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Showing posts with label Thick paper. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thick paper. Show all posts

Friday, August 19, 2011

How to make a cave out of paper

How to make a cave.

First I started off with some paper mil paper. It is pretty heavy duty stuff, and it come in a roll, but don't ask me where from because I have never had to order it.  We have just always had a giant roll of it.  I am nearing the end and I am going to have to figure out where it can be purchased.
Anyway, I unrolled a long piece, and cut it using a razor knife.

 Starting at one end I began folding and stepping on it to crumple it up.  This is a great way to take out some pent up frustrations.  And this is also a great time to let the kids help.  They love jumping and crumpling up paper.  

WARNING: If you crumple this up on a tile/stone floor it will be a little slick, and you might find yourself sitting rather hard on the floor.

ANOTHER WARNING: This paper is also very easy to get paper cuts from.  So be careful.

Ok so it is now crumpled up. 

I unfolded it back to it's almost original length.  Time to staple it on the wall.
I have a set built of 4'x8' frames with styrofoam on them.  So I added a few pieces of plywood for the staples to hold to. Then I randomly bunch and move the paper so it forms rock like shapes.  

I always try and turn the raw edge under.  It makes it a little bit more rock like.  

See if you lightly fold the raw edge down and staple, it looks better.






I didn't take any pictures of the painting process, mainly because I was in a hurry to get it done and get some sleep.  
I have used a paint sprayer before but the overspray took so long to clean up I decided against it this time.
I took an airbrush and sprayed blackish grey paint upwards.  Only from the bottom up.  This gives the illusion of shadows.  I tried to fill in as many gaps as possible.  If you really have a lot of time and want it to look better, do the same concept but from the top with a lighter color.  This will give the illusion of highlights.


Here is a promo video using the set.