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Made a homemade globe as a birthday gift for dad and started a second career

Made a homemade globe as a birthday gift for dad and started a second career

How difficult would it be to make an earth model by yourself? Originally, Peter Bellerby thought it should be as big as a plate of small cakes. However, after he washed his head, he discovered that it was not as simple as he thought!

To celebrate his fathers 80th birthday, Peter Bellerby wanted to find a beautiful globe as a gift. However, two years later, he could not find a satisfactory style on the market, so he decided to make it himself. !The step process that Peter Bellerby conceived in his mind was roughly "find a sphere → make a map → find a way to stick to it". The first half went smoothly, but just this "sticking to it" action made him stuck in the level for a long time. , when he successfully found a solution and successfully completed the most ideal earth model in his mind, he accidentally started his second business---Earth Production Studio, which was probably the work of Peter Bellerby and his father. What an unexpected result!

Made a homemade globe as a birthday gift for dad and started a second career

To make a handmade earth, the map is of course the most important thing. Peter Bellerby must first correct the information that was mistakenly planted on the map (unexpectedly, there are quite a few!), and then divide it into pieces through drawing software. Like all graphic databases, the front-end part of building the data is the hardest part. Peter Bellerby spent six hours a day on it for a whole year, correcting spellings and wrong locations. It took a year of It takes time to confirm the information in every corner of the map. In retrospect, this stage can be said to be the most painful!

Made a homemade globe as a birthday gift for dad and started a second career

After completing the map, he also spent a lot of effort on the sphere model because he couldn't find a sphere that could accurately splice the map pieces together, so he had to return to the DIY route. After a lot of trouble, although the process was time-consuming. It took time and effort, but in the end Peter Bellerby got the earth model he dreamed of - unique, retro, elegant and error-free!

The studio of Bellerby & Co. Globemakers is quite spacious and bright. There are many working materials in it, such as spray paint for distressing, cutting pieces to be dried after dyeing, and workbench for subsequent fine-line trimming. Peter Bellerbys career Until now, we not only produce basic retro earth models, but also various themed map styles, so that everyone who wants to find a special earth model like he did back then can have their wish come true!

Made a homemade globe as a birthday gift for dad and started a second career

Made a homemade globe as a birthday gift for dad and started a second career

Made a homemade globe as a birthday gift for dad and started a second career

Made a homemade globe as a birthday gift for dad and started a second career

Made a homemade globe as a birthday gift for dad and started a second career

Made a homemade globe as a birthday gift for dad and started a second career

Made a homemade globe as a birthday gift for dad and started a second career

Made a homemade globe as a birthday gift for dad and started a second career

Made a homemade globe as a birthday gift for dad and started a second career

Made a homemade globe as a birthday gift for dad and started a second career