Slig mask

[Naulahauta]

First thread here.. hope Works in Progress are all okay with the rules. I'll be updating this thread whenever I make progress.

What I'm doing is a slig mask. You've probably heard of Pepakura Designer, a tool that 'unfolds' your 3D models so you can print them out and with the aid of cutting, creasing, folding and gluing you can create your own 3-Dimensional statue. These papercrafts' limits are practically endless. One can create Simple designs of go for things even as complex as Howl's moving castle!

What I'm after though, is an appropriately sized Slig mask you can place on your head. Here's some Work in Progress imagery.

Side view:

With sample head:


Standard perspective:


With sample head:

Comments, questions, suggestions and critique; harsh or not are very welcome.

[MeechMunchie]

Looks promising. I can't wait to see the printed out one.

[AlexFili]

Good idea!

[Grieva]

Looks pretty cool, do you know if it works with Maya?

[Naulahauta]

Works.. with Maya?

I use Cinema 4D. It can export the models though, if that's what you meant.

Pepakura Designer is a standalone tool that opens 3DS and OBJ.

Also, thanks for the feedback, guys.

[Crashpunk]

whoa thats scary!

[Grieva]

If it works with .obj then it works with maya , have you tried your model in pepakura yet, to test it? looks like its going to be very complicated to flatten

[Naulahauta]

Not really. I've done this before and flattening is almost always an easy job.
What worries me though is the texturing. Never been too good with that but I think I can manage.

[STM]

hahaha that looks like me so its awsum (jokes)

[Dryadri]

Wow, that really does look great! I couldn't help but laugh when I saw it on the side view of model head though xD

[OddYouko]

Wow. Awesome work!
Gotta see more. =P

The mask on the human is classic!

[MeechMunchie]

Not really. I've done this before and flattening is almost always an easy job.
What worries me though is the texturing. Never been too good with that but I think I can manage.

When you choose to print out the net, does it show you the image or just print directly?

[Ridg3]

That's really good, I actually think that the mask looks fantastic on the human.

[T-nex]

Wow... I had a similar idea... Only I wanna make a slig mask out of real material .. I've even bought a glue pistol some days ago to make it and I have some old material ready for it... Maybe this model could actually aid me in how the proportions would look like and stuff =D

[AlexFili]

I was going to put a yellow glove over my nose for Halloween, but it didn't work out that well. Roll on Halloween 2010!

[Naulahauta]

When you choose to print out the net, does it show you the image or just print directly?

This is the standard view of Pepakura Designer:


First off both fields, left and right, are empty. As soon as you open your model file, it appears to the left one and you can cut it how you like. Once you have cut out enough, push the 'unfold' button (you can also push it before cutting anything, actually. It will auto-detect the optimal parts) and you'll get the net to the right.

You can now modify the right field's part with several tools and the changes will take on the 3D model field. Or vice versa. In the long run it isn't too difficult.

[MeechMunchie]

In that case, if you struggle with textures, we could all pitch in. This is just my crude attempt to blag my way into getting a mask, but if you make the net image public, we could all print, assemble, and then physically paint it. If we then unfold it again and scan it back into the computer, that could be use as reference, making the texturing of the model a bit easier.

[Scrab Ringer]

Where is the file download? I make (not design) allot of pepakura stuff and I've been waiting for somebody to design SOMETHING Oddworld-related. Finally.

[CrissCross]

i love it when people do stuff like this... well done

[Phylum]

I love it when people bump threads about abandoned projects from January.

[enchilado]

January last year.

[lloyd]

I WANT TO SEE THIS DONE!

[mr.odd]

Please don't bump dead threads. If you would look at the date, you would realize that this probably won't ever be finished.