3D Pen Tutorials

Gather together your 3D pen, plastic filament, keychain attachments, DoodlePad, and download and print out our free stencil.

There are three different shapes of lanterns to pick from. Select the one you want to tackle and trace parts A, B, and C. Pay attention to the quantity of each part that is required.

Once you have all the pieces Doodled, it's time to assemble. Using part B and a base attach the C parts equally around the base (part B). Once you have a good base structure formed you can fill in the remaining open areas to create a solid lantern shape.

Using the A part(s) from the stencil, create miniature lantern (cylinder) shapes and attach them to the top and bottom of the larger lantern. This will help give your lantern a more traditional look and feel.

Using the keychain illustration on the stencil, Doodle 1-2 pieces of it and attach one to the top of the lantern to create a complete, closed loop. Then replicate those steps, but attach the other piece to the keychain accessory. Then connect the two parts to finalize the keychain as we show here in this GIF.

Finally, each lanter has a gold tassel that should hang off the bottom. You can Doodle the tassel using freehand, just follow along with this GIF for a visual. Securely attach it to the bottom of your lantern using some additional filament. With that, you now have a festive Lunar New Year lantern to hang from your keys, or gift to someone special!