The Jewel Thief (Raven and Skull)

"Perched on top of the Screaming Skull, the Jewel Thief knows no fear and only seeks to steal the flawless emerald eyes"

Ravens and skulls are a popular combination but I wanted my raven to be doing something rather than just sitting there. Popular myth has it that corvids steal bright objects and jeweled skulls are a thing in their own right, so I thought why not?

This model is from my Patreon collection (Glorious tier):

patreon.com/loubie3D

and it's a total gothic cliché but I had so much fun making it and my patrons enjoyed it too. I would love it if you would consider joining but in case Patreon is not your thing, I am making some of my models available for purchase here.

Files for Single material FDM and resin printing

1) raven_and_skull_hollowed_skull.stl

This has the skull and jewels hollowed so a light can be placed inside

2) raven_and_skull_solid.stl

A completely solid model which can be printed as is or hollowed as required.

Both models will work for both resin and FDM printing and will scale well.

I have also included the model hollowed as I used it for my resin print (shown in the pictures) . I tend not to include these as it's so shackled to scale and everyone likes to do their own thing but this time I've received interest in the method. The model:

raven_and_skull_hollow_flatbed_no_supports.stl

I was able to print this flat on the bed with no supports - however, I've had people tell me they used supports under the chest area and shoulders of the bird. The bird is hollowed and drains resin and release pressure out of a hole in his mouth (sneaky). The drainhole/pressure hole for the base can be used to allow access to a wire should you want to light the eyes up.

There are also files for multi material FDM printing:

jewel-thief-raven-and-skull-mm-raven-body.stl
jewel-thief-raven-and-skull-mm-skull.stl
jewel-thief-raven-and-skull-mm-eyes.stl
jewel-thief-raven-and-skull-mm-jewels.stl
jewel-thief-raven-and-skull-mm-beak_and_legs.stl
jewel-thief-raven-and-skull-mm-base.stl

The glorious example in the pictures was printed by Tom Jackson. FDM prints will require some supports under the wings and chest