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Anonymous
Just a quick question. What is the best material for papercraft cutouts to be used/printed on?
>> ­­Cotton Eyed Joe­
200 gsm paper. or cardstock.
>> Anonymous
Cardstock: thick paper.
160-200 gsm (grams per square meter, 2 - 2.5 times as thick as regular printer paper).
Or 90-110 lbs (should be about the same paperweight in the US system).
Or just regular paper if you're not willing to pay more for cardstock ("not being able to get cardstock where I live" is BS, because every shop that can get regular paper for you, can also get cardstock for you).
>> Anonymous
while on the topic, what do you use to print them out? Laser or Inkjet?

And do you use glossy or non glossy sheets?
>> ­­Cotton Eyed Joe­
>>94639
If you have a colour laser, more power to you.
depends on the models, if you want a shiny finish, although they're harder to glue
>> Anonymous
I just asked the dudes at Office Depot for "hard paper, but can still be used for origami and papercraft" and they gave me a huge pack of this shit.
And it's awesome. It costs even less than printer paper for an unknown reason.
>> Anonymous
>>94643It costs even less than printer paper for an unknown reason.
Maybe it "fell of the back of a truck" as they happened to pass by... ;)
Anyhoo... ;)
Laser printers actually melt tiny plastic-like particles to the paper, and if you bend the paper in strange ways (like you would do on... oh, I don't know, something like papercrafts) this layer can crack. So inkjet printers are considered by many to be better suited for printing papercrafts.
>> Anonymous
>>94646
Haha, maybe, but I couldn't care less as long as it does it's job good. I wonder how much gsm they are..