# 3D printed "selfies" and lithophanes- EASY!

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**Created:** [October 12, 2015, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/3d-printed-selfies-and-lithophanes-easy/2329 "2015-10-12T21:36:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![i-t-w.com](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.lulzbot.com/i-t-w.com/32/65_2.png) [@i-t-w.com](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/i-t-w.com)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2015, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/3d-printed-selfies-and-lithophanes-easy/2329/1 "2015-10-12T21:36:28Z")

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If you haven’t tried opening a .jpg or .bmp in Cura, give it a try!  
Select (usually) lighter is higher to get convex “selfies”.  
For “lithophanes”, “mirror” the image in X, (typically) select “darker is higher” to achieve a concave effect.  
Flip the finished print over so the bed side is facing you, and backlight (hold it up to a light source) for a cool effect!  
Other tips:  
Light smoothing is usually good.  
Scale the print uniformly to get the X or Y size you want, then unlock uniform scaling and reduce Z to 10mm or so.

 ![selfie lithophane.jpg](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/lulzbot/original/2X/c/c445a771b495c6b4fd59f7858c49382c683d988c.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![JEBariffic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@JEBariffic](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/JEBariffic)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/3d-printed-selfies-and-lithophanes-easy/2329/2 "2016-01-08T17:51:47Z")

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I can’t wait to try this (just ordered mini today)! How deep is the print / features?

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**Author:** ![i-t-w.com](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.lulzbot.com/i-t-w.com/32/65_2.png) [@i-t-w.com](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/i-t-w.com)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/3d-printed-selfies-and-lithophanes-easy/2329/3 "2016-01-08T22:32:33Z")

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> [@JEBariffic](#):
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> I can’t wait to try this (just ordered mini today)! How deep is the print / features?

The Mini prints these very nicely. You select the base and print thickness. It usually help to unlock uniform scaling to flatten the image. You can experiment to get a look you like.

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**Author:** ![do-it-for-science](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.lulzbot.com/do-it-for-science/32/42_2.png) [@do-it-for-science](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/do-it-for-science)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 12:08am UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/3d-printed-selfies-and-lithophanes-easy/2329/4 "2016-01-09T00:08:39Z")

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this is very cool, thanks for the tip! I am now thinking of how to best set up a photo to take advantage of this!