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When I started off, I was using scissors. They work fine, but they're slow and it's easy to be inaccurate with them.
I went out on the weekend and bought myself a steel ruler, a 'self-healing' cutting mat, 'Tacky Craft Glue' and a knife which is exactly like an xacto knife, but a different brand. (Even cost the same.. I just couldn't find xacto here in Australia.) I use regular paper which I think is 100gsm.
It's very easy to screw up with an xacto knife, so use the ruler to guide you - should be steel, because the knife will cut gouges out of any plastic ones.
I usually lightly score the fold lines after cutting out each piece, though I've heard you're better off scoring them before you cut them out. No idea why, I'm new too.
I've attached the first model I made, CatGirl Moot.
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