Lynx Development 1

Post by post, I'm doing more things from my to-do checklist. One of it is to post a behind the scene progress. People often ask me how to start creating paper toy, what software I used, where to find inspirations, etc... Well, I hope this post will help you know what's the best technique for you...

Frankly, I don't really have any standard operating procedure in designing paper toy, it's more kind of going with the flow... When I got an inspiration block, I often condition my self to a more conducive state of mind. I go to bookshop, observe people as they past, surf the internet, watch movie, read magazine, check out the toy shop, play some new game, anything to stimulate my right brain. Say I feel like I want to create something girly, I will read girl magazine... Or maybe when I want to create something robotic, I will try to see a lot of mecha design, play some robot game maybe...

Once I feel like I have enough stimulation, I will then 'close the book' and 'isolate' my self to start working with the design... I think it's very important for me to do this, otherwise I will keep on wasting the time with movies/games/books/etc and missed the inspiration train. On the other hand, some time ideas just popped out of no where... just like this fellow:



I designed this during my work trip out of town... As you can see, I don't use fancy sketch book (not that I against it), most of my design was born on a scrap paper. I always like to improvise and see what happen next... First thing I want to make sure is I got the character's silhouette right, the bold marker outline help me concentrate with it. Sometime it took me few days or even weeks to get the right shape. But as for this, I'm happy with what I got.

Next post I'm going to show you the 3D visualization... meanwhile, feel free to drop a comment if you want me to explain on something that I might missed.

Gammon - Abz's Custom

Yeeha! Abz from oh-sheet just sent me the new Gammon customs... As if one is not cool enough, Abz delighted us with two customs! One is the factory fresh Gammon and the other one is battle worn Gammon.

The Factory Fresh version is a brand new Gammon, strait off the robot assembly line whereas Battle Worn is torn and tattered from the many wars he's fought and is also lovingly decorated by the soldiers he's fought along side with. Awesome design Abz!



Grab your scissor and glue!

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Ms. Diamond

THE WORLD CHEAPEST DIAMOND IS HERE!

Impossible you say? Well while this diamond is cheap and not forever, Ms.Diamond is certainly not the most humble diamond in the world... In the world of Saltnpaper, everyone are free to own valuable gems as much and as BIG as they want. Now is your turn to show your own diamond(s) and spark jealousy among your friend... Give it to your fiancé and see if she is buying it or show it to your boyfriend just to give a hint you want the REAL one!


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The Departure

The ICU chapter is finally over and the funeral went well. I still remember the moment when my father's heartbeat dropped second by second on the ECG monitor, it's like watching new year's eve countdown on TV, instead this time it's very calm and quiet. I must say the room is suddenly filled with the kind of composed quietness that I never felt before. Especially after the good doctor and nurses perform their final duty and close the door.

The funeral was attended with at least 400 guests, I'm sure my father will be very happy to know the guest list. Some guests reveal funny little secrets about my father, some shares good advices, some offered amazing supports and overall it created a good farewell mood.

Now... I'm sure there are plenty of you who are hungry for a new paper toy, please wait a little longer while I 'cook' something for you all.

The Condition

These months have been one of the toughest months to endure. My father's condition is inevitably leading to the end. I once pray to God about 2 years ago to lengthen his life because I'm not ready & I want to know my father more. My prayer was granted.

Today, I sit here with a better understanding toward my father. Seeing him in great agony fighting his spreading cancer and complication from day to day, week to week, month to month is really heartbreaking. As the eldest in Asian family, I'm expected to perform my best to escort my Mom and siblings through this 'adventure'. Sometime it's tempting to think about my ex, thinking maybe I would feel better and stronger if she is around now, but luckily (or is it?) my logic shout louder than my emotion. In this situation I really don't have much time and energy to get carried away with the illusion of the past. I hope can maintain it this way at least until the 'showtime' ended.

This is my first time sharing my personal stuff to the world. I have no idea how people will perceive this post, but having this 'adventure' really open a new chapter for me to read. If I can summary this chapter it will be "What ever you do with your life, please respect yourself & respect others."

The cliche is repeated.

Well, one thing for sure. Because of my father's condition some of my good friends decided and successfully quit their smoking habit, they even started to do routine exercise. Now that's what I meant by respecting yourself.

So far, I've seen 4,5 deaths during my stay at the ICU (the 0,5 was a false alarm from a resurrected poor guy). Observing the hospital procedure, listening to the heartbreaking family cry, watching the cold stainless steel coffin approach the death bed, I try to imagine as if it's my turn to face that. Rehearsing for the 'showtime'. Hoping I will be ready.


Life is suddenly a drama.
The only different is you can't leave your sit even if you don't like how the story goes.



Happy Birthday Father.

Positiveboy

Have you ever experienced months where there are so many bad news came from people that are close to you? Well these months is my turn, after a series of bad news, the latest one came from my ex student who passed away few days ago. These are the days where I feel like I'm walking between 2 different world. The ignorant-suicidal world and the struggling-for-the-next-breath world.

ILL OMEN BEGONE!!!


This one is a variant to Fatboy, originally made for my friend with his positivity group 2 years ago. After seeing so many sombre news these days I think we all need something to keep us going and going and going... Every time I design a paper toy, I always remind my self to design something that will make people smile. If this one can make you smile, give me a buzz so I will know how many happy faces is caused by this yellow fellow!

TGP Alpha

It seems that it took me more than 24 hours to upload this one, Jakarta is having another major black out today, 5 hours with no electricity really crippled me. Can't imagine how will I spend the day if I'm thrown back to the era where people still use candle and wooden gears for the technology...

TGP was designed during the long days at the hospital tending my old man. Can't resist to draw the skull and syringe... TGP stands for The Great Pretender, I'm planning to design a different skin out of this papertoy template once a while. As for this one, I have to admit the Keith Haring inside my head is shouting really loud and I decided to listen to it. I've always wanted to design something with urban art doodle feel...

TGP's template is a bit tricky to build, I will redesign the template for the next skin so your life will be less miserable.

Oh, one more thing. I've created Saltnpaper facebook group, hop on so we can all poke around and feel free to post your photos with your favourite paper toys!

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Away Notification

I will be away from designing paper toy for a few weeks because my father is hospitalized. Will surely update you all if I'm ready with new paper toy.Thank you and sorry to everyone who is following my blog.

Nogloo Speaker dog

Another Nogloo custom! This time it's from the infamous Ben The Illustrator, he is the creator of the famous Speakerdog series.

Whew, thinking of when I started making paper toys, I never expected that I would get to know a lot of good friends around the world. I guess Ben's suggestion to "try every angle in life" really worth doing!

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Sofia Bali Custom (Barong)

My first custom ever. As a big thanks to 3eyedbear for designing Voodoo Stubey custom, I decided to custom his Sofia paper toy with Balinese touch to it. Bali is definitely my super most extra favorite island so far.

Focusing on 'Barong', the king of the spirits and also representing the good side. Balinese like to tell share their culture through dances and performances, as for Barong usually the story is about the battle between the good and evil. Balinese also believe that besides the good and bad, there is also the 'not so good & not so bad' aspect in life. Thus represented with the gray color in the checkered flag like pattern.

It would be cool to see designers from around the world introduce their culture in a funky way.

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Voodoo Stubey

People of the world,

A fresh start to begin 2009! A very good friend of mine, Maarten Janssens hailing from Amsterdam sent me a customized Stubey. This dude have just come out with the perfect solution to ensure your romantic dinner goes smoothly. Begone are the days where you can't find any toothpick when you had HUGE broccoli stuck on your tooth! Say goodbye to rejected dinner proposal while you have this paper toy with Voodoo doll power right on your dinner table...


Hmmmmm... I'm starting to think that Stubey is like Kenny in South Park...

Do check out Maarten's 3Eyed Bear for more paper toys, I'm sure you will find something that you want to download there!

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Help needed!

Sorry to summon you all in this busy holiday season.

I have just submitted Fatboy & Cargo to patchtogether! It's been my biggest dream to produce a vinyl toy, in fact it is the very reason I'm making paper toy... Those vinyl is just to darn expensive to produce... So here is the chance to make it happen I guess. Just like Obama, I need your help to change the dream into reality by voting them Here for Fatboy and Here for Cargo, can't decide who will you vote? You can even vote for both of them Hohohoho... You will be ask to register before you can vote, but I promise you it won't take long and most importantly it won't hurt you, your e-mail and your computer.

OK Ladies & Gentlemen, Thank you so very much for supporting. I hope I didn't interrupt your last minute gift shopping (~_^).

Nogloo Xmas

I've always wanted to design a seasonal version of my paper toy. Since Xmas is 1 week away and 2009 is next to celebrate, I'm giving a little gift for everyone! I have added a small tab on the top so you can hang this Nogloo on your Xmas tree or other place that need a little holiday touch.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year friends!

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Nogloo #1

Hello friends!

Pardon me for not posting anything last month as I need to focus on my work, aside that my printer is still down. I really don't feel comfortable designing paper toy with no printer by my side, its like working with only one hand...

My new addition is called Nogloo. Yup, it requires no glue to assemble. All you need to do is to just slip the flap into the the slit on the other side. If you are a busy office people with no access to color printer but looking for a little fun, Nogloo is the right choice! Because its black and white and should take you less than 10 minutes to make. Last but not least, in the spirit of the tree hugger people, Nogloo came in A5 size paper as long as you don't click the 'fit to page' print option.

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The Cool Couple

It's been a HOT HOT HOT days in the southern hemisphere, especially here in Indonesia. With Licka & Licko in hand, now I have nothing to worry about in this ever summer days... oh, and yes.. they are so cool that they cant even melt.

Btw, my printer is clogged... so... no photo reference for now, but it should look exactly the same like the illustration. Feel free to send me a photo of you with Licka & Licko in hand to studiobitbot |A.t.| gma il |D.0 .t.| c om

Enjoy!

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