Creating a Monster Harp

I needed to design a Monster Harp for my Monster Queen. The harp needs to be made of recycled monster parts. And as many of you know, something like a harp isn’t easy to 3D print because of those tiny strings!

So I had three challenges.

  • Making the harp 3D printable with strings

  • The harp’s design needs to fit with monster queen

  • Keeping the fine details somewhat clear so a painter knows what they are painting

So let’s get to it!

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First, I found harps!

I love going to Thingiverse.com first to get ideas for things that are tricky to 3D print. So I found 3 designs that I liked. The first one on the left wouldn’t work because it is flat, but I loved the shape and number of strings.

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More options.

Number 2 had no strings, but a nice elegant vibe. Number 3 was nice, but not enough strings and pretty blocky. So I started combining ideas from each.

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Next, I needed monster parts.

Here is a goblin I made! I always keep the unposed version in case I want to go back and reuse parts. For the monster harp, I used the head, hands, and feet.

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Check out
BadKing if you
don’t have models
to draw from!

This site has a ton of free assets for ZBrush. I have a few of these downloaded and they are great!
https://www.badking.com.au/site/product-category/custom-brushes/page/2/

Finished product!

All three challenges were addressed!

  • Making the harp 3D printable with strings

    • (definitely thick enough while getting the point across)

  • The harp’s design needs to fit with monster queen

    • Matches the design

  • Keeping the fine details somewhat clear so a painter knows what they are painting

    • Large monster parts the are recognizable enough to paint

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