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I always have a starting point in my head before I sit down to flesh it out.
Once the idea is strong enough not to ignore……
I grab a fresh notebook and begin writing about my idea.
What I hope to accomplish, why I want to do it, how I’m going to budget it and when I’m planning to finish it.
Time it will take, (best guess based on building glues used, drying times, ect ect).
After that I sit the notebook down and read it again at least 24 hours later.
This helps me avoid impulsive “hair-brained” starts that may lead to unattainable results. At the very least I might see steps, costs, time management issues that I did not think of the first time through.
After that and if I still think it’s a good idea I will begin fleshing out the details.
Drawing sketches of the top down view. Thumbnails are the way to go. Draw many and don’t let yourself spend more that ten minutes on each sketch. Try different approaches and flipping the composition this way and that.
Again, I let this sit for 24hours and come back to it. I then pick a design and run with it.
Adding in any details that were just generalized or maybe forgotten earlier.
Research any architecture that your looking to do that you don’t already have down in your head. Print outs or digital pics and a tv screen in your work area to display the pictures on. Color choices and textures……ect ect.
This done it’s time to go shopping for the needed supplies if not already on hand.
Once parts are gathered then it’s time to block out the time to work on it. If you have a significant other in your life let them know your plans for the project so you can actually work uninterrupted. There’s nothing worse then starting and then they fly into the room and want you to join them in a trip to the coffee shop on a random “LETS SPONTANEOUSLY go have some unplanned fun”. But you’ve just mixed 15 minute epoxy and need to get this part right or it’s “GAME OVER MAN”. Wasted money and all the previous time spent.
I’m sure I’m leaving something out of my process but this is it in a nut shell for the most part.
If I’ve read the question wrong and this is not what you were asking about then …… please ignore my ramblings. Its late here and I’m off to bed soon.
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