This is the creativity of dozens of fans paper replicas in Malang
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Gundam Unicorn made of paper (VIVA.co.id / DA Pitaloka (Malang)) |
Robot color combination of white and a little red and gray were standing upright. He was propped up in the corner of a house in the Housing Layur Indah Malang.
On the head, there are two golden horns. Robots for adults it is known as anime characters often called Gundam Unicorn. In Malang, the robot is made of paper.
Community Paper Replication Indonesia (Peri) Regional Malang made during the last two months. The robot is made of 500 sheets of manila paper or Brief Card (BC) A4 and worked alternately by dozens of members of the Regional Peri Malang.
"We take a free design that can be found on the internet, then we resize its size so high as 1.8 meters," said Rizki Arya, member Peri Regional Malang.
Rizky and about 20 other active members Peri alternately busy schedules to spend some time at college, school or work to resolve Gundam Unicorn.
They print pattern, folding, cutting, sticking and assembling robots of paper. One tall man-sized robot that consists of hundreds of different parts assembled before connected using glue or by a hole made.
"Everything is 100 per cent paper, no other materials such as plastic or copper," he said.
Initially, Gundam robot that will be used as a costume for an animation exhibition in Malang in the near future. But after nearly so, the idea was changed and tercetuslah desire to make paper craft Gundam Unicorn of paper.
"It seems better if made of paper craft, to be able to make another anime costumes," he said.
Although of paper, Gundam Unicorn looks very similar to the original. Various details and part of the legendary Gundam anime was actually made as beautiful as the original model. "Later we will showcase in one of the malls in Malang," he said.
No designs on the Internet
Craft paper or craft paper was popular in Malang at least since 2010. Large community among these students now represent a variety of other groups outside of the students, such as students, professors and workers.
They are encouraged to be creative to make various anime figures of designs that widely spread on the internet, "There are a lot of characters that can be used paper craft, ranging from character Spongebob, Iron Man, to cute characters from Japan, Danbo. Designs can be downloaded for free in various web, one in paper-replika.com, "he said.
In addition to the website, Peri members also often create their own designs. Generally, each design uploaded in their respective social media like Facebook.
To appreciate the copyrighted work, the user has no right design peddle copies of their works are derived from designs of others, "There is a premium and free," he added.
If using disposable free design work should not be sold, unless permission of the owner of the design that has been getting royalties. "If you buy a premium design, automatic work has become ours. The design premium typically publish much on its own in social media such as Facebook fanpage," said a member who became interested in paper craft since seven years ago.
A premium design, according to him, sold at a price between 50 thousand to 100 thousand. If you want to sell works of design that is shared for free, often the owner of the design immediately allow without asking for royalties,
"To permit the owner of the design we also explain the purpose of selling work, most certainly allow the owner of the design, although some are not giving permission. Likewise for selling the work, the price should really be based on the capital out, not carelessly, "he said.
Added entry
The Peri Regional Malang some members began to create their own works. Although there is no process patent rights work officially, but the rules to appreciate the work of someone upheld by members of Peri.
Members can not trace the design and renamed it as his own property, "Our community is connected through various social networks. Internet allows us to add a reference, to widen the network and gallery work. So one another largely already familiar with the character designs, "he said.
Rizky itself has some character of his own, there are scores Ongis lion, gorilla-like character Gori, Jeje Ble the Giraffe and elephant calf from Bledug said.
One package of patterned papers, plus tutorial sold for 50 thousand, "it was widely purchased several schools, has one year of running, but had a vacuum because of busy college," said the student of the State University of Malang.
Not only Rizky who began to receive income from a hobby, a few members of Peri Regional Malang also asked to be a volunteer teacher at a primary school in Dinoyo, "They teach every two weeks, there are three friends who took turns filling. This art is thought to increase the creativity of students, "he said.
If it is an exhibition, a number of works they also attracted many visitors to the exhibition. As a result, the community that was founded in 2011, it can be independent of the various revenue.
"This community is no arrangement managers. But from a variety of income we can be independent and to finance our hobby while honing creativity," he added.
Source: viva.co.id