year of rooster

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just playing around with MD. quick pattern drawing and simulated several frames for fun. i was probably subconsciously thinking about a rooster since today is the Chinese New Year 🙂    

hippo stopmo

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i’m no Laika studio for sure… but simulation + 3d printing + stop-motion recording process was something i always wanted to try this. perfect activity on rainy NorCal week. i had to do this stop motion recording rather quickly incase of power outage (literally … Continued

spinning hippos

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after sanding, priming and painting, hippos are now ready for frame-by-frame shoot. each of them are size of avocado and very cute to see them all together. getting my iPh ready for the shoot.

3dprinted key frames

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24+hrs later all 3d printed keyframes are done. well, now you might have guessed what’s next 🙂 this is a quick experimental piece so i did “quick” prints. 0.8mm nozzle with 10-0% in-fill.

simulation

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when i draft plush patterns in Marvelous Designer (MD), i do a lot of material parameter tweaking. by the time i sew them in real fabric at the end, i pick totally different materials so it doesn’t matter how it’s simulated in … Continued

first project 2017

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happy new year to everyone! i’ve been drafting plush toy patterns like i do in 2D sketching. ironically, for some characters and shapes are faster to visualize in maya or even in MD nowadays. also I have so many in-progress … Continued

exercise

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sometimes i do mental exercise with good plush toys by looking and feeling the seam lines and see how close I can replicate the shapes. thumper is my all time favorite character for ultimate cuteness! for this exercise i also used new features … Continued

no digital day

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no digital day for me today. I have a pile of beautiful textiles I purchased from Japan and didn’t have time to anything with them. i missed sewing a bit so I made simple pillows. whimsical prints by an artist named Naoya Hata. … Continued

ellie

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my project from last year… inspired by the children’s book “Ellie” by  Mike Wu. I’m very fortunate to be surrounded by inspirational artists like Mike Wu. Collaboration between artists involves transparent communication and creative discussion from both design and practicality … Continued

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