I am now a teacher and take nursery level class, and I teach origami+paper craft to my students. For the development of creative skills this activity or hobby can be offered or suggested by teachers or parents to their children.
There is a slight difference between origami and paper model, paper folding or paper craft.
According to definition by Wikipedia:
"Paper models, also called card models or papercraft, are models constructed mainly from sheets of heavy paper or card stock as a hobby. It may be considered a broad category that contains origami, and card modelling, with origami being a paper model made from folding paper (without using glue), and card modelling as the making of scale models from sheets of card on which the parts were printed, usually in full colour, for one to cut out, fold, score and glue together."
- Link to wikipedia definition of: paper model
I have collected many links and resources where you can not only learn paper craft or paper folding, provided by step by step tutorials, But you can also download and print out many craft projects. Almost all are FREE. The material required is easly available from nearest stationary, hobby store or from the online hobby stores. Mainly you would need paper, glue, scissor or crafters knife to make paper craft projects.Links and resources for paper crafts:
1- Paperkraft
This blog is created by Ron Rementilla from U.S.
When did he started this hobby?
"He has been collecting papercraft books and kits since he was a kid, most of the old ones that he had were of the punch-out type and paper automatas. His collection of free downloadable papercraft patterns from the net only started in 1997.
Anout the blog:
Paperkraft.net guides people to find the best free papercrafts on the web and promote the works of prominent and up-and-coming paper modelers, even the obscured ones.
The main focus of this site is on 3D (three-dimensional) paper models. Whenever you see the word "papercraft" it refers to "3D paper models". The types of genre included are anime, manga, video game, PC game, cartoon, and film. Also included are origami, paper automata, pop-up cards, and dioramas.
Link: Paperkraft
2- Paper craft world is for free paper models and papercraft goods.
You can see a motorbike papercraft here, which is an example of the papercraft.
3- Creative park is from "Canon" company and a lot of paper crafts are given at the site which are free to search or download the models.
4- Paper craft paradise is another paper craft blog offering some unusual paper crafts.
5- Paper craft models from "Yamaha Motor Co.Japan". You can download motor bike, animals, seasons and other models free from the link.
6- Paper Craft x offers paper toys.
7- Erick's Models provides opportunity of downloading paper models for Free.
More sites, blogs and links:
* Paper forest is an excellent blog with articles on paper crafts.
* Rommy-sloth paper toys
A forum for paper crafters
* Art wanted has many attractive paper models.
* Card modeling is about card modeling and more about at this community based site.
* Paper inside is from Cláudio Dias, who is from Brazil. He designs his own models. And all links are FREE to use.
* 100 exceptional free paper models and toys from "Creative close up". There are three dimensional paper models: Gadgets, toys, characters, cars, robots, spaceships, airplanes, buildings and even working photo cameras.
** Topciala is a search engine which helps you to find the sites you need. This link would take you to many links for paper folding sites.
- paper craft links
* At Paper folding 3D you can download many 3D paper folding models. There are a lot of beautiful paper craft models.
(In their own words)
"Paper folding is an art to make all kinds of shapes of things with paper. A simple piece of paper, when folded a few times by an artist, will deliver lively objects. Existing as a traditional craft for over one thousand years, Chinese people of different ages love it.
"Paper Folding 3D" is a 3 dimensional, view from any direction, multi-view guide program. When you use this program, no matter from front, back, or sides, every detail, can be seen very clearly. The program offers you 130 models, including birds, fish, and useful daily objects."
* Paper arcade
* Artsy fartsy an art/craft blog.
* Exciting blog with Paper Craft / Papercut Model Making at "Mirage Studio 7.
- Kids paper craft at "Parenting toddlers.com:
Few online hobby stores:
- Crafty devils papercraft
- Paper craft.org is an online store, which guides you through paper craft products, using paper craft. Papercraft, or pepakura, which is a method of crafting three-dimensional objects out of paper, similar to origami.
Site explains: "Papercraft differs from origami in that the final product is usually made from patterns cut out from paper and held together with glue. It is possible to import and convert 3D polygon models from various sources, making it easier to design and create your own papercraft models."
More links would be added!
Very Nice. Its cool!
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