Its PopUp Time

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Its Pop-Up Time!
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Technique 1 Angle of Crease
8 1/2 x 11 paper folded
Measure length and width of paper. Draw a line
from fold to center point.
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Draw another line to form a triangle.
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2 Fold back along red lines and crease fold.
1 Cut from fold to center point
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Fold triangle in the opposite direction and
crease fold again.
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Return paper to its original shape and open
Open Here.
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Lift at center crease, and make a mountain fold
along the RED line ONLY!.
Close paper and re-crease.
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Using the same measurements and techniques, try
these cut (brown lines) and folds (orange lines).
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Technique 3 Generations
Step I Using a pencil and ruler, draw a line
from the fold to the exact center of the
page. Step II Carefully cut along the line from
the fold to the center.
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Technique 3 Generations
Step III Fold along the dotted line. All edges
should be even with one another. Crease firmly.
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Technique 3 Generations
Step IV Open the pop-up and pull the cut out
section forward as shown. Make a mountain crease
along RED line ONLY!
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Technique 3 Generations
Step V Close card and crease along red lines as
shown. Step VI Using a pencil and ruler, draw a
line to the exact center and cut along the dotted
line. Fold as before, open card, and pull forms
to the front.
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Technique 3 Generations
Step VII Close card and crease along red lines
as shown. Step VI Using a pencil and ruler, draw
a line to the exact center and cut along the
dotted line. Fold as before.
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Go Ahead Make a Scene...
Fold paper in half and create tabs by cutting
from fold toward center. Vary the height of
the tabs, but do not exceed 1/2 the height of the
paper. Fold and refold tabs along RED line as
before. Flatten paper to original size.
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Go Ahead Make a Scene...
Carefully open the paper to FULL size. Pull tabs
forward at center and make mountain
creases. Close paper re-crease everything.
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Go Ahead Make a Scene...
With tabs bent forward, attach pictures to the
perpendicular tabs using a glue stick. These
images will fold flat when the book is closed.
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Its Time to Make a Big-Mouthed Frog!

• Fold paper in half
• Draw perpendicular line from fold to exact
  center.
• Cut along line
• Fold and re-fold triangles on either side of the
  cut.

• Cut a small slit at the base of one of the folded
  triangles.
• Folding and refolding triangles on either side of
  this slit.

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Its Time to Make a Big-Mouthed Frog!

• Carefully open the paper to its Full size.
• Draw a frog shape around the eye and mouth
  cutouts.
• Carefully pull the triangles forming the eyes and
  mouth to the front, making mountain creases.
• Carefully fold paper in half re-crease.
• Glue or tape on colored backings.

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Technique 5 Multi-piece

• Now lets add some imagination and expand on the
  basic skills

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Helpful Hint 1

• Colorful paper containing writing or drawings may
  be placed behind a pop-up opening for visual
  interest.

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Helpful Hint 2

• Pop-up books are created page by page, but then
  the pages must be fastened back-to-back. Create
  a flexible backing by cutting a page of card
  stock in half and re-attaching the two halves
  with masking tape on both front and back.

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Just You and Your Imagination

• Construct a pop-up page using at least 2 of the
  techniques demonstrated today. Plan carefully
  BEFORE you begin cutting.

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Technique 2 Shape of Slit
Step I Using a ruler and a pencil, Draw both the
solid and the dotted lines on your paper.
Step II Beginning at the fold, cut along all
solid lines.
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Technique 2 Shape of Slit

Step III With solid lines cut, fold both sides
back along the dotted lines and toward the spine.
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Technique 2 Shape of Slit
Step IV Open the pop-up and tent the entire
center fold.
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Technique 4 Cut-Aways

• Cut-Aways are not traditional pop-ups, but can be
  incorporated on pop-up pages

Step 1 Using a ruler and pencil, draw lines
dividing the paper into 4 equal sections
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Technique 4 Cut-Aways
Step 2 Draw a number, letter, or object over the
line separating sections 1 2 3 4
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Technique 4 Cut-Aways
Step 3 Carefully cut away only that portion of
the drawings that is in sec. 2 4. Do not cut
from 1 or 3.
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Technique 4 Cut-Aways
Step 4 Fold and crease along each of the 3
dividing lines. When pages are opened, the forms
pop out.
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