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NPT Artist collaboration project

Hi all,

I have an idea for an awesome paper toy collectible display. I've been looking around to see if this has been done already, & don't see it, so here's the thought.

1 King, 1 Queen, 2 Rooks, 2 Knights, 2 Bishops, & 8 Pawns.. 16 pieces per side, made up of 6 different toys. Yes, you guessed it, Paper Toy Chess.

This will require 12 Toys in total, & what I was hoping is that some classic existing toys can be redone in 1 colour, for example 1 side all red, & the other all white, allowing a few details for the face etc.

Soooo, I need suggestions on what toys could be best for which part, & 12 artists that would like to submit a toy to the project. About 3 inches tall for the Pawns & 4 - 5 inches for the rest. So pick a piece, & we can make the coolest chess set ever.

I think this would be a stunning looking collaboration for the talented artists that NPT has in it's members.

The toys needed will be: ( Thanks to Castleforte for choosing the color scheme :) )

Red King ---------- Grumm

White King ------- NPT Glue guy

Red Queen ------- Box Punx

White Queen ---- Boxcan

Red Rook --------- Fold Skool Hero

White Rook ------ Nani Bird

Red Knight ------- Hedkase

White Knight ---- Mini Boxcan

Red Bishop ------ Spiky

White Bishop --- Brickboy

Red Pawn -------- Victory Man

White Pawn ----- Paper Totem

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Comment by Sinner on November 13, 2010 at 7:55am: Hi, yeah the top piece was intended to look like a pawn, I was playing around to see if it would work. I have asked a few artists so far, as yet no come back :(.. apart from Paper Toy Adventures who has already finished his piece.

I just use Google Sketch 6, it's free. Then I tidy up the templates in Pepakura & Photoshop

Comment by Dan Watson on November 13, 2010 at 4:20am: I like the look of the bottom piece more than the top, I think the top piece looks a bit too pawn-y, unless you just use chracters for the back row of pieces, then it could work well.
How are you going with the other artists?

While im here what 3d rendering software do you use? is it expensive?

Comment by Sinner on November 13, 2010 at 2:27am: I have a couple of ideas for pieces, I know it's straying away from the idea of using well known toys, but hey they are back-up pieces if all the slots dont get filled. Feedback on the designs would be hugely appreciated.

Comment by Sinner on November 9, 2010 at 1:01am: Well, my hopes for the chess set was to bring a few artists on NPT together to create a stunning piece of collectible paper art. The solo pieces are still the artists own work so yes they can of course list them on thier own blogs. Fingers crossed we get enough artists to complete the project. The board is almost finished. x32 A4 pages, IT'S BIG. :)

Comment by Paper Toy Adventures on November 8, 2010 at 5:36pm: Oops, I just reread your post and it seems you mentioned the dimensions and limitations there already LOL.

Ok got it. I'll prep the template with the sword - ready by this Thursday at the latest. Should it be exclusive to this chess set or can I release it on my blog? Let me know, thanks.

Comment by Sinner on November 8, 2010 at 1:38am: Im aiming to get the squares on the board to have 4cm sides, if that helps for base dimensions. I think a Shield for this one, just make the template white with a few facial features etc. Hieght wise, im think 3 - 4 inches, or 6 to 8cm if you work metric. Looking forward to it already.

Comment by Paper Toy Adventures on November 8, 2010 at 12:30am: Alright cool! Would you rather the template to include a spear (for the pawn) or a sword and shield (for the knight)? Is there a scale that we should follow? - Like what to use as maximum for the dimensions of the base and height?

Comment by Sinner on November 8, 2010 at 12:07am: Oh thx for offering. The list above is only a possible line up. I know how the toy looks, & it will fit right in. If you would like to make the template, can you make it a white toy with basic features, & I will put it in a slot :) Cheers mate.

Comment by Paper Toy Adventures on November 7, 2010 at 8:23pm: Happy to join this project if there are any slots left . Very willing to do some modifications to my contender template to include a spear for the pawn or sword with shield for the knight. I'll post a prototype if you need to see how it would look like.

One issue though aside from the available slot. Since I'm fairly new to NPT, my stuff isn't what anyone would call "classic".

Let me know.

Comment by Sinner on November 7, 2010 at 1:32am: Ok, I've added a possible line up for the Chess Pieces. All classics. Now to see if the artists in question will produce a simple 1 color, one off template for the set. Im working on the Chess board itself, and the logistics of getting a mahoosive board made from a4 is a brain teaser, but i'll get there.