As an avid Nintendo fan I naturally gravitated towards making pieces with such themes, and although very self indulgent people seem to like it.
As for the lines I pre-made I focused on Mario and Zelda - two of my personal favourite games, and also having a good 'base knowledge' in these games really helped me choose iconic images and things to focus in on.
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| Mario themed pieces |
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| Zelda themed pieces |
So far I have found that the 'cabochon' settings are the easiest to input images to - the trick is to get a small enough, high resolution picture or image - I make mine up in Photoshop to the size of around 10mm - the glass settings I use are 12mm but when I made the images 12mm you loose the edge as the glass curves away.
I do also make 'gamer-geek' themed pieces from Polymer Clay (Fimo being the favourite) which are then baked and glazed. Making them from Polymer Clay is a lot more time consuming and for a little return on the hours I put in to make each one. However, they proved to be very popular on my online store as well as at craft fairs - I no longer keep any Polymer Clay pieces pre-made but do them on request, however it is something I would like to make more of.
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| Polymer Clay Triforce Earrings |
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| Polymer Clay Yoshi Egg Earrings |
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| Polymer Clay 1up Phone Charm |
Anyway...I am very open to ideas, as for custom pieces I have had Minecraft and World of Warcraft requests and was considering branching out into these themes.
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| Custom Made Minecraft Creeper Cabochon |
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| Custom Made WoW Heath and Mana Bottles Keychain |
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| A Satisfied customer modelling the custom made Minecraft Creeper Cabochon Stud Earring |
As for whats coming next? I am a huge fan of the early Resident Evil fims and considered that the 'Umbrella Corporation' logo would look good inset in the glass cabochons.
Any suggestions for gamer themed pieces then let me know!
