# Add Color to 3D Printed Prototypes With Melted Crayons

**URL:** <https://forum.formlabs.com/t/add-color-to-3d-printed-prototypes-with-melted-crayons/14432>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [August 8, 2017, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/add-color-to-3d-printed-prototypes-with-melted-crayons/14432 "2017-08-08T17:52:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Frew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c0e974/32.png) [@Frew](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Frew)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/add-color-to-3d-printed-prototypes-with-melted-crayons/14432/1 "2017-08-08T17:52:05Z")

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[Our tutorial on adding color to 3D Prints with Melted Crayon](http://formlabs.com/blog/color-looks-like-prototypes-models-crayons) teaches you how to create looks-like colored prototypes using crayons and a bit of heat. Use this thread to share your results and any tricks you discover along the way!

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**Author:** ![kevinduhe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/kevinduhe/32/7999_2.png) [@kevinduhe](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/kevinduhe)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/add-color-to-3d-printed-prototypes-with-melted-crayons/14432/2 "2017-08-08T17:54:56Z")

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That page “appears to be lost in the jungle that is the world wide web.”

My 11yo daughter uses melted crayons to color things such as candles. She will love that we can now work together!

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**Author:** ![Frew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c0e974/32.png) [@Frew](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Frew)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/add-color-to-3d-printed-prototypes-with-melted-crayons/14432/3 "2017-08-08T17:56:56Z")

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You beat our web team to deploying the post 🙂 Link will be live shortly.

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**Author:** ![hh3sun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c68b51/32.png) [@hh3sun](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/hh3sun)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2025, 3:36am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/add-color-to-3d-printed-prototypes-with-melted-crayons/14432/4 "2025-12-11T03:36:35Z")

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Thanks for the trick! Just finished with a 3d printed espresso tamper gift I’ve been working on to gift to my mom this Christmas with her signature filled in with crayon, which I think looks super clean. gonna hit this with a layer of clear coat so hand heat doesnt cause it to smear with use

 ![IMG_1767.HEIC](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/formlabs/original/3X/e/2/e2e299fd2af76bbc149f62e455d0cbf5475fd887.jpeg)

 ![IMG_1771.HEIC](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/formlabs/original/3X/8/e/8efbc65fede09becf4351e2c269e809ace11404c.jpeg)

 ![IMG_1768.HEIC](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/formlabs/original/3X/d/2/d22daff8a4ad4f65a6d7e181d8f87ad85f50941e.jpeg)