Hey guys, I don't think that Brunei (CAF3N CANC3R) was trying to fool anyone, I just think he didn't think about the importance of mentioning it. But I think he understands better now. And now that that's out of the way, let's give this kid some props, because his paper version is pretty sick!
First I want to apologize to Brunei (CAF3N CANC3R) and NiceBunny.
Perhaps I should have been more subtle in my earlier comment! I really don't want to make our papertoy network a place where old geezers (like me) put down the new/young/upcoming papertoy creators.
This should be a place where everybody can show their new models, created by themself or inspired by others. And nobody should be afraid to do that (show their creations here, experiments or build a model based upon a vinyl).
"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery." — Charles Caleb Colton
I have learned graffiti by copying (and modifying) characters from "Subway Art" by Martha Cooper and developed my own style that way. I see nothing wrong with it. If you can learn from the great you would be stupid not to do so: this way you can learn from the mistakes someone else already made and that way start creating at a higher level much faster.
But be honest about it (that's the beauty of the blank templates: you can study the model by creating a skin for it).
When I saw the Brian from Brunei (CAF3N CANC3R) I immediately recognized the name and model by Michael Lau (btw: Shin Tanaka also started with a model of Michael Lau). Because the early models of Brunei, I didn't comment on it: he is experimenting with different shapes, models and parts. I could have advised Brunei to mention that it's an imitation of a model by Michael Lau, but I didn't.
But after a while people started to comment on the pictures, and I got the impression that people didn't know that it was an imitation. That's the only thing I wanted to let people know.
Now I realize that I could have done that more subtle, and so my apologies to Brunei (CAF3N CANC3R).
I love the Hellboy Grumm you made (and hope you will make a template for it) and I had to look at a couple of pictures to figure out I wasn't looking at the real deal, but a paper version of it. It's done very skill-full, and I think your friend will love it!.
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Perhaps I should have been more subtle in my earlier comment! I really don't want to make our papertoy network a place where old geezers (like me) put down the new/young/upcoming papertoy creators.
This should be a place where everybody can show their new models, created by themself or inspired by others. And nobody should be afraid to do that (show their creations here, experiments or build a model based upon a vinyl).
"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery." — Charles Caleb Colton
I have learned graffiti by copying (and modifying) characters from "Subway Art" by Martha Cooper and developed my own style that way. I see nothing wrong with it. If you can learn from the great you would be stupid not to do so: this way you can learn from the mistakes someone else already made and that way start creating at a higher level much faster.
But be honest about it (that's the beauty of the blank templates: you can study the model by creating a skin for it).
When I saw the Brian from Brunei (CAF3N CANC3R) I immediately recognized the name and model by Michael Lau (btw: Shin Tanaka also started with a model of Michael Lau). Because the early models of Brunei, I didn't comment on it: he is experimenting with different shapes, models and parts. I could have advised Brunei to mention that it's an imitation of a model by Michael Lau, but I didn't.
But after a while people started to comment on the pictures, and I got the impression that people didn't know that it was an imitation. That's the only thing I wanted to let people know.
Now I realize that I could have done that more subtle, and so my apologies to Brunei (CAF3N CANC3R).
I love the Hellboy Grumm you made (and hope you will make a template for it) and I had to look at a couple of pictures to figure out I wasn't looking at the real deal, but a paper version of it. It's done very skill-full, and I think your friend will love it!.
Jul 3, 2008