ThingiverseTanuki Trinket Tray v1 (Small)
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Too many people said that the last Thing looked too much like Hello Kitty, or a cat, not a raccoon. Cute...but not a raccoon. Here's a link to that Thing:
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2272760
That was also a remix of a cute little bowl.
Fun fact: Did you know that "tanuki" in Japan is another name for the Japanese raccoon dog? It's true!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_raccoon_dog
This Thing is based on a raccoon, a specific picture of a raccoon, which is shown in the pictures. I'm learning to improve my seeing and drawing skills - getting perspective, distances, whitespace, and lines correct. Part of the design process is "seeing" things correctly, so you can get the proportions correct.
There's a very good chance that I will be trying this bowl again, from a sketched drawing of a raccoon, to make sure the extra cute and unique features of a raccoon get into the mix.
Funny enough, I didn't do a very good job measuring what a bowl, even a small bowl,