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A trend can currently be observed on platforms such as Instagram and Facebook that focuses on personalized, AI-generated action figures. With the help of AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, users create digital figures from a photo of themselves that are designed in the style of classic toy packaging. If you have a 3D printer, you can turn these virtual models into physical objects in just a few steps. This article explains how this works.
Creation begins with an AI-supported image generator such as the one from ChatGPT. Users upload a photo and enter rough design specifications – such as outfit, pose or packaging style. The AI uses this to create a realistic-looking image with the look of toy packaging. We used a photo from the Unsplash database for this demonstration:
As well as this popular prompt in ChatGPT for the viral action figure:
Create an action figure toy based on the person in the photo. Next to the figure, there should be the toy’s equipment, each in its individual blisters. Don’t repeat the equipment under any circumstances.
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The card holding the blister should be a red. Also, on top of the box, write “3Druck.com Actionfigure”. The figure and equipment must all be inside blisters. Visualize this in a realistic way.
The prompt also generated the following graphic for ChatGPT:
We now have the viral action figure trend that we can use for social media, but no 3D model yet. We can either use an image editing program such as Photoshop to crop the 3D figure or we can give ChatGPT the following command:
Remove the packaging and the entire background completely so that only the 3D action figure remains. The figure should be cut out on a transparent background. All details, colors and contours of the figure must be retained. No shadows, no text, no packaging elements. The figure must be completely visible.
For the conversion into a printable 3D model, the tool “Image to 3D Model” of the MakerWorld platform from Bambu Lab on. After uploading, an AI analyzes the contours and generates a simple 3D object that can be exported in a printable format. Users must use MakerWorld credits to export the file. After registering, however, they receive some credits for free.
This format can be further processed with common slicers such as Bambu Studio or PrusaSlicer. The resulting models are usually not perfect. Details such as faces, clothing or accessories are simplified. It is best to use a high-resolution photo in advance and try to generate several images with ChatGPT. Support structures for non-wearable parts (e.g. glasses, outstretched arms) are also required to avoid printing errors. Color design is possible either directly via multi-material printing or subsequent painting.
