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Step 1: Stuff You'll Need
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There are three ESSENTIAL elements to this project:
Glue: I'm using Aleene's Quick Dry Tacky Glue, which bonds pieces of paper
together in around 30 seconds. However, any tacky glue will be fine, but
don't try to use a glue stick. It will leave a sticky mess on your hands which
will get on the paper whenever you handle it.
Paper: Good quality cardstock is also a must. I'm using acid and lignin free
cardstock from Michaels. It has a 65lb or 176g/m^2 weight. For those of you
who are thinking of using copy paper, it's not going to work. You are welcome
to try it, but I can assure you that you will be disappointed, or left with a very
flimsy elephant.
Scissors or Knife: I personally prefer to use my stainless steel scissors for
cutting out the pieces. If you choose to use an Xacto knife, you'll need a
ruler to make sure all the cuts are straight.
While those are the essentials, here are some optional, but very helpful items:
Ruler and Scoring Tool: To make folds neat and clean, I highly advise the
use of a ruler and scoring tool. The scoring tool I used is a mechanical pencil
WITHOUT ANY LEAD. By using the ruler to make a straight path while you
run the tip of the pencil over the lines, you can make very crisp, professional
folds. If you use lead in the pencil, you won't be able to distinguish the
different folds, so make sure your pencil has no writing capabilities! However,
any object with a blunt, yet precise tip can be used for scoring.
Tweezers: Tweezers are useful for holding flaps that need to be glued while
you wait for them to dry. They are particularly helpful in the tusks. I didn't use
mine too often, but when they were needed, they were certainly helpful.
Toothpicks: Like the ruler and scoring tool, I highly recommend you keep
around 20 or so toothpicks with you. I used them for spreading the glue
around the flaps once I put on a drop. The toothpicks help spread the glue
evenly and avoid excess glue from oozing out when the flap is pressed to the
paper. Once again, highly recommended.
Clear Packing Tape: I use clear packing tape when for some reason, the
glue won't hold the paper together. I also use it right before I put on the back
of the elephant. During this time, I covered the entire interior with masking
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tape to reinforce the entire structure. It's super strong, and once its on the
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Next, you're going to need the right kind of paper. Cardstock is your best choice
to make this model sturdy and long lasting. I am using 65lb, or 176 g/m^2
cardstock. For fun, I am going to be using blue and cream cardstock for this
papercraft. Blue (in particular, this shade of blue is called "Lunar Blue") is for the
body, while cream is for the tusks. You may use white if you wish, although real
ivory is closer to cream in color. But don't forget, this is an art piece! You can use
whatever colors you want, because the final result will still look great! Get
creative!
There are 29 pages in this PDF, and the last two are for the tusks. Thus, I am
going to make a stack of paper with 27 blue sheets and 2 cream sheets, with the
two cream sheets being on the bottom. Load this stack into your printer.
Your final step is to print. Download the PDF, then go to File > Print.
Once you have printed all 29 pages, you will notice each page has the part
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right side of the model when you put it together, and vice versa. The same
applies for the tusks. In fact, all the parts are a mirror image. Why would I do
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this? Because, if you needed to inspect the model in Pepakura, the left ear is on
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papercraft, remember, they are mirror images of each other (the right ear on the
papercraft will be the left ear on the computer).
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The first part in the stack is the left ear. I find it easiest to cut out every piece,
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then score all the lines, and then glue them. I used to cut a piece, score it, fold it,
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and then find an adjacent piece, cut, score, fold it, and glue it, and repeat the
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tune your brain to each task instead of having to constantly refresh for every
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So, first cut all the pieces. It's time consuming, but fun.
Next, score all the pieces. Align the ruler parallel to the line you wish to score,
leaving about a millimeter distance between the ruler edge and the line. This is
so that the tip of the scoring tool will fall directly on the line instead of next to it.
Then, firmly run the tip of the tool all the way across the line. Repeat for every
line. It sounds like it will take a lot of time, but you'd be surprised how quickly
scoring gets done.
Now, fold every piece. Small dashed lines are valley folds, which are folded
inwards. Large dashed lines are mountain folds, which are folded outwards. To
see what I mean, look at the pictures above. Normally, the folds would've been
the other way around, but to avoid seeing all the ugly lines and flaps, I inverted
the directions of the folds so they cannot be seen.
Here comes the fun part: gluing. Find the number on any edge, and find the flap
with the same number. If you can't find a pair, open up the PDF on your
computer, and hit CTRL and F (or COMMAND and F on Mac). This will allow
you to search the PDF. Just type in the number you are looking for, and you will
be shown which two pieces it's on. You can also look in the 3D model in the
papercraft for the piece you need, and find the piece next to it.
Next, apply glue to each flap. Here's a good rule of thumb: one dot of glue for
every inch on the flap. Applying any more than that will leave you with excess
glue. Use your handy dandy toothpicks to spread the glue across the flap, even
at the narrow end areas. Finally, join the flap to its edge buddy. Repeat until all
the pieces are used. I find gluing to be the most entertaining step because you
get to see all the pieces form a physical object!
While gluing, make sure the flaps are directly flush with their edges. Otherwise,
small holes will appear in the vertices of the papercraft, which doesn't look good
in the finished model.
After all that, your left ear should be done! Remember all these steps, because
they apply for every part in this elephant. Now, we need to move onto the other
side of the head!
Step 4: Right Ear
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Well, now that you know the steps, go for it! First, cut out all the pieces, then
score the lines, then fold those lines, and glue the pieces together!
This step is relatively easy, because the right ear and left ear are nearly
identical. Therefore, the process for building the right ear is very similar to
making the left ear.
Step 5: The Head
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The largest part of this papercraft is the head. When you assemble it, stay as
organized as possible, because there are A LOT of parts for it (they didn't even
fit on my workmat). I didn't show every piece being glued, because if I did, there
would be A LOT of pictures. Even though there are a lot of pieces, the head is
actually very easy to assemble, it just takes a while to do so.
Note: Don't glue on the back yet, that is the final part of the papercraft.
Step 6: The Trunk
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Ah, the famous trunk: a signature feature of the elephant. There are a lot of long
triangle pieces for the trunk, and a lot of them look quite identical. This is why it's
important to pay attention to the edge numbers on this piece. Make sure all the
edges are glued only to their corresponding edge buddies.
The trunk is a really difficult part. Why? Because of all those narrow triangle
pieces. Folding their flaps cleanly is really hard to do, which is why I
recommended a scoring tool in the beginning of the instructable. When folding
the flaps, make sure you fold them all the way to the ends. This makes your
papercraft free of holes, and as a result, it will look more professional.
If you ever feel discouraged, stop working on the papercraft and do something
else. Working while frustrated will do more harm to your piece than good. But
don't worry, you can do it!
Step 7: The Left and Right Tusks
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Finally, you've made it to the easiest part of this papercraft. The tusks have all
their parts on a single page (one per tusk). While folding the tusks, make sure
you that you make clean and crisp creases to emphasize their sharpness.
You may find using the tweezers helpful when making the tusks. Due to the
narrowness of the tusks, its hard to hold the flaps with your fingers. I used the
tweezers for this purpose while the glue dried.
Step 8: Assembling the Parts
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Here comes the best part: putting it all together! Start with the ears; remember:
the left ear goes on the right side, and the right ear goes on the left side. Next,
move to the trunks. You may need some packing tape to hold it in place if the
glue can't handle its weight. Finally, glue on the tusks. Like the ears, the left one
goes on the right, and the right goes on the left.
Now, you can see what your elephant will look like. If you've made it this far,
congrats, you've already finished all the hard stuff!
Step 9: Reinforcing (Optional)
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Although you don't have to, I like to cover parts inside of the elephant with
packing tape to reinforce the edges. This helps add a little weight to the
papercraft, as well as some structural stability.
Step 10: Put on the Back
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There are only two pages for the back, one flap, and two folds. Cut out both
pieces, and glue them together.
Now, we have to glue it onto the back of the head. You can either put the flaps
on the outside, or on the inside. I find that keeping the flaps on the inside is
easier, and makes the back look better (even though you won't see it). Apply
good amounts of glue, and even add some strips of packing tape to the inside
before placing the back down. Glue each flap one at a time, until you reach the
last two. You can glue those two at the same time.
You can also sign the back of your elephant with your name and date, because
it's your artwork!
After this, inspect everything on your elephant. If you like it, you're done!
Step 11: Conclusion and Going Further
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I hope you enjoyed making my papercraft just as much as I enjoyed designing it.
If you make it, I would appreciate you posting a comment with a picture of your
finished creation. If you need help, you can PM me or comment a picture of your
problem, as it is possible that others are having the same problem as you.
There's tons of room for modification for this instructable. You can add lights to
the inside and make an elephant lamp, or add a wooden plaque to the back to
make it look like a hunter's trophy. Feel free to comment your modifications or
modification ideas!
Thanks everyone, and keep innovating!
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hola si tienes las plantillas de este elefante te las cambio por
otras de las que quieras tengo montones y ahora quiero esta.. me puedes
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