Was looking for a simple and easy-to-print Pokeball that could be used for cosplay or design. There were a few really good ones around but for my purposes of simple printing and easy to paint I thought I would model my own.

This Pokeball does not open or function in any way besides its general appearance but I did take care to keep it dimensionally accurate to what they really would be

I did all of the modeling and design in SolidWorks and will probably be adding a few more different ball types and fixes in the future

I hope some of you find some good uses from this

Creality

Ender 3

No

Yes

200

10

Its a relatively simple model so the settings aren't especially important.

I designed it with post processing in mind so I would recommend sanding and painting the print afterwards

After printing these the layer lines were still relatively easy to see and the surface finish wasn't as good as I wanted. In order to get the smooth appearance I wanted I started by sanding each shell with 120 grit sandpaper and then stepping up to 200 grit. If you wanted an even smoother finish you could probably step up a little further

Note For the absolute best result I would recommend sanding to 300 and then priming. Then sand it down again multiple times until the finish is where you want it.

As for the paint I went with all enamel spray paints in order to get the gloss coat I desired and a good even paint coat. Any hardware store paint should work well but make sure to use a primer on the first pass and allow ample drying time between coats

Finally, I finished each Pokeball with a gloss coat in order to better protect the paint and also give it more of a gloss IMPORTANT Let the paint coats dry completely, at least two full days, before the gloss coat. If not, and I did this, the gloss coat will peel the paint and form a bad cracking similar to an orange peel look, and you will have to restart sanding the paint off

I also personally like the look of a more weathered Pokeball, and an example of this can be seen in one of the above pictures. I achieved this by using diluted black acrylic paint that I wiped over the shell and then rubbed off in streaks with a paper towel. I also added paint chipping effects with silver acrylic paint on the edges of the ball. The inconsistent print lines actually help accentuate the ball and I think give a really nice result