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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'm sure there is a lot of overlap, but I don't have to digitally colour anything. And I also don't have to be as aware of how easy it is to animate the geometry because it will never be animated.

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

To compare what I'm doing to AI generating an image is inaccurate. It's more like comparing typing a book vs hand-writing it. But with the added task of hand-painting all of the illustrations afterward. I posted some of the process of the female turtle on my account before the finished piece.

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

Yes. But I digitally sculpted the original geometry rather than physically sculpting in clay for example. So without some technology to go from digital to physical (like 3D printing) the physical turtles wouldn't exist.

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

This comment reveals how little you know about things. Where did the geometry come from that the printer printed? I sculpted it for 8+ hours. Where did the colours come from after the print was done? I painted it on with an air brush and paint brushes. It also took hours.

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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

Darn I wish you could edit posts on bsky. I obviously meant "I'm excited TO do all of my eyes this way" no "so do" 😮‍💨

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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

Here you can see the geometry of the eye before I painted it and made the lens over it. #SciArt

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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

He did back in the Twitter days when I originally made it. But thanks for the reconnect in the bsky universe! 💙🦋

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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 · 27/01/2026

Thanks! I gave it a dull clear coat after the first picture and I like it even more now!

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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

I started working on a red-backed salamander model last year but never finished it. I hope to revisit it soon!

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

The leaves are real. I love the effect and realism that real leaves brings to the model/display.

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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 · 17/01/2026

Painted after. It was originally printed in clear plastic.

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Lincoln Savi @lincolnsavi.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

No. I printed this in clear and painted it with acrylic paint.

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Lincoln Savi @lincolnsavi.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

The one time I tried one I didn't like that it wasn't as clear at the two part epoxy I was used to. It looked like it had an almost waxy finish to it.

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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

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

I love them too! I use them for all of my animal model painting. Airbrush and paintbrush, like you said.

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