Are you a hobbyist who enjoys building from scratch? Have you worked with papers to build a house or commercial building for a miniature railway station, a small house to display miniature arts and crafts, or a scale model of your dream home, beach or cottage? on your wish list?

Have you built a playhouse out of heavy cardboard boxes for your children’s backyard?

There are many reasons to build small or large model homes. We can do the above examples with a variety of papers.

Types of paper:

1. Adhesive paper

Apply drawings, cut and apply to the work surface.

2. Cardstock

A thicker, sturdier sheet of paper that can be lined on walls to provide support and add color. Create features like house columns and window boxes.

3. Flipchart

Available in packaging containers.

paper clay

Use the mix for the surface.

5. Paper mache

Build sculptures, small furniture or textures for objects.

6. Construction paper

Light colored paper to cover a surface or make soft sculptures.

7. Cardstock

Art and miniature projects.

8. Corrugated cardboard

Build any architecture, vehicle, furniture or decoration.

9 Foam board is a plastic foam covered with paper

Stronger and more durable than heavy cardboard.

Print media depends on budget, knowledge and experiences. Paper crafts are an excellent medium for any project.

Working with paper will tap into your artistic and craft skills, challenge your thinking intellect, confirm finger and hand dexterity, test perseverance, tolerance and patience.

Instruments:

• pencils
• Scissors and cutting knife with blades
• Metalic ruler
• Adhesive tapes and glues
• Laptop

Keep a journal to document:

1. construction modifications
2. procedures
3. omissions and errors
4. Replacements and repairs
5. Advice and suggestions
6. Paper options for projects, decoration and sculptures.
7. A record of texture creations for interior and exterior surfaces.

A journal is important because duplicates or future projects may need to be done, managing time, costs, and errors.

Other documents:

1. Fabric: light, delicate and available in many colors.

Make curtains, draperies, furniture, flowers, wreaths, and bedspreads.

1. Papier-mâché is excellent for sculpture and other three-dimensional objects.

Use your favorite papier-mâché recipe to combine different papers, including tissue paper, to create interior and exterior surfaces.

The papier-mâché mixture or paste will create textured images of stucco, plaster and mortar on surfaces, between stone and brick, and ceiling textures.

1. Light Weight Artisan Decorated Sheets

These are great substitutes for wallpaper, framed artwork, and patterns to indicate brick or masonry.

1. Toilet Paper Rolls – Medium Weight Cardboard

Make furniture, animals, vehicles, storage units and shelving, Christmas decorations, railings, fences, and scenery projects.

1. Medium to heavyweight kraft

Create walkways, ground cover, mountains, signs, small single-style architecture, and criss-cross strips as support beams for the landscape.

Are you considering being a model maker?

1. This field has many niches. Select your niche by reviewing the projects you have undertaken.
2. Seek employment with companies that train or offer an apprenticeship program.
3. Be an entrepreneur highlighting your specialties.

Summary:

Model makers design and create miniature replicas of any object

Hobbyists and professional model makers have artistic and craft skills.

Patience, attention to detail and strength to complete the project.

This practical and inexpensive hobby can become a career.