3D Printcup - Done!

So I received my printed out 3D Printcup on Friday and have had the weekend to paint it (which wasn't too bad as I had a great excuse to sit out in the garden in this lovely sunny weather!).  I've posted a couple of pictures below of the finished piece - so please do say hello to 'Percy Pimpertail'!

3D Print Cup

Cartridgesave are currently running a great competition to win a 3D printer!  You design a character and they then print it off, for you to battle it out in a Top Trumps style battle.  The overall winner then wins a 3D printer! 

Working as a 2D/3D Animator, everything I create is usually shown on a flat surface - paper, computer, TV.  I thought this would be an excellent opportunity to have something I've designed flat, come to life as a 3D object I can actually hold.   I've never seen a 3D printer in action, so watching it at the test session was really interesting.  I was lucky enough to hear about it through fellow freelances in the studio I share with them, and since quite a few more have entered so it should be quite a competitive night!  It's great to see everyones different styles and designs for their characters, and it's been fun to work up on of my own initial 2d sketches into a 3D model. 

Here's an image of the test print of a little bird I designed.