Abstract: Method for producing a shaped body, which method comprises the following steps; (1) applying a layer of pulverulent material to a surface, (2) patternwise applying at least one liquid to the layer of pulverulent material, forming a layer of patternwise bound-together pulverulent material, (3) repeating steps (1) and (2) a predefined number of times, so that a number of successive layers of patternwise bound-together powder, is formed, the successive layers of bound-together pulverulent material together forming the shaped body, and (4) removing the unbound powder, in which the liquid comprises water and the pulverulent material comprises at least one component which forms a binder after contact with water in step (2).