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This simple tutorial explores a promotional illustration I created for the launch of my illustration web site www.vonster.com

Over the years I’ve refined my illustrative process. I try to leave very little guess work in terms of what I’ll be doing on the computer. Most of my time and work is spent outside the box so that when I build the final art I know what it should look like. I realize this is kind of anal but it makes for an easier work flow for me.

Note: Unfortunately I could not find my refined tightened drawing that I scanned in and built from? But you’ll still be able to see how I arrived at my final illustration and be able to glean many helpful insights.

Keywords: Monster, Creature, Vector, Detail, Highlight, Shadow

File Size: 1.6MB

1. How to Make Your Own Papercraft Toy : Brand Peel: Peeling back the juiciest self-promotion projects, and showing how it’s done. wrote: September 27, 2007 at 2:34 am

   [...] However, this tutorial is about creating your own model from scratch. 2. Pick a design This is the part where you start sketching, or if you’re like me, you pick a character that you’ve already created in some other medium. I won’t go into detail about how to turn a sketch of a character into a computer illustration because I feel that Vonster has done a better job that than I could in this article at illustrationclass.com. The character I went with is one I created a couple months ago and his name is Marcos. 3. Sketch your model The number one rule when creating a model is to keep it simple. Think modified cubes. Paper doesn’t like to make domes or spheres or anything bulbousy so It’s best to try to think of how you can make every part of your model have flat sides. I’m not saying it’s impossible to have curves but, as a beginner, it’s best to start simple. The people that download your toy will also thank you for it. Recently, a man named Mike McDermott created a replica of Master Chief completely out of paper. It ended up having over 2800 different planes. It makes for a great looking paper sculpture but it’s something very few people will want to take the time to build themselves. [...]

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