Based on our record, DesignDoll should be more popular than Lasergist. It has been mentiond 3 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
I always look up pose references and just copy them tbh, I'm not confident enough to change them, so I either search for one or use a 3d model program where you can adjust and pose your model design doll is actually pretty good for this and it's free. Source: about 1 year ago
Https://justsketch.me/ or https://terawell.net/en/ (DesignDoll). Source: about 1 year ago
To answer your second and third questions, lots of practice and keeping wealth as low as possible. For the hands, DesignDoll helps a lot ;). Source: almost 3 years ago
Is there something like https://lasergist.com/ here in Japan? I want to have aluminum or steel front panels made for my DIY synths, with engraving for the legend. Source: about 3 years ago
There are some online services like ponoko, lasertaile, lasergist, laserboost, 3dhubs, but you better look for a local company in your vicinity. Really, a lot of different businesses do laser cutting from small marketing companies to huge car manufacturers. Even I've found some in my shitty town in the middle of nowhere. Source: about 3 years ago
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