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Permalink Reply by TylerTT on October 2, 2008 at 2:54pm

one trick is to "mute" your camras flash, just hold a piece of thin paper over the flash, if you still have to much light on the image fold the paper over and over untill just the right amount of light is getting to the subject. al tapeing paper over a normal lite is a very cheap way to defuse it. it also works to reflect your light source off of the paper.

if all else fails take your subject outside and shoot on an over cast day

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Permalink Reply by CAF3N CANC3R on June 18, 2008 at 7:58am

emm...since im no longer active making my own paper toys model,i just do some customs.i`have creat 6 customs over all.i have no list in mind,when i feel free i make 1.so just tht :)

ps;CAF3N CANC3R

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Permalink Reply by MARKO ZUBAK on June 18, 2008 at 11:35am

Well, actually there is one blank template i put for customize. It's a paper-toy-shirt for YEBOMAYCU project. There'll be a YM show in December, in Zagreb, Croatia and there'll be special section for customs.
I was planning to public the project few months before the show, but here it is ;)
There is already a blog for this project anyway. (This show will not include my other papertoys)
Referring to the ninja series, i was thinking to make a blank model for customization and this time invite artists for the other show i have in plan (that will not include toys i made for YM project).
(I'm still searching for the gallery(s), and if it get's real, you're already invited!)
Oh, yes, actually NINJA series makes part of YM project.

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Permalink Reply by Matthijs Kamstra aka [mck] on June 18, 2008 at 1:47pm

I have seen the papertoy-shirt, but it's not really my kind a cookie...
And out of you responds I make up that I was correct about the ninja series: there is no blank template. I'll wait till there is a blank template :)

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Permalink Reply by Marshall Alexander on June 18, 2008 at 11:49am

First of all, cool topic. It's nice to know what everyone is up to.

So here's my papertoy-related-todo-list. I try to alternately do custom toys and own designs to keep things interesting.

Planned customs:
- nanibird
- cubeecraft
- gboy
- drukk

Planned and upcoming models:
- Foldskool series 2 (already started on the first of three new models)
- My first glueless model (got the blank model almost ready)
- A limited edition toy including packaging and other goodies
- Two papertoys for the Fat Chunk anthology (finished)
- Two papertoys for Matt's book (finished)

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Permalink Reply by Matthijs Kamstra aka [mck] on June 18, 2008 at 1:58pm

Drukk??? I'm honored. I love the custom you did for Sizza (I'm trying to beat your number of downloads ;) ) so I need to be patience but I can't hardly wait...

One of the reasons that you are not on my top list yet is because you only recently started the Foldskool series. But it's high on my todo list: we dutchies gotta stick together ;)

This list leaves me with a question:
I have some idea why you chose Drukk instead of Grumm, but could you answer that question?

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Permalink Reply by Marshall Alexander on June 19, 2008 at 12:35am

Sure :)

There's a couple of reasons for choosing Drukk:

First of all, because I like the elegance of the model and its 'push' functionality. It's definitely something new and fresh.

Secondly because you specifically released it as a model for customizing and I think it is a great shape for an artist series.

Finally I'd love to do a custom Grumm as well, but I have to built up a little bit of confidence to tackle a bigger toy like that. I didn't put it on my list because I didn't want to raise any expectations I could not meet. So a custom Grumm is still something I wanna do, but at a later moment.

Hope this explains it a bit.

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Permalink Reply by Matthijs Kamstra aka [mck] on June 19, 2008 at 2:59am

Drukk is a "happy accident" but when I saw the model I knew that it could be the one I was looking for.
Grumm is a nice papertoy, but kinda intimidating (because there are a lot of parts).
I was looking for a toy that is new, fits on one piece of paper, simple shaped but fun to create a skin for or customize. I think Drukk is all I wanted, and the feedback I get supports that.

thx

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Permalink Reply by mckibillo on June 18, 2008 at 5:56pm

yikes!

well, it's a great subject, and it's an awfully ambitious (yet inspiring) list you've got there.

for me... I've got to admit it's much more self-centered:

family
work
NaniBird

For NaniBird I've still got to make a good set of how-to instructions and I've got a couple of customs and little videos I'd like to make. I need to update the site more often (I just included a blog in the last release so I can get news up more quickly).

But I DO want to make more customs of other folks designs. Gotta spread the love. Gotta give not just take... it's all a matter of hours in the day.

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Permalink Reply by Matt Hawkins on June 18, 2008 at 8:35pm

Cool topic! i gotta say putting this book together has really inspired me but alas is taking up all my time at the moment. Almost done though!

My to do list for MY next paper toy projects include...

1. More simple Automata, endlessly fascinating to me.
2. Hand painted art. I'm so sick of creating vector art on the computer I could scream. So my next couple papertoys and customs are all going to be done old school with paint and then scanned in to share. I'll probably design the template in Illustrator transfer it to canvas or wood or whatever.
3. A true platform toy. I've kind half assed one threw it out there with P.D. which was a project I created for work and then tossed up on my website. Which i actually got some cool customs that i need to get out but I'm having a hard time investing energy into a project I'm luke warm on. I'd rather start something new I'm thinking of some kind of interactivity where parts could be assembled and reassembled, every artist gets a different piece. I don't know something new.
But I will put up the custom P.Ds I got cuz they are cool and deserve to get out there.
4. More cool packaged project like comic monkey, but now I have access to a plotter/cutter so I can produce pre-cut papertoys to offer in my shop.
5. I've been jonesing to do some more comics latley. Maybe some sort of dimensional comic/papertoy mash-up.
6. I also want to do a pop-up book sometime too.

Here are the customs I want to get on.
1. Foldskool
2. Drukk
3. Nannibird
4. Phil's G-boy
5. Squealer by Macula
6. I'd also like to enter the Dookie Poo paperjam contest at toysrevil.net
I like toys with lots of "canvas space" that aren't to specific. lots of room for reinvention. Lots of cool blank projects out there but there forms are to specific to be reimagined.
and of course there's a fat folder on my desktop filled with pdfs i need to print and build of some killer cool papertoys to add to my collection.

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Permalink Reply by Marshall Alexander on June 19, 2008 at 12:17am

Woohoo, looking forward to your custom Foldskool Hero.

To be honest I agree with you a bit on the P.D. fella and felt it was a bit out sync with the rest of the toys you designed, which are all very inspiring. So I really look forward to your new blank model and will definitely participate or do a custom when you release it.

Anyway, very interesting todo list and I can't wait to see some of the stuff.

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Permalink Reply by MARKO ZUBAK on June 19, 2008 at 4:56am

My to do list is so chaotic at the moment that i'm going to put just the basic stuff:
-go back to Barcelona (i'm on Fuerteventura at the moment), sell my car and move from BCN to Zagreb (i'm leaving spain after 6 years of living here)
-get to the end the limited edition Skateboard series i started (50 decks)
-prepare my new studio (it's quite big) so i could paint, sculpt, skate...
-go to Rovinj (small fisherman city on Croatian coast), where i have a small gallery-studio, to work, paint, make Nanibird, Hedkase, Drukks...
AND RELAX
-oh, yes, and release the new toys i made here on Fuerteventura. I really like some of them (new ninjas and MZ toys)
-and... :))

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