How to make polyhedra out of paper?

Paper - excellent material for the creation of interesting and unusual designs.If you have skills from conventional album sheets can be made of a swan, a beautiful house, Christmas tree, a tulip or even a snake.However, special attention should be given polyhedra out of paper - the geometric volume figures.

first step towards the creation of a polyhedron - right scan

Despite the apparent complexity of the process of creation, do bulk polyhedron first time possible.In addition to the stock of patience and perseverance, also need to know that it is based on the correct development of the drawing.Any articles made of paper, including geometric shapes, made of cut scan.However, the scan is able to take a lot of time for novice designer.This procedure is interesting and exciting, it develops in a person the ability of spatial thinking, agile mind.Regularly practicing in the development of craft paper, you will soon learn how to play even the most complex designs.

Tools for the creative process

To make a polyhedron made of paper with your hands, you'll need a set of the following tools:

  • comfortable table with a smooth surface;
  • good lighting;
  • quality glue (PVA recommended) and a brush to it;
  • pen;
  • long line;
  • paper (preferably thick).

Detailed instructions

  1. better start with the simplest shapes.The geometry of a cube.As is known, a cube has six squares forming its sides.Now you can start drawing a model scan.Do not forget the special side labels, which should be left to the polyhedra of paper comfortably glue.Solid lines mark the areas that need to be cut, and the dashed - bending shapes.
  2. now scan can be cut, wielding scissors only solid lines, without losing sight of the labels.Side of the paper with pre-deposited lines to the inside of the polyhedron.Exterior same face can be painted in its sole discretion with bright colors, colored pencils or markers.
  3. carved figures, armed with a ballpoint pen and draw it with a ruler over all the curves of the future cube.This method helps you to easily bend the paper in the desired lines.Polyhedra Paper - is a kind of art, so when you create them, you will need patience, perseverance, and the flight of thought.
  4. Bending paper figures of all the marked lines with a brush, apply glue to the side tabs.The most critical part - is the last sticker labels, which depends on the density of the selected paper.
  5. committed the action has received the cube let dry.Only then can you start to the final act - the coloring of the model.Paper hexagon ready!

polyhedron in the art of origami

Another no less beautiful hack - it polyhedra out of paper in the style of origami.To create them need 3 sheets of yellow, blue, red and green paper.

  1. Take one of the sheets, such as green, and draw on it a square 11 x 11 cm. And then using scissors cut it.All you need three squares.They will be the first line of your modular polyhedron.
  2. same principle to create the rest of the modular lines of different colors.
  3. Take a red square and fold it in half to get a rectangle.And then expand it.Turn the square 90 degrees to the right and again fold in half.Again, expand the structure and fold it now diagonally.Expand pay 90 degrees to the right and fold diagonally to form a triangle.Unfold the paper and shape of the resulting three-dimensional shape bends.
  4. Following this principle, create 11 similar figures.
  5. Now you can create a polyhedron.Fasten modules, slightly turning and putting them on top of each other so as to form the bulk multi-faceted design.

Now you know how to make a polyhedron made of paper.Experiment, exercise - and you will soon become a virtuoso in this particular art form!