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Post by onemonk on Aug 15, 2013 14:17:54 GMT -9
I am slowly starting to get all my crap organized to design paper figures once more.
It's been a couple years now, and a lot has changed, and I quite miss the community and the challenge of designing these things.
I have been writing down all sorts of ideas for things, much from memory of things from before, but I also want to make a lot of fan art design for games like Torchlight, World of Warcraft, Diablo, Halo, etc. These of coarse, would be free and would just be nice to have to fill out a lot of fantasy and sci-fi miniatures slots for gaming.
I'll use this area to post all sorts of ideas and projects to work on for the paper modeling things. Along with free stuff I also want to make more commercial sets so I can get some hobby money, Warhammer does not come cheap!
First things first, I am still setting up all the software, getting the color pallets added, and updating all the original layout templates.
The first project is my entry for the Papercuts, Torchlight 2 Netherum Demons, I really love how these things look and will make for some very compelling miniatures. JIM
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Post by okumarts on Aug 15, 2013 15:43:44 GMT -9
Awesome! I'm really pleased to see this! Welcome back!
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Post by WackyAnne on Aug 15, 2013 16:37:52 GMT -9
[quote author=" onemonk" source="/post/51619/thread" timestamp="1376608674" I am slowly starting to get all my crap organized to design paper figures once more.
It's been a couple years now, and a lot has changed, and I quite miss the community and the challenge of designing these things.
I have been writing down all sorts of ideas for things, much from memory of things from before, but I also want to make a lot of fan art design for games like Torchlight, World of Warcraft, Diablo, Halo, etc. These of coarse, would be free and would just be nice to have to fill out a lot of fantasy and sci-fi miniatures slots for gaming.
I'll use this area to post all sorts of ideas and projects to work on for the paper modeling things. Along with free stuff I also want to make more commercial sets so I can get some hobby money, Warhammer does not come cheap!
First things first, I am still setting up all the software, getting the color pallets added, and updating all the original layout templates.
The first project is my entry for the Papercuts, Torchlight 2 Netherum Demons, I really love how these things look and will make for some very compelling miniatures. JIM[/quote] 3 4 things: 1) Welcome back! It's great news, as you were the nucleus of this creative group, and have set a standard for paper miniatures that rival and often exceed other miniature media. Great news for you personally to be so invigorated & inspired 2) I personally would love to see fan art renderings for Diablo, as I've whiled away many an hour in that game and its sequel (no playtime in D3, though), and previous to that various incarnations of Doom and more importantly Heretic/Hexen. Gaming for me has almost always been computer; getting into tabletop gaming (after a scant bit in my early youth) in part because I want more facetime in my gametime. Nice to bring over elements of one over to the other! 3) The Netherim look really intriguing. I'd thought about playing Torchlight when I saw it on GOG, but I'm more immersed in sampling the breadth of tabletop RPGs and its accompanying hobbies in my rarefied free-time. I particularly like this portrayal of Netherim kin I found when looking up the beast. 4) Will you be making available the eyeline template? Drawing isn't one of my strong suits, but I'd love to try my hand at something original at some point. Your template would make the process less intimidating, in size and proportion.
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Post by spaceranger42 on Aug 15, 2013 17:50:47 GMT -9
Wait you are entering? Crap , I gotta try to step up my game. I don't draw well enough to compete with you :-)
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Post by squirmydad on Aug 15, 2013 18:05:00 GMT -9
4) Will you be making available the eyeline template? Drawing isn't one of my strong suits, but I'd love to try my hand at something original at some point. Your template would make the process less intimidating, in size and proportion. Should be in here; Design AidsThe section of the forum called Papercraft and Modelling Discussion has a board called Designing Figures - lots of links and resources in there. Designing Figures
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Post by cowboyleland on Aug 15, 2013 18:22:20 GMT -9
A hush falls over the forum and all members take a step back to allow room for their founder and maestro . . . no pressure There is a slim chance I enter the 3d model category, but drinking with the cast after performances seems to be taking a high priority (hic)
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Post by uptrainfan89 on Aug 16, 2013 2:22:32 GMT -9
The master returns, Welcome back Jim! I second the Diablo minis, many hours spent in that game and even got Diablo 3 preordered for the PS3, Lol!
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Post by WackyAnne on Aug 16, 2013 15:25:59 GMT -9
4) Will you be making available the eyeline template? Drawing isn't one of my strong suits, but I'd love to try my hand at something original at some point. Your template would make the process less intimidating, in size and proportion. Should be in here; Design AidsThe section of the forum called Papercraft and Modelling Discussion has a board called Designing Figures - lots of links and resources in there. Designing FiguresAh, thanks so much. You know, I heard about such a sub forum, but I've been spending too many visits hitting the "new" button instead of reading more systematically like I should have. *red-faced* BTW - where did the Skullie faces go?
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Post by onemonk on Aug 16, 2013 17:02:34 GMT -9
Video games are ripe for paper designing plunder. Sometimes it's tough finding the exact reference art you need, but that's half the fun trying to find it.
Every day now I'm getting everything done I need to produce the figures again.
I should have some drawings this weekend, tomorrow is drawing day! JIM
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Post by WackyAnne on Aug 16, 2013 17:23:04 GMT -9
I saw that an older version of D&D (3E but around transition to 3.5 maybe?) that was Diablo-themed. But naturally trying to track down the corresponding minis would cost an arm & a leg, so paper minis are the best bet! I love D2 the best, particularly the desert & Lut Golein; Billiam Babble's Vexing Sands, Jabbro's Arabian & Egyptian minis, and a few other papercraft creators' works have increased my desire to run an adventure or two with a desert theme inspired by that area. Probably not coincidentally, Quest For Glory II: Trial By Fire was my favourite of the series, and I'd love to bring back my longest standing RP character back to life from that game, and maybe re-visit Shapeir & Raseir. But if you're not familiar with that one, perhaps I better talk to bravesirkevin
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Post by pavaro on Aug 17, 2013 10:47:10 GMT -9
Onemonk tell me. How are you doing so little sketches?
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Post by onemonk on Aug 17, 2013 14:55:04 GMT -9
I always sketch at actual size, then blow them up to make cleaner drawings. You get used to it.
One of the reasons I started doing it this way is that you are forced to draw the details at the small side, and limits what you add to keep the thing from looking too busy.
Also helps with pose and getting the proportions looking like a miniature. JIM
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Post by pavaro on Aug 17, 2013 23:04:32 GMT -9
I do not know if I understand but drawing in small size it is difficult to capture such as facial expressions.
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