My second Daisy print has arrived from Shapeways, and in one piece, I’m happy to report!  I think it turned out quite nicely –

 It’s available for sale now, in two flavors – towel, and no towel.

And since this time I remembered to hit the record button on my camera, here’s an unboxing video –

The one thing that disappoints me about 3D printing?  Chances are, Daisy will be the only character I can offer.  Taller characters like Mary or Rose would cost too much in materials alone.  A Violet figure might be possible, once I have her modeled.  She’s taller than Daisy, but not as tall as Mary, and is also thinner overall.  With luck, she might end up using roughly the same amount of material as Daisy.

Making the figures smaller is, unfortunately, not an option.  Certain areas – like Daisy’s fingers, ears, and hair swirls – are already too close to the minimum required thickness for printing.

There’s still one more page left to the current comic, but I let myself get distracted by other things this past week.  One of those things was this image of Daisy meeting her younger self –

I also did a pair of commissions for Hatescomputers over on DA, first with Daisy dress as Princess Jasmine from Disney’s Aladdin –

And another with Daisy & Bill (who I’m still trying to find a purpose for) as Adam & Eve –

Now hopefully this week I can get the next comic page finished, before my next contract starts…

After over a month of back-and-forth, and anticipation, my Daisy print from Shapeways has arrived!

…and her hand broke off in-transit.

Broken hand aside, this turned out better than I expected.  I don’t think the pictures do it justice.  Yes, the surface has a slight grain to it, and some banding, but these are only noticeable if you’re inspecting the figure up close.

I’m going to go back and thicken her wrist a little, so that hopefully it won’t break in future prints.  Otherwise, I’d say it’s buyer beware…

Last week I decided to take a detour from the comic, so that I could get some more work in on one of my 3D characters before my next contract starts.  The character is another that I’ve been drawing for years, and will make her official debut in an upcoming chapter – Daisy’s aunt Mercy.

What can I say about Mercy without spoiling too much?  She’s a bitter chain smoking alcoholic who dresses like a nun for reasons only she fully understands, and in general is not the most pleasant person to be around.

For her model, I used Daisy’s sister, Rose, as a starting point, since they’re both roughly the same height and have the same base proportions.

(Mercy’s most “important” accessory – a big ol bottle of whiskey!)

One added benefit to modeling Mercy is she gives me an excuse to test out Maya’s nCloth –

Nothing fancy yet, but maybe once the other layers are in place, and I get her moving…

Page 2 is running later than I’d like… first from procrastination, then from distracting side-projects, and now my carpal tunnel’s acting up.