Arched Pond Japanese Lantern

This being my first foray into 3D printing design, suggestions are welcome! 

During my recent visit to Gibbs Gardens north of Atlanta, I discovered a tranquil and visually harmonious Japanese garden, and it was transformative. I was captivated by the serene landscape, meticulously placed maples, calming ponds, and diverse Japanese lanterns. The lanterns were particularly striking, serving as integral aesthetic elements that complemented the foliage and water features.  

As a beginner in 3D printing , I was inspired to create similar lanterns. I began by using a photograph I took at the gardens and with Bambu's Image to 3D Model software {Powered by Image-to-3D from MakerWorld (https://makerworld.com/makerlab/imageTo3d) produced a small prototype, capturing the essence of the design.

I'm now creating nearly full-size, 75cm tall lanterns. As large as possible without further necessary cutting.  Trying not to alter details that enhance its aesthetics.  The imperfections inherent in AI-generated models in this case contribute to a worn, authentic charm.

As I am not familiar enough with other software's, yet, all the work that I did adding gridded windows, opening solids, adding visual aspects and dove tails to ensure good assembly was all done in Bambu Slicer. It is powerful enough for this level of beginner alteration even though it does have a learning curve. Adding some modifiers also was beneficial so that the base required less filament and could be filled with sand for weight (lanterns can be top heavy). Some of the parts are place on the bed at a 45 deg angle, if you have adhesion problems you may want to lay them down although it does save filament in their current configuration. Its a lot of filament, approximately 2 full rolls, but if you able to pickup some inexpensive PETG, for me it was less than $25 for the large lantern and well worth it after placing it beside my goldfish pond.

Since there are many miniatures of other Japanese scenes and characters I though some lanterns would be appropriate so I kept the small one as an alternate print profile. This is the first of several so we will see how well it is received. Thanks to all for all the great inspiration into this fascinating arena.