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February 2008 Blog Posts (26)

Paper Ninja sketch

I was playing around in Sketchup to see if I could make a simple Papertoy to run through Piperka.

What I came up with is this:

Which might be a bit too reminiscent to Mark James's Cardboy, but I liked it. (The head leans forward a bit, and of course the body is different, but it's still a small body with a giant square head... :-) )

Something I don't like though is Piperka. The arms (Which are mirror copies...)… Continue

Added by Tephlon on February 28, 2008 at 9:51am — 3 Comments

Cookie Caskets

While discussing with Damien here i got the idea to create paper cookies and thought "what the heck? lets do this." So i started a line of paper cookies that also serve as caskets to present real cookies. So far there are two skinned and one blank template. Check them out in my blog:… Continue

Added by brainjar on February 22, 2008 at 5:00pm — 2 Comments

KUJIRA - the little big whale..

i have posted a picture of her already here,

but i thought, maybe i should introduce her properly..

her name is kujira (japanese for whale) tami!

she is the girl-friend of SIZZA and they hang around a lot together.

i haven't found out that much about her, my japanese is not that good (i.e. non-existant ;) )

but i will tell you more, when i find out myself.

just like SIZZA, she is open for customs, i… Continue

Added by Nick Knite on February 20, 2008 at 9:08am — 2 Comments

blank BC Butler template

I added the blank BC Butler template to my blog and in addition had an idea about extra 3D hands for that model. http://brainjar-paperdesk.blogspot.com/

Added by brainjar on February 20, 2008 at 6:57am — No Comments

Lazy ass question

Is there a simple way to wrap graphics around a 3D model without having to build it yourself? This is useful for toys with many customs that you're designing yourself... So you don't have to build the same toy about a hundred times!!

Man, am I lazy or what? Shoot me down if I am.

Added by Sonicscape Jun on February 20, 2008 at 1:24am — 6 Comments

BC Butler

I just released my first papertoy called BC Butler. It's a display for business cards. You can download the model from my blog. Feedback is of course welcome. I'll upload an empty template for customization tomorrow.

http://brainjar-paperdesk.blogspot.com/

Added by brainjar on February 19, 2008 at 9:08am — 3 Comments

Please guys! I need you to leave feedback on the Emotidudes!!!

C'mon guys! i need feedback! because i have no feedback, i can't continue the project! This design so far is riding on what you say! and be harsh! very harsh! but not stupid harsh...constructive critisism harsh would be good...lol....please guys!...:P

the first person to leave feedback will get a prize!...being happy!,,:P

but seriously, im relying on you guys! Just say something! lol :P

Anubis

Added by Anubis on February 17, 2008 at 1:53pm — 3 Comments

VERY IMPORTANT!!!

I have changed the name of my site and it's address. It willl now show ALL of my work and not just the shelfbuddies. Please make sure that you go to www.anubistomb.blogspot.com INSTEAD of shelfbuddies.blogspot.com.

otherwise you won't be able to get in!!!

Also, i am emailing all of you that have a link to my site. You will need to change the link so the address is www.anubistomb.blogspot.com and the site name to Anubis' Tomb.

Thank you for your co-operation and… Continue

Added by Anubis on February 17, 2008 at 12:22am — No Comments

NiceBunny GRUMM

I just finished my custom Grumm, MCK's awesome papertoy! I just love this toy and I am very happy with my NiceBunny Grumm. I hope you guys like it, especially you, MCK. Thanks for my killer new toy!

Added by Castleforte on February 16, 2008 at 3:53am — 1 Comment

Emotidude

A basic sketch of a POSSIBLE upcoming paper model. the basic idea to him is that his head can easily be attached/removed or revolve/move so that one side of the face shows one emotion/face and when you spin the head around, it will show the OTHER emotion/face. I have a poll up on m,y site and more details about him on my site too. Email me about it if you wish to find out more and either comment on my page, the forum topic or on the blog… Continue

Added by Anubis on February 16, 2008 at 1:45am — 1 Comment

Nice Paper Toys hits 100 members!

We now have over 100 members! Not bad for being just one month old! Way to go guys! Thank you all!

Peace & carrots,
~NiceBunny

Added by Castleforte on February 13, 2008 at 11:02am — No Comments

Going REALLY well...

The Shelfbuddies have zoomed off to a great start and I already have more artists making customs for the little guys than I had ever expected to get! I have somthing like 8-10 artists designing already which means I think i might even reach the twenty models mark. Which is absolutely SUPER. I thank all you are contributing to the project and i hope your having fun while your doing it! I sure am! I have learnt SO much about design and editing programs and just a whole different branch of art i… Continue

Added by Anubis on February 13, 2008 at 3:05am — 1 Comment

Nice Paper Toys Featured on the Ning Home page!

Ning is to social networks what Blogger is to blogs. And there are now over 170,000 Ning social networks.

Out of those 170,000 sites, Ning likes to feature some of them on their home page. And Nice Paper Toys is one of them! :) Pretty cool guys! Thanks to you all, this has proved to be an interesting and original site, worthy of more attention. Let's keep it growing! Please invite your friends. Put a NicePaperToys badge on your blog or website. And keep posting your wonderful… Continue

Added by Castleforte on February 12, 2008 at 11:30am — 2 Comments

'Arms' Prototype 2

Just did this up in illustator to get the measurements and lines straight. I'm off by 0.3 cm on one of the parts and had a weird extra crease mark on the chin piece. Both are easy fixes.

I can't seem to get a good photo...

Still need to do some tweaking. Some feedback would be… Continue

Added by Tawa on February 10, 2008 at 2:42pm — No Comments

2 new skins for paper Xbox 360 series + still looking for customs

Hey all, I'm still looking for artists who can skin the paper 360s for me @ http://fxconsole.blogspot.com >> I'm looking for styles that are uniquely yours!

I've released 2 new skins over the weekend:

Hope you like them! Please do give comments:)

Added by Sonicscape Jun on February 10, 2008 at 11:36am — No Comments

'Arms' Papertoy Prototype

Here's the first prototype of my papertoy. No idea what to call it so it's just going by 'Arms' right now. It's a bit wonky looking at the moment just because all the measurements were done by hand and it's held together by tape.

Silly me didn't put any tabs on it.

I'll make the top part wider in the next version.

So, any thoughts?… Continue

Added by Tawa on February 10, 2008 at 3:09am — 1 Comment

Yo!

Yo and hey there!

I'm Tawa, one of the laziest gamers and artists out there. I don't really know what else to say about myself but if you got any questions feel free to ask.

I've decided, after checking out all the neat papertoy models on this network and on the web, that I'll give it a shot in making my own papertoy. I personally have no idea how this will go but it'll give me something fun and crafty to do.

Added by Tawa on February 9, 2008 at 6:01pm — No Comments

Ahoy There!!

Hi everyone, just thought i'd introduce myself.

I'm 21, studying the final year of an illustration degree in the wildernesses of wales and interested in a bit of everything really. I doodle a lot but also make models such as these... usually with the intention of working them into animation later on.

A lot of my work can be found on my Deviant Art site but not all of the nets are... I will send to peeps if they are nice :p A website… Continue

Added by Tang Mu on February 9, 2008 at 4:58am — 2 Comments

ApeBuddy, my first experience with GIMPshop, is COMPLETE!

Here he is in all his chubby glory!

I have worked long and hard with this creation and now i finally have a few results. Thanks toTephlon and Adam, i have 2 customs already created ontop of my soon to be four contributions to the first series of Shelf Buddies!

Im super excited and i want to know what you think of my work on ApeBuddy.

Once i have enbough templates (am hoping for 12 including my own so basically 8 designs from other artists) then the first…

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Added by Anubis on February 9, 2008 at 2:09am — No Comments

Please Send To...

Hey people,

Just letting you know that all who are designing SBs for the series , once you are done please email me them at ljimbol@hotmail.com

thanx a heap for making the whole thing possible. Without you guys here at nicepapertoys.com, the project would never have gone ahead as i just didnt know enough about how to get a project like this up and running.

and thank you to all who are contributing to project by designing a…

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Added by Anubis on February 7, 2008 at 9:55pm — No Comments