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Papercrafting Tips Psycomega
Hi guys, it's been a while...
Last time I was here, there was a huge sticky full of tips and FAQs for origami and papercrafting.
Such as what the best paper type is, best glue type, second best glue type and such.
Does anyone care to have another one?

Either way, I'll start with a few questions.

1. How do YOU deal with unsightly white lines?
2. What's the best way to make a particular model look better?
3. How can you preserve your crafts longer?
4. How do you give your crafts that glossy look?
5. What are some nice beginner crafts?

Hopefully this can help some of the newer people here, and maybe the few like me who come back every once in a while to grab a few new templates and tips.
>> Anonymous
sometimes i go over white lines with a marker or paint of the same color,i sometimes even go so far as printing out that piece again except making it print a little bit into the tabs so that theres some overlapping going on, i personnaly like cardstock, 110 lb is a little thick for my tastes (leaves big white lines where they overlap), i preserve and give my crafts that glossy look with a clear coat fixatif, you can find at stores like michaels or a.c. moore and its fairly inexpensive (5 bucks on average) some nice crafts for beginners would be things like the kirby papercraft, not too many folds, and easy shapes so that there is no confusion about how things fold (like in the wolf link model some of the folds make the points in his fur around his neck where you wouldnt think there would be )
>> Psycomega
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Speaking of which...
Here's the black and white one I made a while back for my crayon experiment. (Turned out well being the very first 'craft I made.)
>> Psycomega
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And here's the regular Kirby.
>> Anonymous
1. How do YOU deal with unsightly white lines?

I assume you mean the edges of the paper, you hit them with the edge of a marker, crayon, or coloured pencil of like color to the ink there.

2. What's the best way to make a particular model look better?

Making sure you have very crisp folds, a good quality paper with a smooth surface, setting the print setting to cardstock/best, and letting the sheets dry for 2 days before you start building for the ink to totally set.

3. How can you preserve your crafts longer?

Clearcoat them with varnish or glaze.

4. How do you give your crafts that glossy look?

See question 3. Also, printing on photo card stock.

5. What are some nice beginner crafts?

The Hellraiser Lament cube (attached, add tabs on your own to the top three edges and the other two edges of the lateral squares).
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
Got it.
>> Psycomega
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>>46388
>1. How do YOU deal with unsightly white lines?

I assume you mean the edges of the paper, you hit them with the edge of a marker, crayon, or coloured pencil of like color to the ink there.

Yes, that's what I mean.

You know, you don't just have to answer those five questions, this is for everyone. Ask your own questions, answer some, or give tips. Nice beginning crafts of both Origami and Papercraft is also welcome. Thank you for the cube, looks neat. Speaking of cubes, I have Luxxords Dice here.
>> Anonymous
>>46065like in the wolf link model some of the folds make the points in his fur around his neck where you wouldnt think there would be
And yet you were able to figure it out lol. But it certainly is not a beginner's papercraft! But he also has a whole Advance Wars series that's much easier to build.
>> Anonymous
>>46416
URL, btw:
http://members.home.nl/saarloos/awmodels.htm
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Hollow cylinder for beginners
>> Anonymous
>>46430
For beginners you say? How many people would have scored and folded the glueing flap if I wouldn't have said: DON'T score and fold the glueing flap!!
Glueing flap should be much larger too, since small glueing flaps are often difficult to apply glue to without spilling on the part itself, especially for beginners that often use way too much glue.
>> Anonymous
>>46397
Although glueing flaps like this are a break from all those similar looking glueing flaps on the other papercrafts, these actually aren't "better" or anything. They just look different, but since you won't see any glueing flaps in the end, it's a waste of time I think to spend extra time on how they look.

Rounded glueing flaps like these will overlap at the ends, which you would preferably not want to have... "Normal" glueing flaps are cut at an angle at the ends, so they won't overlap. If the angles are all 90 degrees like on a cube, they will be cut at 45 degrees (or 44 even better). If the angles would be 60 degrees, they would cut at 30 degrees (see the pattern? ;)
Further, these rounded glueing flaps don't go all the way to the ends. The corners themselves will not be bonded together. It's maybe no big deal with a small papercraft like this one, but usually, the corners are just the parts that you DO want glued together.

Read this or don't, it's just same tips and opinions on glueing flaps, inspired by the template in>>46397.
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>>46443
You're right, but I didn't make it.
I've assembled the die (Two in fact, thinking about going for another three so I can play KH Yahtzee.) and decided against going by the template. I did just as you said and cut at about a 45 degree or so angle and did it that way. Maybe someone should edit the pic so it's not round?

Tip: Use a toothpick to apply glue to tabs. Spread it evenly, and make sure to have a nice thin coat of glue all over the area. Don't neglect corners, they're something that can make or break certain crafts. (Blocky ones mainly. Like a cube, or this Mario.)
>> Anonymous
>>46489
I know you didn't make it, like I said: it's just my opinion on glueing flaps, inspired by the image, I wasn't trying to offend you nor the maker of the template. ;)
>> Psycomega
>>46490
Ah, okay then.
I agree 100% on the tabs being at a 45/44 degree angle. After building a few blocky crafts, you learn to love when they line up correctly. XD
>> Anonymous
Does anyone have a link to a site for people looking to start getting into papercraft? I have yet to actually find anything that tells me what I need to get started.
>> Anonymous
Is there any glue that sticks fast (1-3 minutes)without wrecking the paper or being too messy?
>> Anonymous
>>46580
That's probably because it would be a little overkill to make a site about that. The basic needs are:
-a hobby knife (or scissors, but a knife works much better).
-glue (most commonly used is white PVA glue=Elmer's glue=wood glue basically)
-cardstock (160-200 grams per square meter (gsm)=60-110 lbs I think, although you could just use regular, 80 grams per square meter printer paper, but your papercraft will just be a little less strong when assembled, so handle with care ;)
a printer

That's basically it. There's a whole tutorial about papercraft at http://www.yamaha-motor.co.jp/global/entertainment/papercraft/howto/index.html but if I may give you one tip: don't apply the glue with your finger... What on earth were they thinking?? ;) Use a small strip of excess cardstock or something like that.
>> Anonymous
anyone haves a photo of this moogle build?!?!

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>> Anonymous
>>46582
I use a bent paperclip rather than a peice of paper- guaranteed to go where you want it to, and you can use the other end of the paperclip to push on places that you can't reach your fingers to.
>> Anonymous
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