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This model is derived from a cleaned and processed manga panel. The source image was refined in Procreate to remove printing artifacts and replace halftones with a controlled grayscale, then converted into a 3D model using Kromacut. The intent is for the gray values to translate into layered depth, allowing the darker regions to protrude through the white layers and produce a clean black-and-white result.

All panels are standardized to a height of 1.1 mm. This was an intentional balance between visual fidelity and material efficiency, using significantly less filament than many comparable prints. Whether that tradeoff is preferable will depend on your printer and tolerance for detail loss. The preview image serves as a reference of the intended outcome and can be used if you choose to slice the model yourself.

If you scale the model at all, maintain the 1.1 mm height. Altering this dimension changes how the grayscale layers map to physical layer heights, which can disrupt the intended contrast. If you do adjust the height, you will need to recalibrate layer assignments based on your printer’s settings and filament transitions.

Print Profile

First Layer: 0.2 mm
Layer Thickness: 0.15 mm

Slicing

Black Layers: 2 (Pause after 2nd layer)
White Layers: 5

Additional Read

This is not a standardized workflow. The preprocessing decisions, particularly the removal of halftones, were made to improve print clarity but may not generalize across all panels or printers. There is no standard way of printing these panels, and successfully printing them will likely require experimenting on your own. If you would like to attempt slicing these in Kromacut, I recommend the following:

Quantization Settings

# of Colors: 3

3D Conversion

Layer Height: 0.2 mm
First Layer Height: 0.15 mm

Color Slice Heights

Black: 0.35 mm
Gray: 0.3 mm
White: 0.45 mm

This will ensure the generated model (1) distinguishes from 3 colors, (2) models them in that order, and (3) your printer prints enough layers to fully saturate over the black.

Rationale for Layers

5 TOTAL layer gradients from black to white

Color Slice

1. Black
2. Black (these first 2 layers will be very thin)
3. Black + 1 Layer White
4. Black + 2 Layers White (these 2 white layers should be transparent enough for the end result to just be grey)
5. Black + 3 Layers White
6. Black + 4 Layers White
7. Black + 5 Layers White (this layer should be full white by 5th layer over the black)