I always love getting involved in the community projects that Vector Tuts and PSD Tuts host. A few weeks back, I participated in a snow globe project and was asked what they should do for the next project. I always thought it would be fun to create a paper toy for a community project. My suggestion became a reality. Unfortunately, this was scheduled to be a busy soccer weekend, so it didn’t look like making a paper toy would be in the cards for me. But alas, all soccer games were cancelled, and my extremely full weekend turned extremely empty in no time flat. I knew just what to do with all that extra free time…

I downloaded the template provided by Vector Tuts and started to think about what I could create. I’ve experimented with other paper toys that were much more complex and seen some great designs on Flickr. After looking at the template for some time, it came to me: Igor! I think the template compliments Igor’s blocky, unibody shape with awkward arms and legs perfectly. The project stipulates that all the work must be 100% vector, so I used the gradient mesh tool very liberally. After assembling my little Igor toy, his legs looked a little 2-D, so I printed off another Igor to made his legs double sided.

[box style="download"]Download - My Igor paper toy and make one for yourself.[/box]

My favorite part of making paper toys is setting them out on the breakfast table for the kids in the morning. The kids really seem to enjoy them, especially since there aren’t toys in cereal boxes anymore. Thanks Vector Tuts for hosting another great community project, and as always I look forward to the next one.

[box style="download"]Facebook - Check out the Vector Tuts Facebook page and see the other toys.[/box]

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