Every day at 3Doodler we get members from our Community posting or sending us the incredible artwork they have created. Whether on our Instagram, Twitter, Google Plus or Facebook feed, or sent directly to us, we love seeing the creativity in our Community.
For the next few weeks, we will feature Doodlers with a creative passion who have made the 3Doodler a part of their lives - whether as an outlet for creative energy, use as an artistic tool, or to create large-scale projects as part of a brand collaboration
This week, we start with Tanner Lamm, a longshoreman from Everett, Washington.
“About four years ago, I got rid of my TV and became quite the YouTube nut,” says Tanner Lamm. “While on YouTube, I came across a video using the original 3Doodler. I instantly fell in love with the tool and needed to have it.”
The 35-year-old longshoreman from Everett, Washington donated to the 3Doodler Kickstarter campaign to get his first 3Doodler pen. “After messing around with the pen a little, I got straight to work and loved it.”
As with any new art medium, the 3Doodler took some getting used to. “I think I started with a few stick figures to get the flow down, then I made a small tree - which kinda fill apart,” Tanner admits.
I love to Doodle because it allows me to pull my drawings off the page and into the real world.
But once he got the hang of things, Tanner’s imagination and his artwork took off. “I see inspiration everywhere and have more ideas than plastic strands to use,” he says.
From wriggling octopi inspired by his work as a longshoreman, to geometric trees emerging from intricate skulls, Tanner has used his 3Doodler pens as an outlet for his creativity and imagination. “I love to Doodle because it allows me to pull my drawings off the page and into the real world,” he says.
“My favorite Doodle so far is my Hang Glider Island,” he says. “It’s a big purple tree on a floating island with tiny wooden platforms for tiny hang gliders. It also has bigger hang gliders that fly around the island on fishing string.
I see inspiration everywhere and have more ideas than plastic strands to use.
“My inspiration was my love for drawing trees and my old paragliding days,” Tanner says. “It took me about 20 hours to make, and I used about 75 strands of plastic.”
Tanner says that when Doodling, it’s what’s inside that counts. “The best tip I can give is to make sure to pay attention to the inside structure of your Doodles,” he explains. Using a 3D pen is similar to 3D printing in this regard. “The bigger your Doodle, the more important structure becomes.”
As he continues to expand his creative work, Tanner plans to bring his Doodles to the next level with mechanical moving parts. “I want to see about getting some Doodles to move through wind power and cranks,” he says.
“The 3Doodler has been great for me,” he says. “I've used it no differently then if I were using a pencil. It feels like I've pulled my drawings right off the paper and then have the option to make them into so much more.”
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