What is papercraft?
Papercraft, also called card models or paper models, are models constructed mainly from sheets of heavy paper, paperboard, or card stock.
This may be considered a broad category that contains origami and card modeling. Origami is the process of making a paper model by folding paper without using glue. Card modeling is making scale models from sheets of cardstock on which the parts were printed, usually in full color. These pieces would be cut out, folded, scored and glued together. They are generally more popular in Europe and Japan than in the United States.
How to make papercraft?
The images are made by unfolding a 3D computer graphic into 2D using
Pepakura, a program designed specifically for papercraft, or Ultimate Papercraft 3D. These 3D images are either made by graphic softwares, or taken indirectly from the video game. A few models are hand drawn using trial and error.
What tools and materials do you need?
Here is a list what you will need, please check: Paper Model Tools and Materials.
What’s so great about papercraft?
Papercraft is an inexpensive hobby that requires planning and hand-eye coordination. Many model hobbyists became attracted to papercraft because it offers a greater variety of free and difficult models to build.
Categories of Paper Crafts, Paper Models, Paper Toys and Origami?
There are so many papercraft subjects, that accurate classification seems to be a very difficult job, so the categories are based on the paper model themes (such as: Gundam, anime and manga, mecha and robot, vehicles, airplane / aircrafts, origami, military, games, movies, etc.), but you can use tags / labels for more detailed categories or themes (for exsample, you can click on the tag “Tank” for many Tank Paper Models). Of course, you can also use the search function to find the paper model which you want to get.
Tips: You can search paper crafts using combination of keywords (theme, name, scale, etc.), such as “SD Gundam GAT-X105 Strike“, “1:72 World War II SU-76 tank“, “Marvel Avengers Cube Hulk“…
I am a designer and I would like to submit my papercraft!
Please check the Submission Guidelines, and we look forward to and welcome you to upload your designs!
Is it free?
Yes! They are free of charge! You can download it and print to build by yourself.
I do not know how to do！
Check the Beginners Guide, it has information about how to do papercraft.
Other issues
Please post a comment on this page.
For this paper model, we recommend that you use the material (Paper, Paint, Glue, etc.) to make. Here are Great Deals, and here are 100s of card making ideas. There is FREE sewing patterns that you may need.
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Great! thanks for the share!
Arron
All the crafts look grate but are any downloadable?
Mostly can download, if you can not download, because the author has removed the download link.
how do i down load from the papercraftsquare web site.
I do not understand your question, there is download link at end of the article. Click the link, then you will find the model.
Hey!
Me and my sister discovered this website and now we’re obsessed with the mini celebrity cut out people! She found the paper models Russel and Greg from Britain Unzipped and now we’ve been seaching through trying to find our favourite celebrities. I was wondering, do you do requests?
Sadie
Just wondering if it would be ok to sell completed models? unsure about the copyright law on here so thought would ask before downloading anything. thanks for reading.
cannot download the aircraft sessna files. Wont load.
Which post?
i downloaded the file/rar but i cant onpen it O_o is there a special thing i need to open the file? im using safari but i doubt thats the problem, can you help me?
You can use UnRarX to open the rar file, if you have a Mac OS system~
hello
I would like to download the 2001 a space oddyssey but i cant is the model not avaliable?
What is the link? I check it or email to you.
Hello there
Sorry by my poor english. I know the link TIE Interceptor UHU02´s has expired, but when i noticed, it was too late. I really, really like this Tie; actually i have a Tie Advanced and a Tie bomber in plastic, but i always wont this. Would be possible to send me the model, please? I promise not to resell, distribuid or else, i just wanna build it. Pleeeease
Hi,
Please check your mailbox, I sent it to you。
—ENGLISH—The mexican president KIKE Peña Nieto in papercraft here is winrar to unzip and comes in PDF format… all free of viruses and malwares… Have fun building it … greetings and hugs from the land of Tequila (Mexico) …. http://www.mediafire.com/?dryc2r86y9cv1zc
—ESPAÑOL—El presidente KIKE PEÑA NIETO en papercraft, aquí está en WINRar para descomprimir y viene en formato PDF…TODO libre de VIRUS y MALWARES…Diviértanse armándolo… saludos y abrazos desde la tierra del Tequila (México)…. http://www.mediafire.com/?dryc2r86y9cv1zc
Thanks Lex!!
hello, i was just downloading all the one direction ones but when i came to Niall’s it wouldn’t work. Is there any way i could get the template, its the only one out of the 5 i am missing and desperately want to complete the set for my sister?
Do you mean these paper toys?: http://www.papercraftsquare.com/pop-star-one-direction-free-papercrafts-download.html
If yes, download them here: http://popwee.tumblr.com/