Paper Modelling Books and Scrolls
By egdcltd
@egdcltd (12059)
September 29, 2016 1:27pm CST
I've mentioned a few times that I've been doing some paper modelling, with the intention of creating some myself. So, here's a photo of some I've had a go at - the ruler is there for scale, as you can see, they are pretty small.
These are all done from the designs I've purchased from others, but I've had a play around with them. The three scrolls in the top left I've added sealing wax to - it's hard getting a very tiny amount. The same design I've also modified into a scroll that unrolls - the cocktail sticks would be trimmed and painted for a better result.
There's an opening book with several pages next to three single page open books and a bunch of sealed books, one thicker than the others, in the bottom right.
These were all done with standard printer paper which is definitely too thin, possibly even for the scrolls. Finding single sheets of different weights of card and paper to play around with is tricky, and I don't want to buy 100 sheets, or even 10, of something that may well be the wrong weight.
Image: Me
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@yukimori (10193)
• United States
29 Sep 16
Craft store sell individual sheets of paper, so you might try looking there to find something that will fit your purposes. With the sealing wax, have you tried putting a little dab of the wax on a toothpick and using that to apply it to the scrolls? That was a technique that my aunt and grandmother taught me when we were working on dollhouse miniatures, which seem pretty similar to the little books and scrolls you're creating.
Depending on the piece, some of the little dollhouse miniature things can sell for quite a bit of money. I've seen teeny tiny books on sale for $50 each at some of the miniature shows I've gone to.
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@egdcltd (12059)
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29 Sep 16
Funnily enough, I had tried it with the toothpick, but not with any great success as yet - the wax dried too quickly. Now I know it can be done that way, I'll have another go.
The craft shop where I got the materials from did sell individual sheets, but only had one weight in white A4 that was actually suitable for printing on. I want a range of weights to try, because I think different weights will be better for different things. I'm hoping some other craft or art supply shops might have a better range.
I'm assuming that the doll house miniatures are probably made from wood or cast in some way. I certainly hope so anyway - these are made from paper and foam, and I'd hate to think someone was charging $50 for these!
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@egdcltd (12059)
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30 Sep 16
@yukimori What I'm intending to do is create images that people can print out and then use to make their own (like I'm doing here) from paper, card and foam, so I doubt we're talking $50 books here!
Still, it's interesting that some go for that much. I suppose with a bit of practice you could do some that are more complex and could go for a bit (to the right market). Possibly even ones as simple as this could be sold in bulk so that people don't have to make their own.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
30 Sep 16
you are good at them - you can buy paper specially designed for origami exercises like these
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
30 Sep 16
@egdcltd guess different tasks need different kinds of paper
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@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
1 Oct 16
Nice work keep it up
It is always so good to be creative
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