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| DID YOU KNOW? - Most of the Cubeecraft designs have interchangable parts! Do you think the Rocketeer should be wearing Master Chiefs helmet instead? Go for it. Do you think Mr.Stay Puft should trade in his kerchief for a suit? Switch out his body for Mr.Dtoids! |
Frequently
Asked Questions!
Please check out the printing help page here. 2. What kind of paper should I use? Standard printer paper should be fine - however I ussually build mine on a 110 lb. card stock which is sturdier and inexpensive (less then $10 for 250 sheets). 3. Do you have an RSS feed? 4. I missed one of the limited edition models! Can you send it to me? Sorry but much like when there is a limited edition print, toy, statue etc and they break the mold the designs are deleted when they are taken down. 5. Do you take requests? I like to hear what people would be interested in seeing on the site - but I offer no guarantee's and I pretty much just do what I want anyway. 6. I represent an intellectual property. How can Cubeecraft help me promote it? Please contact me for more info! 7. What do the difficulty ratings mean? There is not a strict way of rating each model but the general idea is given below. In theory 1 scissor is the easiest and 5 is the hardest. That being said - Every model on Cubeecraft is designed to be as easily as possible to build. There is currently no model even rated as high as 5 on the site, and currently only one 4 (Sam from "Sam & Max" has a snout ears and the brim of his hat). This is a general breakdown:
8. I would like to submit a Cubee and become a guest artist! That isn't a question! Oh well. If you feel compelled to create a Cubee character and want to submit it to the site for possible posting PLEASE contact me first to make sure myself or someone else isn't already working on the character you are thinking of making. If you see a character on the site more than likely you will see more characters from that property at some point down the line! A new "originals" section or similar will be launched soon - as well as a designer line. You may want to think about doing an original design! Oh and MAKE SURE YOU BUILD YOUR MODEL BEFORE YOU SUBMIT IT TO MAKE SURE IT WORKS AND TO DOUBLE CHECK THAT IT WORKS THE WAY YOU WANT! Either way you can download the basic Cubee template here. 9. You just said artist! Is Cubeecraft art? This body of work is a paper based "installation" functioning as an interactive community project; self coined "Cubeecraft". "Cubee", pronounced "kyoob-ee", takes "cube", the geometric form underlying each design, and adds "ee" to denote the cutification and miniaturization of each subject. "Craft" describes the handmade approach to my premise and its relation to the ancient and modern practices of paper-craft generally. The subject matter of each Cubee is heavily grounded in the subset of pop culture sometimes referred to as "geek culture"; each piece personifying concepts spanning from classical literature to the newest video game. Originally inspired by commercial package design, I fine tuned the Cubees structure for over a year in advance of launching it to the public. Cubees are meant to be quick and user friendly. Download-able and easy to assemble, the Cubees are an internationally shared project. Popular in Brazil, sold (without permission or commission) on the streets in Thailand, used in classrooms in Japan and in American Ikea displays, "Cubeecraft" appeals to a visceral need to build, and a cultural need to represent our ideas in abbreviated fashion. Or, in not so many words - yes.
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| DISCLAIMER: The material presented here is my original creation, any characters not created by myself are in no way official nor endorsed by their owners, they are either trademarks or registered trademarks of their owners in the United States and/or other countries. |
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