3D-Printed Versions Of Famous Paintings Enable The Blind To Experience Them Through Touch

November 26, 2015

Unseen Art Want To Help The Visually Impaired Community Experience Art

 
The team behind Unseen Art are trying to help the blind and visually impaired community, experience classical art in an entirely new way, by 3D printing the art pieces, so that they can feel the art.

The process starts with an image, for example the Mona Lisa, that a designer uses to create a digital version of the artwork.

Unseen Art Want To Help The Visually Impaired Community Experience Art

 

The digital image is then turned into a computer generated 3D model of the Mona Lisa (or any other artwork).

Unseen Art Want To Help The Visually Impaired Community Experience Art

 

From there, the 3D model is printed using a 3D printer.

Unseen Art Want To Help The Visually Impaired Community Experience Art

 

Once printed, a visually impaired person, can experience what they have only heard about.

Unseen Art Want To Help The Visually Impaired Community Experience Art

 

The aim for Unseen Art is to make the files accessible all over the world, for people to be able to print the artworks anywhere they can access a 3D printer.

Unseen Art Want To Help The Visually Impaired Community Experience Art

 

You can find out more about Unseen Art, here, or via their Indiegogo campaign, here.

Unseen Art Want To Help The Visually Impaired Community Experience Art

Or watch the video below