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hibaut vanBoxtel is one of the founders of
INK Studio, a Brussels-based creative
studio covering illustration, graphic design,
photography and much more. Their
papercraft work is what makes them really stand
out, and one of their most loved works isPaper
Dragon. Thibaut van Boxtel takes up the story: “We
made this paper design in 2013. At the beginning,TECHNIQUES HOW I MADE
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MANUFACTURING THE ELEMENTS
This was the most tedious part of the work. Every element is carefully cut, folded and pasted.
At the same time, other ideas started enriching the project.02
THE ROCK
At the beginning, there was only a big rock,
medieval houses, and a long waterfall. The first thing
we had to do was to choose colours and model the
rock with a 3D program.we only planned to make a big rock. Our creation
process is such that we don’t have a clear
representation of the finished work, every one of
us can give propositions during the creation... The
Paper Dragon could have been named Paper Rock!
Our paper works are the results of alchemy
between every person who works on them. It
wouldn’t be the same with different participants.”PAPER DRAGON
THIBAUT VAN BOXTEL,
INK STUDIO
DISCOVER HOW INK STUDIO COMBINES REAL PAPERCRAFT WITH 3D
AND PHOTOSHOP TECHNIQUES TO CREATE THIS INCREDIBLE IMAGE01
THE BRAINSTORM
This step was the starting point of our
work. Each one of us brought ideas and
inspirations and we proceeded to pool them.
The main idea was defined by grafting in other
subsidiary ideas.The studio has recently undergone a complete
online re-brand. “We had to change... This re-design
allows us to present ourselves in a more
professional way, and to show that INK Studio is
growing up. We want to promote paper design in our
projects, even if we’ve use paper for several years
now, and we want to take a new direction and
improve ourselves.”