Hello papercraft friends :)
Well, I was roaming through cyberspace today and I found some interesting things that I thought I'd share. Maybe they'll help me get back into modeling, maybe not, but I did feel like writing something here. This is still a place I like to "be" ;)
First, I found a blog where a student used my TFP Bumblebee blueprints for a 3D modeling school project: Games, Films & everything VFX: Officially a Visual Effects & Concept Design student @StaffsUni :D (scroll down). It's quite interesting, seeing something I did used somewhere else. She also created a video called TinyPaperCars App, including Bumblebee and Ratchet (again, with my textures): http://ift.tt/169rj2u. How cool is that? :D
But the image on her blog (and also these TFP robot papercrafts: Transformers Wars) gave me the idea of trying a simplified Bumblebee model—something that non-paper modelers could do quite easily. I kind of played with the idea a bit in Gimp:
Needless to say, that is the blog image and not mine. I could have fired up the old Dell and taken my own screenshot, but then I thought, hey, this is already here, I might as well use it... The only thing I take credit for is the green lines drawn over the top of the image.
I'm pretty much accepting the loss of my beloved ZModeler 1.07b, but I found a few new 3D modeling programs that I might try out: Art of Illusion, Ayam, MeshLab, and Misfit Model 3D. Basically, I'm hoping for a polygon/mesh modeler that runs on Linux and is similar to ZModeler, but does not have too steep of a learning curve (I kind of find it disheartening to spend 2 hours trying—and failing—to make something that I know I could do in 20 minutes if I had my choice of software). We'll see if a suitable replacement exists ;)
On a slightly unrelated note, someone actually built my Ironhide model! It's the only other one I know of:
(Image from IRP Papercraft • Ver Tema - Ironhide modo vehiculo)
Another user on the same forum built my TFP Bumblebee, with some modifications:
(Image from IRP Papercraft • Ver Tema - Bumblebee Chevrolet Camaro (Repaint Version))
Maybe I just needed some inspiration to get back into modeling (although... having software I can use helps too XD). I know learning something new takes time, I just don't have as much free time now as I did when I learned ZModeler. I think that even if I do get back into papermodeling, I probably won't be able to finish any of the requests that are waiting in the wings. There are several, unfortunately... I really do hate to let anyone down but I just cannot reasonably say I'd have the time or be in the mood to finish them, so my sincere apologies for that :(
Sorry to end on a bit of sad note; I hope everyone will find all the models they're looking for regardless :)
Well, I was roaming through cyberspace today and I found some interesting things that I thought I'd share. Maybe they'll help me get back into modeling, maybe not, but I did feel like writing something here. This is still a place I like to "be" ;)
First, I found a blog where a student used my TFP Bumblebee blueprints for a 3D modeling school project: Games, Films & everything VFX: Officially a Visual Effects & Concept Design student @StaffsUni :D (scroll down). It's quite interesting, seeing something I did used somewhere else. She also created a video called TinyPaperCars App, including Bumblebee and Ratchet (again, with my textures): http://ift.tt/169rj2u. How cool is that? :D
But the image on her blog (and also these TFP robot papercrafts: Transformers Wars) gave me the idea of trying a simplified Bumblebee model—something that non-paper modelers could do quite easily. I kind of played with the idea a bit in Gimp:
Needless to say, that is the blog image and not mine. I could have fired up the old Dell and taken my own screenshot, but then I thought, hey, this is already here, I might as well use it... The only thing I take credit for is the green lines drawn over the top of the image.
I'm pretty much accepting the loss of my beloved ZModeler 1.07b, but I found a few new 3D modeling programs that I might try out: Art of Illusion, Ayam, MeshLab, and Misfit Model 3D. Basically, I'm hoping for a polygon/mesh modeler that runs on Linux and is similar to ZModeler, but does not have too steep of a learning curve (I kind of find it disheartening to spend 2 hours trying—and failing—to make something that I know I could do in 20 minutes if I had my choice of software). We'll see if a suitable replacement exists ;)
On a slightly unrelated note, someone actually built my Ironhide model! It's the only other one I know of:
(Image from IRP Papercraft • Ver Tema - Ironhide modo vehiculo)
Another user on the same forum built my TFP Bumblebee, with some modifications:
(Image from IRP Papercraft • Ver Tema - Bumblebee Chevrolet Camaro (Repaint Version))
Maybe I just needed some inspiration to get back into modeling (although... having software I can use helps too XD). I know learning something new takes time, I just don't have as much free time now as I did when I learned ZModeler. I think that even if I do get back into papermodeling, I probably won't be able to finish any of the requests that are waiting in the wings. There are several, unfortunately... I really do hate to let anyone down but I just cannot reasonably say I'd have the time or be in the mood to finish them, so my sincere apologies for that :(
Sorry to end on a bit of sad note; I hope everyone will find all the models they're looking for regardless :)
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