Spot the differences!(hint: it's really just a color change ;o)Get the parts and instructioins to build your own free papercraft LEGO minifigs (and lots more!) from my papercraft webpage:https://ninjatoes.wordpress.com/Have fun building!
Not one new papercraft Tomb Raider vignette in 2024... :o( For 2025 it will be fixed with not one but basically two new papercraft models with this Abominable Snowman Vignette! Have fun building: https://ninjatoes.com/2025/05/11/tomb-raider-2-abominable-snowman-vignette/
Nice papercraft you got going here anon, it looks good! :)I have always found papercraft and origami intriguing, but I have never really committed to making something outside napkin birdsWhat would you recommend for someone new to the hobby?
>>627640Basically, choose a papercraft you like! Papercraft is fun but like everything you start it takes time, and by choosing one you like means you'll do your best to actually finish it (making a papercraft you won't finish because it's too hard/time consuming is really no fun at all ;o). There are lots of free papercrafts you can choose and I think that's why most people like to choose a simple paper toy to start with. So most importantly I think is: have fun! ;o)
>>625190Ey! I have that figure on the right
>>628105That was the Imperial Armada replacement for the blue Imperial Soldier one on the left. They had to think of all kinds of "unofficial" adventures (that was long before Pirates of the Caribbean, like they had the Forestman instead of Robin Hood).I think it was fun to just make your own unofficial adventures instead of remaking official copyrighted movie and game adventures that you can do now, but it's also very fun to remake the movie adventures nowadays! :o)
Origami paper is pretty much out of my reach.
>>626616I always enter this board by mistakeBut never regret it.
See if you can get a roll of parchment paper at a grocery store (the stuff people use for baking -- not the waxed paper stuff), it's pretty cheap, easy to get, and you can cut big squares from it.Also some wrapping paper can work pretty well, but it's kinda hard to tell which ones are nice for origami without opening up the roll and testing it
I have this problem as well living in Ausfalia. It'll cost a shit ton to import decent paper.
Hijacking this thread to ask a questionI'm working on the gear heart paperwork and the instructions say this about what paper to use16 pieces of 0.25 mm-thick A-4 size (210 x 297) paper. (The original gear’s heart is using Lesac 66 in red, with weight of 175 kg.what is that in gsm? Is Lesac 66 a thing you can buy? the pictures seem to be normalish paper but I'm not sure
>>628077Gsm is grams per square meter. It is basically the thickness of the paper. The weight of the paper is how stiff it is. I think at 175 kg it starts to be cardboard
On the home page of mypapercraft I cant find it.
i finished this nico figure yesterday and her right leg needs some support, but i dont know what i could use as a stand, if u have any ideas i would appreciate it
>>628049yuya sakaki from yugioh arc v. its a guy
yay! she has a stand now
>>628062>>628063Thanks, What are those two characters on your new pic named/from? Also that stand is nice, brand?
>>628064the one in the back with the schyte is dead master from black rock shooter and the other one is an oc by moekami, TipeDOLL-07 (https://moekami.himegimi.jp/download/download.html). the stand is from aliexpress. really cheap
>>628069Thanks a lot and also for the link!
EVA Foam?
>>627600eva FOAM
I don't have things at the moment but I'd love to see more eva templates or sewing patterns. I don't think there's a nice place to find them like the stuff here.
>>628007could try /cgl/
Previous thread's life finally ended after 3 years. >>553409Let's start a new one!
I'm so stuck with the 8th step of the rat, I'm honestly at a loss at how to do it
>>625018What is bothering you in that step?Top part (labeled 1) are rabbit ears (the same kind of fold as you did in step 2); bottom part is just creasing in half.Any picture of your model so far? Maybe a mistake in a previous step is the cause of your problem.
>>625018Are you >>624840 ?You can check >>624841 to see some advice on step 8, maybe it can help...
Looking for a crane that flaps its wings when you pull on the tail.
>>628029It is usually called "flapping bird".Fold from this diagram until "BIRD BASE" step, and follow the flow heading down:https://www.happyfolding.com/files/Crane-and-Flapping_Bird_0.pdf
Hey I’m just getting into origami. Made a couple lotus flowers already. Can’t decide what to do next, please send me some instructions to pick
>>627133Personal opinion. But roses usually look more impressive. There's a bunch of instructions on youtube. Jo Nakashima on youtube has the best origami instructions imo. Most of the other youtube grifters are lazy.
>>627139i love you
They are beautiful, very lovely ( •̀ ω •́ )
>>627133Hey guys, just wondering if you prefer to glue the origamis or to staple them??
>>628058I try to avoid using glue. Because some pieces will have plot twists in them where halfway through they spin or expand and completely change. I use clothes pins or paper clips when I just can't get it to hold together
Hello! I make pepakura for money. Models are usually constructed only once. My pieces are not so much like what we can find online; they tend to be VERY large and intricate, akin to a vg model. This is context for what my advice applies to. If you do it as an easy hobby or stick with truly low poly/tiny part models, a lot won't apply. No pic related just inspo, this is advice dump not my art thread. If you have any questions, why X, tell me more about Z, I am happy to oblige. I rarely use 4chan and wrote this on a whim, sorry if no reply. If you are interested in reaching for the stars with pepakura, here are my personal trade secrets.MATERIALS/TOOLS---Do not score the fold lines by hand. If you have a silhouette cameo, go ahead. To fold by hand purchase a glass scraper. I have two, one with a small 1.5 inch blade and another that is 4 inches. Dull the blade. I align the fold line across my fingers, press down with the blade.---Stop using an xacto knife. Get a snap blade utility knife. I HIGHLY recommend OLFA, XA-1 design. ---Titebond II Premium wood glue. It doesn't cure instantly but that's good, you don't want that. You want to be able to move the tab around into the perfect position before it starts curing. You have a 10 second window to make sure it's in position before it starts curing, then another 10 seconds till you can let go & any tension in the structure won't pull the tab out of place.---Tiny squeezable craft bottles for glue. One of the bottles I added thicker medical syringe tube. It is long, which is good for when I have to apply glue to a tab which is difficult to access The other bottle has a 1 inch long coffee straw, I use that for when I need a lot of glue then spread it around. When a tab is huge I just open a jar of glue and use a brush to paint it on. ---Dental tools.---Little neodymium magnets. I rarely use them, usually to hold a tab in place after the glue has already cured to the point that I can let go. See below
FINAL PRODUCTI never use colored paper or printed textures. If you want a really nice product, move away from that. Texture has its use in hobby pieces.The glue can overflow out of the seam and get on the paper. If you want to get rid of it then you'll have to cut that part off the model and start over. Look up fox pepakura. If I were to design a simple cute lil fox, that kind of coloring fits the model, but even so there is really no point in using colored paper. Just use painters tape to mask the area you want to paint, at that point you can now add subtle detail to your unique piece. Aesthetically, the best part of large, complex pepakura is its geometry. A single light source makes the whole thing pop. Shadow brings it to life, moving the source changes its appearance. When I finish a piece I spray paint it white to remove imperfection. Most of my pieces sell in this state, that is just what most people want when I show them what it looks like with different light sources and light colors cast on it. I inform the buyer that I can paint it a different solid color, or I can give it a more intricate paint job with undershading/zenithal highlight and/or a more realistic design that doesn't take away from the geometry. For example, a seahorse would do well with a base color, alternate coloring of specific geometry (using painters tape to mark off sections), eyes, and free form spray painting (letting the paint spit out in little drops, spraying highlight on tail tip, undershading), finalize with matte/clear glaze. The geometry is retained and highlighted through this paint job. Don't overdo. My goal is not to make it appear realistic like VGs do to convince you it does't have geometry. I'm not going to print texture on it, not going to use a paintbrush. If I wanted to make a giant realistic seahorse I wouldn't be using paper as a medium. Its form is inherently geometric. Any color design should compliment that.
GOING BIGWorking with such large paper models requires support. 3D printing at this scale has so much imperfection, time and risk of failure, it would be very heavy and require a complex web of internal support. As an art form, sculpting/mold pouring also isn't under threat from this tech in my eyes. For my pieces, shoddy woodworking as a skeleton does the job and I pad the areas were wood contacts the paper with pool noodles, pillow filling wrapped in fabric, fire hazard stuff. 120 lb paper is flexible, surprisingly resilient, and the final product is so lightweight it's never going to warp if properly supported. I use wood glue so the paper will rip before the tabs will ever become unsecured.I've had to finish assembly after transport on site, that's something I avoid, logistic crap. I tend to base the size of my largest pieces around standard dimensions. Standard height of a ceiling, standard width and height of a door and double doors. LxWxH is not a determine factor, you can maneuver a piece diagonally and twist it around to make it fit through a frame. MODELINGidk. I have no formal training. I studied art from my favorite games, Bloodborne and Dark Souls, looked at art, texture-less models. At first I only made symmetrical models and added asymmetrical parts afterwards. Just get blender go on youtube and practice. I copied a bunch of low poly tutorials and then my first model was a huge leap into complexity. If you're making a cat and the proportions look weird just look at a reference and keep messing with it till it seems right. Once you have the proportions right you can make the polygons look more geometric-y. I am not a creative person. I do this in reverence of objective beauty and other's art, try to reverently replicate it in this form. Thanks for reading I hope this helped or inspired you
thank you for this excellent thread
Nice thread, cheers for the glass cutting tool tip.
thank you for these tips
A thread for discussion and posting of anything related to sonobe, kusudama, bascetta, Chinese paperfolding and similar stuff.
>>628028I'll expand on this when I get home, but a sonobe is one type of modular unit. There are many different variations on the sonobe and some units that have a sonobe-like shape. There are also tons of other types of modular units.
I'm looking for diagrams for modular 2D stars that really hold without glue. My flagship here is Maria Sinayskaya's Braided Corona star. You know what I mean! But you have to try it out anew each time. So I'm folding my way through the 2D star world—always looking for new models. I'm specifically looking for diagrams or video tutorials for stars that can't be found by simply Googling (sorry. My search skills aren't sufficient beyond Googling, ChatGPT, and this 4chan board). These include:Maria Sinayskaya: Brina Star, Camilla Star, Susanna Star, Tereza Star,Evan Zodl: Interstellar, Maria's Star, and other stars!Usman Rosyidhi: Deca Star; Rotari Star, Sturroya StarMaximilliano Ortiz: both star booksetc.Last but not least, the stars are for an already successful, ongoing social project. I have no personal commercial interest in this, but I would like to expand my portfolio for the project.So please share with me, and thank you very much!
I don't like buying paper but magazines are free. If your browser can translate look up fendy tong he has a lot of cool tutorials up
>>628050Is that "single" or "2-ply", because agazine sheets seem too thin on their own
>>628055I don't get the question. lot of magazines vary in thickness. Those squares are almost thicker than I can use. It is a free travel mag so they are trying to look fancy. Here it is before I finished it and square of it
Mine is made from American sized poker cards. I know the original was in British bridge cards. And there were several late night conversations with a French mathematician. Here are a lot of other patterns to play with https://www.flickr.com/photos/21649179@N00/albums/72157622365424793
Hello, I did some origami with a japanese thin newspaper but Id like it to be more sustained and have like a harder finishing.What do you suggest to do to harden them? Some product maybe?
you could try using modge podge spray to harden it or maybe resin
You can try resin or transparent glue, but I'm not sure if this is considered "glitching the game", you could try the next time to use two copies of the same newspaper page and sandwich them with a blank paper in the middle
>>627982Methylcellulose adhesive is your best friend. Buy some bookbinding-grade powder, make a solution with water and apply.
>>627982Here's the link to the one I tend to use: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lineco-Methyl-Cellulose-Adhesive-1-5/dp/B00TCMA7BO/ref=pd_ci_mcx_mh_mcx_views_0_title?pd_rd_w=iX61Z&content-id=amzn1.sym.176f0e3f-e530-45a3-8306-9fa51915c05d%3Aamzn1.symc.ca948091-a64d-450e-86d7-c161ca33337b&pf_rd_p=176f0e3f-e530-45a3-8306-9fa51915c05d&pf_rd_r=GZ9Y57W426KCRNPV8JK4&pd_rd_wg=4L5Gu&pd_rd_r=87f081df-fd9a-427b-bdb2-1b983d8b59f4&pd_rd_i=B00TCMA7BO
Do someone has this one?
>>627424Card captor artworkIndicates to me that youAre a pedophile
>>627643takes one to know one
>>628035no
>>627424https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uOYrCLB9bIz3AkCyGBxXv3ZxZ3b77sK6/view?usp=sharing
Anyone have this?
>>622639seems excessive, just say you don't like the show and move on
>>625188have you gotten it ? if yes pls share
Abo
Give her friends
even now there is hope for /m/anbut this is /po/ so lets ee 'em
yooo its so cool
>>625581man i thought it was megas XLR for a second there and my heart almost stoped
>>625575
It might not be papercraft but i do remember owning a book (or two) on super robot style origami, centered around an 8x8 grid. Robogami was my shit near 5 years ago...
>>625578i wanna work on this one. whats a good gsm for the paper?
