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ninjatoespapercraft In reply to PapercraftNinjaMan [2010-04-19 08:20:15 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, GIF-files don't work very well with full colour pictures because of the 256 colours limitation, but I love the simplicity of an animated gif! ;o)

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ninjatoespapercraft In reply to InspirationDruid26 [2009-12-16 12:16:09 +0000 UTC]

Kinda both actually: for my video game papercraft models, I usually start with the game model.

But those are usually not very suited to make into papercraft models as they are (especially not from newer games which can have very detailed 3D models) so I remodel them using simpler, bigger parts that are (hopefully ;o) more fun to build (in this [link] on the left you can see the original game model from Oogie Boogie for example, in the center the reworked one, and on the right the final paper model)

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InspirationDruid26 In reply to ninjatoespapercraft [2009-12-18 19:04:42 +0000 UTC]

Oooh, cool~! Is there a place where I can find these models on the internet or do they have to be strictly imported from the PlayStation?

And yeah, the original model looks soooo much more complicated, it require tons of patience to make that. xD Also I think Pepakura even gives us a message about the model having too many faces and the build time to be really long.

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ninjatoespapercraft In reply to InspirationDruid26 [2009-12-20 09:33:49 +0000 UTC]

For some games, dedicated fans may have made a model viewer or some other tool that allows you to export the game's 3D data, but not for every game of course...

I always export the models myself, although I'm sure that other people will also have uploaded some of them to the internet somewhere. Try looking in fanforums of the game, that's usually a good place to start looking for fanmade programs if there are any.

Pepakura does tell you when your model has more polygons than it thinks would be suited for a good papercraft model, but hey, we're smarter than some computer program, right? ;o)

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InspirationDruid26 In reply to ninjatoespapercraft [2009-12-29 22:50:49 +0000 UTC]

Ah, okay. I did find some anime models on a Japanese site. They're all Hexagreat files. Although they all have tons of faces and must be simplified first. I tried editing them to no avail. xD It's a shame 'cause many of them were cute.

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ninjatoespapercraft In reply to InspirationDruid26 [2009-12-30 11:04:49 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, by far most 3D models you find on the internet are not made specifically with papercraft in mind of course. Most people who make 3D models focus on making them look all nice and curvy and detailed on the computerscreen, which means lots and lots of polygons... Simplifying the model for me is the most time consuming process of all.

But in the end, it's really just a matter of playing around using your past experience building paper models and making them yourself as a guide, so don't throw them away but save them somewhere on your computer or a CD-R and who knows in the future you'll feel more confident!

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InspirationDruid26 In reply to ninjatoespapercraft [2009-12-31 01:54:24 +0000 UTC]

True.
And oops, I've deleted all of them already.
But I saved the site to my favorites so I can always go back and download the files again (and hopefully they'd still be there when I do.)

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ninjatoespapercraft In reply to InspirationDruid26 [2009-12-31 09:58:38 +0000 UTC]

Well if I really like something and might want to use it in the future but maybe not right now, I always try to back it up on a CD-R or USB stick, because you never know if the sites might die on you or not...

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InspirationDruid26 In reply to ninjatoespapercraft [2010-01-01 04:36:39 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, that's true.
I have all the Pepakura files saved though 'cause those can be readily made. xD

And about Jenna, I'm very close to finishing her. My goodness, I definitely underestimated the amount of work needed to create an original papercraft. x__x I only ended up using one part of Yuna though, namely, the hood part.

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ninjatoespapercraft In reply to InspirationDruid26 [2010-01-01 10:40:35 +0000 UTC]

Haha well the better you want your papercraft to be, the more time it usually takes! ;o) I hope you will enjoy your papercraft Jenna when she is finished, have fun and happy 2010!

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InspirationDruid26 In reply to ninjatoespapercraft [2010-01-01 14:42:40 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Happy New Year to you as well!

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ninjatoespapercraft In reply to MyFebronia [2009-12-13 11:54:59 +0000 UTC]

Well, just get the parts and instructions from my site and you can have one! ;o)

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ninjatoespapercraft In reply to Christinabean [2009-12-12 14:59:34 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, next time I'll try to keep the position the same a bit better... ;o)

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ninjatoespapercraft In reply to Sira123 [2009-12-12 14:58:26 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, I'm pretty happy with the way he turned out! ;o)

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