Diseño de personajes del pase de niño “Rey de Reyes”, aplicados a la técnica Papercraft

Abstract

The celebration of The Child King of Kings parade is an important festivity in Riobamba, representing current cultural and ancestral manifestations. Its relevance lies in the participants that are involved during the celebration. The purpose of this project is the analysis and artistic representation in 3D of the most important characters of the Celebration of The Child King of Kings parade, with the 3D modeling methodology applied to papertoys by Lorena Villacrés. During the brief phase, it was investigated the origin of the celebration and the main characters. In pre-production, sketches were developed to define the correct way to represent these characters in 3D. During production, we worked on the modeling, including lighting, UV maps, bake, texturing and renders of each character. During post-production, we made templates and packaging for the papertoys, ensuring their correct construction. Finally, the evaluation focused on expanding knowledge about the holiday and receiving feedback on the character design from second semester of graphic design students. This result shows that the 3D representation of these characters creates a new way of learning and encourages collective interest in the holiday. We concluded that, by correctly adapting the processes and carrying out a previous study, the patterns and templates produced will be useful for the promotion of The Child King of Kings Parade. Concluding that this project allows not only to enhance the cultural importance of the event, but also to promote the use of new techniques for its preservation and communication.