Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Disturbingly Cool "Big Head" Papercraft Halloween Costume - 3D Face Costume - Gizmodo


Disturbingly Cool "Big Head" Papercraft Halloween Costume - 3D Face Costume - Gizmodo

Inspired by the big head mode in retro video games, Eric Testroete created this trippy papercraft self portrait for Halloween last weekend. The geometric look uses 370 individual paper triangles, and here's how he did it:

The first step was to model his face in 3D Studio Max. After overlaying a wireframe, he added textures in Mudbox 2010 and Photoshop CS3, before using software called Pepakura to break the model up into printable sections. The effect is genuinely impressive, and he's posted a full run-down on the process:
[Eric Testroete via Adam Savage and BoingBoing]



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