{"id":6136,"date":"2013-01-24T22:55:28","date_gmt":"2013-01-24T14:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/?p=6136"},"modified":"2013-01-24T22:55:28","modified_gmt":"2013-01-24T14:55:28","slug":"day-24-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2013\/01\/24\/day-24-green\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 24: Green"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s not easy being green. Work only with green-colored materials today. Try working on a green surface for a real challenge.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I had a bit more time today, and tried to stick closer to my primary theme: papercraft, with an eye to creating assets for a papercraft game.<\/p>\n

Green. Green. Green. The first thing that entered my mind was grass, which led me to the idea of game tiles. I’m not sure if a papercraft hex grid would ever be practical, but I wanted to give it a go.<\/p>\n

When considering options, I recalled that I really don’t like the feeling of paper tokens – they feel very flat and have clear cardboard edges.\u00a0I didn’t want the tiles to feel like that, so I designed them with a bit of volume and in a way that lends itself to soft textured edges when folded and glued.<\/p>\n

Anyhow, here is the final result:<\/p>\n

\"DSCF1185\"<\/a>And a printable design so that you can make your own if you so desire:<\/p>\n

\"grass_tiles\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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As always, here are some process shots. They show how the tiles are constructed to have soft edges (no hard folds, just bending and gluing):<\/p>\n