It’s an idea that’s so simple but is completely amazing. A toy made of paper that only requires that you cut it out and assemble. No adhesive required.
I recently purchased Issue 126 of Computer Arts Projects magazine, it was an issue dedicated to character design. As I was flipping through the magazine I came to page 54 and discovered paper doll love! As soon as you lay your eyes on Jason Harlan’s creations you can’t help but get excited. He has created hundreds of versions, in different sizes and they come in different series. Harlan has reintroduced the fun of papercraft. It’s mind-blowing to think of how much time it would have taken to make this a glueless creation, let alone the hundreds and counting. They show a few examples of his papercraft work and visual step by step of the assembling process. There was even a contest featured where you can design your own papercraft toy. One could be entertained for hours using his template and coming up with their own creations.
The disc that comes with the magazine has the template on it for a version of his toy. After opening the template I figured I could quickly “whip” something up so I could print it off and attempt my own papercraft toy, but found myself overwhelmed with too many ideas, so I stuck to something basic, got it printed, and then began cutting and folding. After being meticulous about my cutting I found it ridiculously easy to build. I now have 13 more to cut out and fold together.
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