Do you know what is Papercraft or Pepakura?

Papercraft or pepakura (ペパクラ) is a method of building three-dimensional objects using paper similar to origami. Most of the time the art and colors are already printed on paper, it is only necessary to cut and fold until the desired art is made.

Papercraft or pepakura models can be easily found on the internet, printed and assembled, making it much easier than making origami. The internet has become a popular place for papercrafts of anime characters, games, cartoons and many others.

Papercraft and pepakura

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Origin of Pepakura

The art of folding and creating objects with paper is as old as origami. But the papercraft or paper models that we know began to appear during the Second World War. In England around 1941, several models made of paper became popular, mainly ships and planes.

Unfortunately, the arrival of plastic made the interest in models made of paper fall by the wayside. It was with the arrival of the Internet and printer that the art of creating models and characters on paper became even more popular. Nowadays, several companies use papercraft to market their characters and products, they usually provide official models of characters to print and assemble.

Papercraft and pepakura

Papercraft Techniques

To create a three-dimensional object is used techniques of folding, cutting, pasting, shaping, sewing and even creating layers. With papercraft it is possible to create not just square objects but any shape. In fact, the word papercraft can refer to any art and craft made with paper, but we are highlighting the famous Pepakura that are used to make characters like the images in this article.

It is common to use harder papers or cards to create the three-dimensional objects. Some apply paint or resin to protect and make the paper harden and last longer. Others often fill the hollow part of the paper with foam or something else to keep it from creasing.

Papercraft and pepakura

There is even an app called Pepakura Designer where you can transform polygons, objects and three-dimensional characters into molds to print and create your own parpercraft.

Is that you? Have you ever ridden a pepakura? Why not search the internet for your favorite character's papercraft and assemble it? Don't forget to take a picture and post it in the comments so we can see. And don't forget to share the article so that more people can know this art. xD

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