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Thrillhog !btr76hqMa6
inb4 lurkmore

I'm new to papercraft and am looking for a decent starters guide to technique.

Like could I scratch the insides of my folds to create sharper corners? What can I do to get richer colors on some of these patterns? Shit like that.
>> Anonymous
for the richer colors thing, just CAREFULLY and EVENLY coat it with something that dries clear and soaks into the paper SLIGHTLY.
>> Anonymous
what kind of paper to use?
>> Anonymous
>>79433
cardstock
>> Anonymous
http://youtube.com/watch?v=UyQ7NDN15Vg
>> Thrillhog !btr76hqMa6
>>79431
Could I use a rattlecan of clear varnish? I have matte and gloss
>> Anonymous
>>79436
IS NOT RICK!
We are nice here on /po/
>> Thrillhog !btr76hqMa6
>>79436
thank you muchly
>> Anonymous
>>79437
yes that would work. that would also make it more durable and thus last longer.
>> Anonymous
kill yourself
>> Thrillhog !btr76hqMa6
Okay I guess I was a little past beginner. maybe intermediary. How do I clean up the abraded paper when I let my X-acto get to dull? What techniques do you use to keep the white of the paper at the creases from showing? What would be an idea color of card stock? I have some #68 snow white, but on the light blond of the lucky catgirl(pic related) the blond is so light on the paper that I can't find a point of definition.
>> Anonymous
kill yerselves
>> Thrillhog !btr76hqMa6
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>>79446
I fail at life

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>> Anonymous
>>79448
do you print with full color or on quick mode or something like that?
>> Anonymous
>>79446
replace blades more often and/or resharpen them on a small piece of frosted glass, those soft colour pencils you can turn into watercolors
>> Thrillhog !btr76hqMa6
>>79451
Full color, I just have bad eyes.

What blade does /po/ use? I've been using a #10 curved to make the initial outline cuts then a #11 to finish the cut.

Also is there a way to keep your sweat from smudging and dirtying the color? Is there some sort of very light glove that would let me prevent smudging without sacrificing dexterity?
>> Anonymous
>>79459
sweat less? but really I've never had that problem before. maybe papercrafting in a cold basement helps?
>> Anonymous
>>79459
use tweezers, clamps, kleenex, latex gloves, anything but your sweathy hands
>> Thrillhog !btr76hqMa6
Does anyone have a trick for getting a fine fold? The light cut I've been putting on the inside of fold makes them a little cleaner, but they still make slight creases around the corners.

What glue is ideal for papercraft? Right now I'm using Aqua liquid glue with a fine watercolor brush to apply.
>> Anonymous
>>79465
that's not how scoring works. for a mountain fold you score the colored side, for valley folds you score the blank side. then you use markers or whatever to color the resulting white lines when the model is finished.
>> Thrillhog !btr76hqMa6
>>79467
Thank you that looks much sharper. For the coloring is their a gauge or chart to know what colors to use?
>> Anonymous
>>79470
nope, just test
>> Anonymous
>>79472
and when I say test I mean print out a test sheet(normal printer paper) with all the main colors that the papercraft uses on it and start testing for color match.
>> Thrillhog !btr76hqMa6
>>79474
I figured. Does anyone print out just the guide line and paint their own? I would prefer to color my own and it would solve the definition problem as well.
>> Thrillhog !btr76hqMa6
>>79454
I didn't have any frosted butts so I just used my strop and it worked fine.