With paint, a small amount of dark color goes a long way, and once you put too much in, no amount of white paint added will fix it.Īs for wet folding this when it is done, I have never had a problem with the paint running. Also, if you are going to mix colors together to make a different shade, or add black to make the color darker, the general rule for mixing paint is to start with the brighter color, and add very small bits of the darker color until it is the right shade. Some things to consider when mixing the paint in: The color of the finished paper is going to be a bit less bright, and a bit more dull than the original paint/Methylcellulose mixture. (i.e., place the paper on a glass or plexiglass surface and paint the mixture on as you would if you were painting a wall, being careful to work the bubbles out gently) Once the paper is all painted, I generally use a rubber roller to take the excess paint off, as well as get the bubbles out, but this is not necessary.ģ: Let dry, and then carefully peel up a corner and peel off of the glass. The more paint you add, the more saturated the final color will be.Ģ: Mix it in until it is a uniform shade, and then paint the mixture onto the paper the same way you would with Methylcellulose. Just a very small amount will do: I would say perhaps a pea sized drop for every cup of methylcellulose, but there are no hard and fast rules. Note: This is what Michael Lafosse does to his Origamido paper, and what I was told to do when I asked them about it.ġ: Take some methylcellulose and mix in a small amount of ACRYLIC paint.
The folks at Paper Jade told me (because I knew I had seen red, and actually still have some bright orange) that Zanders told them that the only colors they make are those gray and beige ones.Īs far as painting your elephant hide, here is what I do: I know this, because I spoke with the folks at, one of two retailers who are importing the stuff directly from Zanders in Germany (the other is ). Last one first: Unfortunately, elephant hide is no longer made in anything but beige-tones and gray-tones. Finally, make one more outside reverse fold to create the tip of the elephant’s trunk.This is rare, but I actually have answers for BOTH questions.Make another outside reverse fold, this time fold the paper so it points up. Note that the paper’s edge (blue arrow) should be perpendicular to the base.Water flows upward from the roots to the leaves in plants. An elephant spraying water on its self to cool off. Use the crease line made in step 3 as a guide. Lakes dont freeze solid in winter, despite low temperatures. Adjust the height of the fold so the top edge (green arrow) is parallel to the bottom edge.Use the pinch fold made in step 6 as a landmark. Make an outside reverse fold: Fold the left side of the paper towards the right.Rotate the paper a little so the base (the elephant’s feet) is pointing down. You don’t need to fold all the way down, just make a pinch to identify the halfway point. Make a pinch fold: Fold the left-tip to meet with the right tip (join the green dots).Fold the model in half (top to bottom).Fold the left-point (marked with red dot) to meet with the other red dot.Repeat with the bottom-left edge of the paper.
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