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Printing capabilities have grown by leaps and bounds over the past couple of decades. As consumers, we’ve gone from simply printing on paper to creating three-dimensional objects that come to life, layer by layer. UV and 3D printers are widely available to everyday people, but their abilities have varied. Often, you couldn’t do everything you need in one printer—but not anymore.

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Art and Design Inspiration

• When a plate shatters, artist Rob Strati illustrates a new story with the broken pieces. Read our interview with him. ​
• Do Ho Suh is showing 500+ works spanning his 40-year career in his largest exhibition to date in Seoul.​
• ​75,000 handmade kites greet visitors to the SFMOMA with color, pattern, and movement.​
• The amazing winners of the 2026 Minimalist Photography Awards prove that less is more.​
• Artist Dawn Ng melts blocks of ice and vibrant pigment to capture the passage of time.​
• Check out the striking winners of the 2026 British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums Photo Competition.​
• Photographer Julia Buruleva immerses herself in foreign places, turning travels into surreal works of art.​

This week in history: On September 8, 1504, Michelangelo’s David was unveiled at Florence’s town hall in the Piazza della Signoria.

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There’s more than one way to draw a human face. Depending on your preference, artwork of the face can be bold and expressive or precise and lifelike. But which style is right for you? Here are two classes that offer different ways to depict facial features.

• ​Realistic Portrait Drawing Made Easy with Matheus Macedo
• ​Mixed Media Portrait Drawing with Nitika Ale

Odds and Ends

• Kelly Clarkson hits every note flawlessly in her cover of "Golden" from K-pop Demon Hunters.​
• Speaking of singers, the Dolly Parton estate will honor the late singer with “Dollyfest” instead of a public memorial.​
• A couple unearthed a mysterious 150-pound sculpture buried in their backyard and are trying to figure out who made it. ​
• NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces a one-year AI ban for New York K–8 classrooms.​
• Polaroid and Pokémon team up on limited-edition cameras to catch ’em all on film.​
• 95-year-old William Shatner is set to debut his new heavy metal band at Riot Fest in Chicago.​​

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