cool cat

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my daytime job & what-i-call-life occupied me in 2017. however during all the crazy schedule, a kitten arrived to our family and he is growing up so fast!

faceted dress in MD

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following the instruction on the Pattern Magic book. adding 3d shapes on the bodice by drafting 2d triangles from the basic sloper i made. it seemed easy but i had to take out a pen & a paper and a compass … Continued

basic sloper in cg

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making basic sloper for a cg human is something i haven’t done before. i browse amazing japanese pattern making books called Pattern Magic whenever i have a spare time and practice in my head how to use those techniques in cg garments. if … Continued

dragon decoration sim

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this simulation test inspiration came form Chinese paper dragon decoration. same honeycomb construction from last one but i animated the first layer by attaching to the object. i prepared the honeycomb paper pattern in MD. created a path animation with … Continued

honeycomb sphere sim

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honeycomb sphere is a paper ornament i liked since i was little. it was so magic to me that just a flat stacked papers turn into large 3D object. it turned out not so hard to DIYI so i decided … Continued

canada

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i didn’t know that this particular smocking technique is called “canadian smocking“till recently. i use MD to doodle my sewing patterns and i found plotting the smocking patterns soothing. by running simulation in MD I can see the result quickly. also what … Continued

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 🙂    

Le Petit Prince : final touch

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spent the weekend on final touches. this project came together pretty quickly but definitely one a rewarding costume to make. here are some details. the grand total of this project is $145 (PLA filament $60, paints $40, props $12, fabric $18, … Continued

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