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Lincoln Savi @lincolnsavi.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

A few weeks ago a released a bunch of 3D printable bird eggs for free on savimade.ca this one is a House Wren.

Lincoln Savi @lincolnsavi.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I made a process video that shows how I paint egg speckles! 🥚 In this case, I'm painting piping plovers eggs. The file I used in the video is a free one! savimade.ca/shop/animals... #SciArt #ornithology #natureArt

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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Fresh off their cross-Canada research trip, Madison and Natalie discussed Motus Audio migration monitoring with CBC Windsor Morning today. Listen to their birdy chat here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @birdscanada.bsky.social @lincolnsavi.bsky.social

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Lincoln Savi @lincolnsavi.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

All three 3D-printable Spiny Softshell model files are now available on Savimade.ca for folks with 3D printers. There's an adult female, adult male, and a young juvenile. #SciArt 🐢

A set of three 3D printed Spiny Softshell models sitting in the grass. The models are painted to look like the real thing.

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Lincoln Savi @lincolnsavi.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

I brought the adult female Spiny Softshell 3D-printed model to the park to take pictures of her and BOY did that attract a lot of attention... 😆 I just made the file available if anyone wants to try to print her themselves. Keep in mind she's kind of huge though! 48cm long carapace.

A very realistic 3D printed Spiny Softshell sitting in the grass at a park.

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Lincoln Savi @lincolnsavi.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

I finished the set of 3D printed Spiny Softshell turtles! 🐢 Aren't they fun? The female is the largest animal model I've made by volume so far. I printed her in 7 pieces. #SciArt #NatureArt

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Lincoln Savi @lincolnsavi.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

New hatchlings incoming! Recognize the species? 🐢 👀 #SciArt #3Dprinting #herpetology

3D printed and unpainted spiny softshell hatchlings sitting on a gloved hand.

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Lincoln Savi @lincolnsavi.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Wanna see something cool?! 3D printed, hand painted softshell turtle head with resin eyes. I'm loving this project and I'm excited so do all of my eyes this way from now on. It really adds to the realism. #SciArt 🐢

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Lincoln Savi @lincolnsavi.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

It's kind of crazy how a good set of eyes brings a 3D-printed sculpture to life. #SciArt

A 3D printed spiny softshell head with painted eyes that were domed over with clear UV-cured resin.

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Lincoln Savi @lincolnsavi.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Last night I did a bit of sanding and puttying and sanding to the Spiny Softshell carapace. I think this will do a good job of hiding the seams.

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Lincoln Savi @lincolnsavi.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

I tried something new when making the eyes for this spiny softshell model. Usually I just 3D print a sphere for eyes and then paint on the surface of it and then clear coat it. This time, I recessed the iris and pupil. I Painted them, and then built up the lens of the eyes with UV resin. WAY COOLER!

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Lincoln Savi @lincolnsavi.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Been painting 3D printed song sparrows the past couple days. #SciArt #NatureArt #3Dprinting #birds

A group of four 3D printed and realistically painted song sparrow models sitting on a paint-covered surface. Two of the birds have larger black chest spots and two have smaller black chest spots.

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Lincoln Savi @lincolnsavi.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

My girlfriend and I had another paint night! 🐛 This time we did Puss Moth caterpillars. This was a one-day-build. I sculpted, printed, and then we painted, all in the same afternoon/evening. STL files available on Savimade.ca. #SciArt #NatureArt

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Lincoln Savi @lincolnsavi.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

I added a few different 3D printable turtle eggs to the website! And they're free! #SciArt 🐢

Ten 3D printed snapping turtle eggs being clear coated

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Lincoln Savi @lincolnsavi.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

I think it's important for people to learn what species they have locally so they can be excited about them and feel some responsibility for their well-being. Since we as a species have largely taken over the planet, it seems like the right thing to do: make sure other species can still live here.🐡🐍

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Lincoln Savi @lincolnsavi.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

I just painted this 3D printed Massasauga Rattlesnake neonate (notice the little button instead of a rattle). It's so cute and small but still kind of mean looking. #SciArt #NatureArt 🐍

3D printed and fully painted model of a Massasauga Ratttlesnake with a hand hovering above it for scale.

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Lincoln Savi @lincolnsavi.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

I've added two fully finished models of Great Auk eggs to Savimade.ca. Great Auks were hunted to extinction in the 1800s. Their eggs were also highly sought after by Victorian egg collectors. These models are 3D prints that were covered in spackling compound, sanded, and painted. #SciArt

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Lincoln Savi @lincolnsavi.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

I finished a set of educational American Eel models! I had to trim the full length video for it to fit on instagram and bluesky. But this is the most of it! #SciArt #Educational #3Dprinting 🐡

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Lincoln Savi @lincolnsavi.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Blue spotted salamander model and some basic blue spotted salamander facts. #SciArt

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Lincoln Savi @lincolnsavi.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

My girlfriend and I had another paint night this weekend. This time we painted some 3D-printed Redside Dace! #SciArt #NatureArt 🐟

A couple of goofballs posting with their realistically painted Redside Dace

A fully painted Redside Dace model next to a completed untouched 3D printed Redside Dace. Both were printed in clear resin.

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Lincoln Savi @lincolnsavi.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

I've been working on some 3D printed American Eel life cycle models this week. The final step, that I'm doing right now, is applying a two-part epoxy clear coat. This eel is currently hanging from the ceiling while it cures. #3Dprinting #eels #SciArt 🐟

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Lincoln Savi @lincolnsavi.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

This is a 3D printed and painted American Toad model. 🐸 I finished the original sculpt about 6 years ago so I revisited and updated it to my liking. I printed it in resin on an Anycubic Photon mono m5s and painted it with Golden high flow acrylics using both an air brush and paint brushes.

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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Hot off the 3D-printers, version 2 of our Motus Audio night flight call microphone. We're revising our microphone with some exciting new innovations, ahead of the spring 2026 migration. With Jeff Dutter, Lincoln Savi of SaviMade @lincolnsavi.bsky.social, Madison Bygrove, Natalie Emerick, and me.

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Glendon Mellow @flyingtrilobite.com · 28/12/2025

Help the SciArt Feed 🐡 reach 5,000 subscribers! The intersection of art & science. No generative AI, no NFTs; a curated Feed of great visual art by skilled people. 🧡 Please share, pin & like today:

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Lincoln Savi @lincolnsavi.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

How I paint a 3D printed strawberry poison dart frog 🍓 ☠️ 🎯🐸 #SciArt #NatureArt

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Lincoln Savi @lincolnsavi.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

I had another painting night with my girlfriend this weekend. This time we painted 3D-printed Strawberry Poison dart frogs (Oophaga pumilio). Printfiles available: savimade.ca. No 3D printer? You can reach out via the website and I can print some copies for you to host your own paint night!

3D printed and realistically painted strawberry poison dart frogs sitting on the surface of a wooden table

Two humans proudly holding their painted strawberry poison dart frog models.

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Lincoln Savi @lincolnsavi.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

I finished a set of 3D printed turtles this week! These fellas are off to teach the general public about local turtle populations. 🐢 #SciArt

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Lincoln Savi @lincolnsavi.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Check out this American glass eel. You can get some PRETTY COOL effects with clear 3D-printing resin. #SciArt

A transparent 3D printed American Eel model in the palm of a hand.

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Lincoln Savi @lincolnsavi.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

My girlfriend and I had a 3D-printed turtle painting night on Sunday. This was her first time model painting and I think she did an amazing job! I'm not even going to tell you which one is hers and which is mine. 😛 Want to host your own turtle painting night? 3D files are available (Savimade.ca)

Two 3D printed and painted snapping turtle hatchlings sitting atop a wooden table surface

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Lincoln Savi @lincolnsavi.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Painting a bird. Can you tell what kind as it is right now? #SciArt #NatureArt #Ornithology

Partially painted 3D printed bird held in a hand

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Lincoln Savi @lincolnsavi.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

I recently updated my American toad model. I like it a lot more now #SciArt #NatureArt #3DPrinting

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Lincoln Savi @lincolnsavi.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Final video of the 3D printed Atlantic Salmon before I shipped it out! #SciArt #NatureArt #Taxidermy

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Lincoln Savi @lincolnsavi.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

New 3D snake model's first test print. It's an Eastern Foxsnake. I finished sculpting it yesterday and this is it after some cleanup and a coat of white primer. #SciArt #NatureArt 🐍

A 3D printed and primed Eastern Foxsnake

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Lincoln Savi @lincolnsavi.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

The 3D printed Atlantic Salmon is painted, its fins are attached, and the files are available on the website if you want to try to make your own! #SciArt #NatureArt 🐟 Savimade.ca/shop/animals/fish/salmo-salar-adult/

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Lincoln Savi @lincolnsavi.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

3D printed salmon in progress! I'm clear-coating to protect my paint job before I paint and then attach the fins. #SciArt #NatureArt 🐟

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Lincoln Savi @lincolnsavi.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Really big Atlantic Salmon incoming #WIP #SciArt 🐟

A hairy artist holding a 3 foot 3D printed Atlantic Salmon.

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Lincoln Savi @lincolnsavi.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

I made some banana slugs on hangable wooden plaques and put them up on savimade.ca/shop #SciArt #NatureArt

A collection of replica banana slugs on hangable wooden plaques with visible slime trailing behind each slug

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Lincoln Savi @lincolnsavi.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Starting a new snake species! Can anyone guess the species based on my very early sculpt of the head and this range map? #SciArt #NatureArt

A low resolution sculpt of a snake head in the early stages of the sculpting process.

A range map of observations of this snake species with most of the observations in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and sparsely around Ontario.

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Lincoln Savi @lincolnsavi.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Here's the American Bullfrog 3D printed and primed. Are y'all ready to see it painted??? I'll post it tomorrow. #SciArt #NatureArt 🐸

3D printed and primed American Bullfrog in a hand

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Lincoln Savi @lincolnsavi.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Quick sculpt today! American Bullfrog. I'll probably continue with fresh eyes tomorrow but I'm liking it so far! #SciArt #NatureArt #WIP

An almost finished digital sculpt of an american bullfrog showing a view of its back texture and wrinkles.

An almost finished digital sculpt of an american bullfrog showing a view of its face.

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