLA to create a rematerialisation of Gianbattista Piranesi\u2019s etching of an Isis tripod (left). The tripod was first modelled (middle) and then prototyped by Materialise with an SLA printer. Intricate details were added to the prototype by hand and then it was used to create a silicon mould to cast the tripod. The final piece was exhibited in 2010 (right).<\/p>\n
![\"Factum](\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/0101-Factum-Arte.005.jpeg\")
Credit: Factum Arte<\/p><\/div>\n
Selective Laser Sintering (SLS)<\/strong><\/h3>\nFactum Arte use Selective Laser Sintering (SLS)<\/a> to manufacture end-use parts, as SLS parts tend to be more stable and resistant against UV light than those produced by other 3D printing technologies. For this reason SLS is also used to manufacture mechanical components in both prototyping and end use applications.<\/p>\nIn 2018, Factum Arte collaborated with London-based artist Shezad Dawood to produce a statue inspired by a Hellenistic piece in the Barakat collection, entitled On Becoming Virtual Octopi. <\/i>Factum Arte\u00b4s Irene Gaum\u00e9 prepared a 3D model that was subsequently additively manufactured with an SLS printer, cast in composite resin, and then coated with polychromatic paint.<\/p>\n![\"SLS](\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/0101-Factum-Arte.003.jpeg\")
Credit: Irene Gaum\u00e9 (left) and Eduardo Lo\u0301pez Rodri\u0301guez (right) for Factum Arte<\/p><\/div>\n
Elevated Printing Technology<\/strong><\/h3>\nFactum Arte uses Canon Production Printing\u2019s (CPP) elevated printing technology to 3D print objects with very fine surface textures such as paintings and other \u201c2.5D\u201d objects. While they function in a similar way to flat-bed printers used to print 2D images, CPP elevated printers actually deposit multiple layers of ink onto a surface creating high resolution 3D surfaces. The photos below show CPP\u2019s elevated printing technology being used to produce a facsimile of Rembrandt’s Portrait of an Old Man<\/i>.<\/p>\n![\"Factum](\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/0101-Factum-Arte.001.jpeg\")
Recreation of Rembrandt’s Portrait of an Old Man <\/em>using Elevated Printing (Credit: \u00d3scar Parasiego for Factum Foundation and Canon Production Printing)<\/p><\/div>\nCement Printing<\/strong><\/h3>\nWorking with Anish Kapoor to investigate new ways of generating form, Factum Arte built a 3D cement printer able to print directly from CAD files. In 2009 the first sculptures were created with this technique, and later exhibited at London\u2019s Royal Academy. The idea behind this project was to use the live properties of different cement mixes to combine intention with chance.<\/p>\n
![\"Factum](\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/0101-Factum-Arte.004.jpeg\")
Left: Sculptures being printed by a cement printer (Credit: Factum Arte). Right: Sculptures being exhibited (Credit: Anish Kapoor)<\/p><\/div>\n
What do you think about these 3D printed artworks? Do you think Factum Arte’s reproductions are facsimiles or forgeries? Let us know in a comment below or on our\u00a0Facebook<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Twitter<\/span><\/a>\u00a0pages! Sign up for our free weekly\u00a0Newsletter here<\/span><\/a>, the latest 3D printing news straight to your inbox!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Factum Arte specialises in the conservation of cultural artefacts using new technologies, including several methods of additive manufacturing. The company was founded in 2001 by the artists Adam Lowe,\u00a0Manuel Franquelo, and\u00a0Fernando Garcia-Guereta, and now\u00a0has locations in Madrid, Milan and London.…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6075,"featured_media":26365,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[25,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art-and-design","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6075"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26356"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26356\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26368,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26356\/revisions\/26368"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/a><\/div>\nStereolithography (SLA)<\/strong><\/h3>\nAt Factum Arte, stereolithography (SLA)<\/a> is the most common type of 3D printing. They use SLA to manufacture a range of parts, while small-scale preliminary models are fabricated in-house, larger parts are only prepared in the workshop, after which they are sent to an external manufacturer, such as Materialise<\/span>. SLA machines are able to print larger objects than other methods of additive manufacturing, and still maintain high quality surface resolution. The quality surface resolution is particularly important in the production of highly detailed smaller models.<\/p>\nFactum Arte used SLA to create a rematerialisation of Gianbattista Piranesi\u2019s etching of an Isis tripod (left). The tripod was first modelled (middle) and then prototyped by Materialise with an SLA printer. Intricate details were added to the prototype by hand and then it was used to create a silicon mould to cast the tripod. The final piece was exhibited in 2010 (right).<\/p>\n
Credit: Factum Arte<\/p><\/div>\n
Selective Laser Sintering (SLS)<\/strong><\/h3>\nFactum Arte use Selective Laser Sintering (SLS)<\/a> to manufacture end-use parts, as SLS parts tend to be more stable and resistant against UV light than those produced by other 3D printing technologies. For this reason SLS is also used to manufacture mechanical components in both prototyping and end use applications.<\/p>\nIn 2018, Factum Arte collaborated with London-based artist Shezad Dawood to produce a statue inspired by a Hellenistic piece in the Barakat collection, entitled On Becoming Virtual Octopi. <\/i>Factum Arte\u00b4s Irene Gaum\u00e9 prepared a 3D model that was subsequently additively manufactured with an SLS printer, cast in composite resin, and then coated with polychromatic paint.<\/p>\nCredit: Irene Gaum\u00e9 (left) and Eduardo Lo\u0301pez Rodri\u0301guez (right) for Factum Arte<\/p><\/div>\n
Elevated Printing Technology<\/strong><\/h3>\nFactum Arte uses Canon Production Printing\u2019s (CPP) elevated printing technology to 3D print objects with very fine surface textures such as paintings and other \u201c2.5D\u201d objects. While they function in a similar way to flat-bed printers used to print 2D images, CPP elevated printers actually deposit multiple layers of ink onto a surface creating high resolution 3D surfaces. The photos below show CPP\u2019s elevated printing technology being used to produce a facsimile of Rembrandt’s Portrait of an Old Man<\/i>.<\/p>\nRecreation of Rembrandt’s Portrait of an Old Man <\/em>using Elevated Printing (Credit: \u00d3scar Parasiego for Factum Foundation and Canon Production Printing)<\/p><\/div>\nCement Printing<\/strong><\/h3>\nWorking with Anish Kapoor to investigate new ways of generating form, Factum Arte built a 3D cement printer able to print directly from CAD files. In 2009 the first sculptures were created with this technique, and later exhibited at London\u2019s Royal Academy. The idea behind this project was to use the live properties of different cement mixes to combine intention with chance.<\/p>\n
Left: Sculptures being printed by a cement printer (Credit: Factum Arte). Right: Sculptures being exhibited (Credit: Anish Kapoor)<\/p><\/div>\n
What do you think about these 3D printed artworks? Do you think Factum Arte’s reproductions are facsimiles or forgeries? Let us know in a comment below or on our\u00a0Facebook<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Twitter<\/span><\/a>\u00a0pages! Sign up for our free weekly\u00a0Newsletter here<\/span><\/a>, the latest 3D printing news straight to your inbox!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Factum Arte specialises in the conservation of cultural artefacts using new technologies, including several methods of additive manufacturing. The company was founded in 2001 by the artists Adam Lowe,\u00a0Manuel Franquelo, and\u00a0Fernando Garcia-Guereta, and now\u00a0has locations in Madrid, Milan and London.…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6075,"featured_media":26365,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[25,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art-and-design","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6075"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26356"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26356\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26368,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26356\/revisions\/26368"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Factum Arte used SLA to create a rematerialisation of Gianbattista Piranesi\u2019s etching of an Isis tripod (left). The tripod was first modelled (middle) and then prototyped by Materialise with an SLA printer. Intricate details were added to the prototype by hand and then it was used to create a silicon mould to cast the tripod. The final piece was exhibited in 2010 (right).<\/p>\n
Credit: Factum Arte<\/p><\/div>\n
Selective Laser Sintering (SLS)<\/strong><\/h3>\nFactum Arte use Selective Laser Sintering (SLS)<\/a> to manufacture end-use parts, as SLS parts tend to be more stable and resistant against UV light than those produced by other 3D printing technologies. For this reason SLS is also used to manufacture mechanical components in both prototyping and end use applications.<\/p>\nIn 2018, Factum Arte collaborated with London-based artist Shezad Dawood to produce a statue inspired by a Hellenistic piece in the Barakat collection, entitled On Becoming Virtual Octopi. <\/i>Factum Arte\u00b4s Irene Gaum\u00e9 prepared a 3D model that was subsequently additively manufactured with an SLS printer, cast in composite resin, and then coated with polychromatic paint.<\/p>\nCredit: Irene Gaum\u00e9 (left) and Eduardo Lo\u0301pez Rodri\u0301guez (right) for Factum Arte<\/p><\/div>\n
Elevated Printing Technology<\/strong><\/h3>\nFactum Arte uses Canon Production Printing\u2019s (CPP) elevated printing technology to 3D print objects with very fine surface textures such as paintings and other \u201c2.5D\u201d objects. While they function in a similar way to flat-bed printers used to print 2D images, CPP elevated printers actually deposit multiple layers of ink onto a surface creating high resolution 3D surfaces. The photos below show CPP\u2019s elevated printing technology being used to produce a facsimile of Rembrandt’s Portrait of an Old Man<\/i>.<\/p>\nRecreation of Rembrandt’s Portrait of an Old Man <\/em>using Elevated Printing (Credit: \u00d3scar Parasiego for Factum Foundation and Canon Production Printing)<\/p><\/div>\nCement Printing<\/strong><\/h3>\nWorking with Anish Kapoor to investigate new ways of generating form, Factum Arte built a 3D cement printer able to print directly from CAD files. In 2009 the first sculptures were created with this technique, and later exhibited at London\u2019s Royal Academy. The idea behind this project was to use the live properties of different cement mixes to combine intention with chance.<\/p>\n
Left: Sculptures being printed by a cement printer (Credit: Factum Arte). Right: Sculptures being exhibited (Credit: Anish Kapoor)<\/p><\/div>\n
What do you think about these 3D printed artworks? Do you think Factum Arte’s reproductions are facsimiles or forgeries? Let us know in a comment below or on our\u00a0Facebook<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Twitter<\/span><\/a>\u00a0pages! Sign up for our free weekly\u00a0Newsletter here<\/span><\/a>, the latest 3D printing news straight to your inbox!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Factum Arte specialises in the conservation of cultural artefacts using new technologies, including several methods of additive manufacturing. The company was founded in 2001 by the artists Adam Lowe,\u00a0Manuel Franquelo, and\u00a0Fernando Garcia-Guereta, and now\u00a0has locations in Madrid, Milan and London.…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6075,"featured_media":26365,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[25,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art-and-design","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6075"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26356"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26356\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26368,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26356\/revisions\/26368"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
In 2018, Factum Arte collaborated with London-based artist Shezad Dawood to produce a statue inspired by a Hellenistic piece in the Barakat collection, entitled On Becoming Virtual Octopi. <\/i>Factum Arte\u00b4s Irene Gaum\u00e9 prepared a 3D model that was subsequently additively manufactured with an SLS printer, cast in composite resin, and then coated with polychromatic paint.<\/p>\n Credit: Irene Gaum\u00e9 (left) and Eduardo Lo\u0301pez Rodri\u0301guez (right) for Factum Arte<\/p><\/div>\n Factum Arte uses Canon Production Printing\u2019s (CPP) elevated printing technology to 3D print objects with very fine surface textures such as paintings and other \u201c2.5D\u201d objects. While they function in a similar way to flat-bed printers used to print 2D images, CPP elevated printers actually deposit multiple layers of ink onto a surface creating high resolution 3D surfaces. The photos below show CPP\u2019s elevated printing technology being used to produce a facsimile of Rembrandt’s Portrait of an Old Man<\/i>.<\/p>\n Recreation of Rembrandt’s Portrait of an Old Man <\/em>using Elevated Printing (Credit: \u00d3scar Parasiego for Factum Foundation and Canon Production Printing)<\/p><\/div>\n Working with Anish Kapoor to investigate new ways of generating form, Factum Arte built a 3D cement printer able to print directly from CAD files. In 2009 the first sculptures were created with this technique, and later exhibited at London\u2019s Royal Academy. The idea behind this project was to use the live properties of different cement mixes to combine intention with chance.<\/p>\n Left: Sculptures being printed by a cement printer (Credit: Factum Arte). Right: Sculptures being exhibited (Credit: Anish Kapoor)<\/p><\/div>\n What do you think about these 3D printed artworks? Do you think Factum Arte’s reproductions are facsimiles or forgeries? Let us know in a comment below or on our\u00a0Facebook<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Twitter<\/span><\/a>\u00a0pages! Sign up for our free weekly\u00a0Newsletter here<\/span><\/a>, the latest 3D printing news straight to your inbox!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Factum Arte specialises in the conservation of cultural artefacts using new technologies, including several methods of additive manufacturing. The company was founded in 2001 by the artists Adam Lowe,\u00a0Manuel Franquelo, and\u00a0Fernando Garcia-Guereta, and now\u00a0has locations in Madrid, Milan and London.…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6075,"featured_media":26365,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[25,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art-and-design","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6075"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26356"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26356\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26368,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26356\/revisions\/26368"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Elevated Printing Technology<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Cement Printing<\/strong><\/h3>\n