Here's my 3D design sketch and the design in tinkercad. It is the Strike Class logo from How To Train Your Dragon. I want to print it because it would make a nice table decoration for my small collection of Dragons Stuff.
One of the hardest aspects of 3D Printing Process is the Printing itself. The printer keeps getting clogged :( The most successful part of this process was making sure photoshop didn't leave any unwanted holes in piece. For my character, I created Kira. Kira is a descendant of Kubo and is a librarian in modern day Japan. While looking in the attic one day, she finds Kubo's stuff that was passed down (his guitar, robes, and origami stuff). She tries playing the guitar, and in one magical flash, Kira is in Kubo's outfit and has his powers (and back in time? Maybe?)
Below is my planning for Kira and some drawings of Kubo to get the feel of Kubo and some of the characteristics that will be in Kira. Stop motion is done through a clay/wire model so that the animator can move each part slightly to create movement on each frame. Replaceable heads are 3D Printed for better expressions. In Kubo, they made the largest 3D Printed puppet and the first completely 3D Printed puppet. A few of the main animators are Travis Knight (also the director) and Daniel Alderson. Daniel Alderson, one of the animators for Kubo, also worked on many other Laika movies such as Coraline and Boxtrolls, and also Fantastic Mr. Fox. I'm really excited to watch Kubo because Laika is a really underrated company compared to Dreamworks or Disney, and they make really good movies and put a lot of effort into what they make. Animation in general is such a widespread medium, and it's improving as technology improves. Based on what I've seen online, Kubo is probably Laika's best movie, surpassing Paranorman, a personal favorite of mine from Laika. These are my lessons from tinkercad. The most difficult part of the process was finding where each tool was, although with the lesson, I was able to find them. The most successful part of the process was how easy it is to move items and resize them.
With a 3D Printer I would most likely design a cute sword for costume/cosplay purposes. |
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