World of WarCrafts: Character charms
Aug 28th, 2008
Every Thursday, Shelbi Roach of The Bronze Kettle guides you in creating WoW-inspired crafts using real world mats with World of WarCrafts.Until now, this charming technique has been a well-kept secret, passed down through the ages to only the most devoted crafters and dark magicians. Use the knowledge contained herein to fabricate your very own WoW Trinkets.
Here is what you will need:
- Shrinky Dink paper
- Ink-Jet Color Printer
- Image Editing Software
- Scissors (tiny manicure scissors work best for me)
- Clear Acrylic Spray
- Jump Ring
- Jewelry Pliers
- Brown Paper Bag
- Foil
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
8-28-2008 @ 3:24PM
Jason said...
Where did the image come from?
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8-28-2008 @ 3:47PM
Alkaliho said...
WOW model viewer probebly.
Also, very cool!!
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8-28-2008 @ 4:48PM
Bumwaller said...
now if I could just figure out how to put the thick balck outline around the character and have it follow the outline.
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8-28-2008 @ 5:06PM
Shelbi Roach said...
I use Adobe Photoshop. If you are using a program such as this, you can remove the background in the layer, then add a style onto that layer and set the stroke. This is an example of the stoke options: http://www.doloresjoya.com/images/3dlayer-comic-outline.jpg
8-28-2008 @ 5:26PM
tomhennessy said...
Open photoshop
Use the magic wand to cut away the background from your toon.
Copy the layer with your toon
create a backlight or blur, or just free-transform (ctrl-t) the image on the copied layer to be a bit bigger.
Paint that layer black, and put it behind the layer with your dude.
Done!
8-28-2008 @ 9:48PM
-j said...
not having any shrinky dinks handy, can anyone explain why the 50% opaque white layer? Seems it just dulls the colors...
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8-29-2008 @ 8:42AM
amazon said...
When the image shrinks, the colors will get more vibrant, the same amount of ink will be in a much smaller area.
8-29-2008 @ 2:37AM
DJScythe17 said...
Very fun looking project! If I could get my hands on some of the paper and get usage of a color inkjet, I'd love to do this. Thanks for posting it!
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8-29-2008 @ 9:37AM
Shelbi Roach said...
You can order directly from the Shrinky Dink website (linked in the post) or.. if you live next to a Hobby Lobby, definitely go there. You can print off a 40% off coupon every other week. Ends up being about a $4 savings. :)