For pretty much any other LEGO minifig, I could have just mirrored one leg in Photoshop when making the final templates, but not for Kapitein Knoest: he also has a wooden leg. ;o)The wooden leg has a lot of round parts, and normally, if you were just making a 3D model, you could just trace half the outline and then instead of extruding it, rotate it along the vertical axle (SketchUp has the "Follow me" tool for this) and you would have a perfect round, wooden leg.
But this way, it would just be a hollow shell, and if you look closely at the wooden leg, I think you can see how it makes much more sense to break it up in seperate parts, that are stacked on top of each other.
So even at this early stage, you already have to imagine how you will build the final paper model, because the 3D parts can't be changed anymore of course after unfolding them in a much later stage...! ;o)
Stay tuned!
Maybe other designers will see how a papercraft SHOULD be done so their own papercrafts won't be just game rips that were unfolded with Pepakura like any monkey could do anymore!
ReplyDeletejust want to say that jennifer is absolutely right :)
ReplyDeletebut some models are too complex to create them on your own without professional knowledge.
Haha well, I think there are a lot of different people, and everybody has their own idea of how they like to make their paper models! ;o)
ReplyDeleteA lot of papercrafters are also videogamers, so it's not difficult to see why so many paper models are made from game models.
And even if it's a very complex model, a really big fan won't mind if it's a very challenging model with a lot of difficult and small parts, and will try to build it anyway, and will be very proud when they succeed! ;o)
Personally, I think that a model based on something that already exists can be more difficult than doing something new, as is always subject to comparisons and imperfections inherent.
ReplyDeleteIt's definately true that if you re-create an existing object or character, some people will look at it under a magnifying glass and notice all kinds of imperfections and differences compared to the original! ;o)
ReplyDeleteBut you shouldn't worry too much about that, I think; every fan has a "perfect" image of their idol, and you can't make a different version for everybody of course. ;o)
Just have fun, and take your time, and you'll enjoy your models very much!