Papercraft Object: Prototype

Here is my first attempt at building the creation I made previously in Rhino, The Great Deku Tree. As a side note I opted out of adding the mouth/moustache because I ended up making them much too small, and couldn't get them to a size good enough for crafting accurately as well as looking decent once on the sculpture.

Notes I made while and after building for Improvement on the Object:

-Make Trunk and top branches larger in order to better support bunches of leaves (Won't be crooked)

-Turn bottom roots into one piece to make crafting easier, and so that they are lined up with the ground (not raised)

- Make the cover under the leaves that are holding all of the pieces together larger so that it completely covers the bottom of them

-Remove some of the tabs on branches for easier assembly

-Reduce tab size on smaller pieces

Overall, I would call this project a success and am very pleased with the outcome. With the tweaks mentioned I think the project outcome will be exactly how I wanted it to turn out. Three cheers for the forests of Hyrule!

Papercraft Objects: Digital Sample

 Originally I was planning on creating a few different prototypes of objects that I wanted to create, but realizing how big the one I first decided on was, I decided just to go with that one. Here is my rhino design for a recreation of the Great Deku Tree. It is one of the first Legend Of Zelda characters I was introduced to within the first Zelda game I ever played, and therefore became the most memorable for me. he is the guardian of the woods and known for being very wise- after all he is really, really old. 

The model is a sort of cross between a couple versions of the great deck tree, because I wanted to personalize it. (Do to time constraints and workload, I didn't give myself enough time to add line differences for cut/score lines), but it still worked out well.

The Great Deku Tree, For Reference