He then uses Adobe's Photoshop editing program to layer the images together and mask objects as needed to create the illusions.

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Additive manufacturing is the process of joining materials to make objects from 3D model data, usually layer upon layer.

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The technology works by building up layer upon layer of material - typically plastic - to build complex solid objects.

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In addition, objects can be imbued with sensor capabilities if wrapped with the layer, and even CCD's could benefit from having a slice of the polymer slapped on them to take photos at different exposures.

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