How to make a paper deer using different techniques

2024 Author: Sierra Becker | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-26 03:46

Since ancient times, men hunted, and the prey was used for various purposes. Some animals were eaten, some were skinned and spread like a carpet, and the head of a deer was hung on the wall for beauty. You feel sorry for the poor animal, but do you want decoration in this style? Learn how to make a paper deer!

Papier-mâché. Preparing

You can create almost any shape with this technique. Therefore, it is worth contacting her with the question of how to make a deer out of paper with your own hands. Materials:

• Newspapers.
• Adhesive tape.
• Scissors.
• Papier-mache glue (PVA).
• Paint.
• Thick cardboard (box).
• Wood base for wall mounting.

Papier-mâché glue can be created by yourself. This must be done immediately before work. In a ratio of 1:5, take the sifted flour and water, respectively. Mix until lumps disappear. You can beat with a blender. Take three times as much water and boil it in a saucepan. Add flour mixture. Reduce the temperature, stir the consistency inwithin three minutes. Then add sugar. Let the glue cool, remove the emerging film.

Progress of work

When all the materials are prepared, you can start learning how to make a paper deer with your own hands.

1. Crumple three newspaper balls of different sizes.
2. Tie them together with ribbon to form a head.



3. Wrap newspaper around the entire structure for a smoother surface.
4. Make the neck following the same principle. Attach it to your head with newspaper and ribbon.
5. Cut out a circle from thick cardboard to attach the deer to the wall. Connect it to the neck.



6. Tear the newspaper into small pieces.
7. Dip each piece of paper in glue or glue mixture and put it on your head.
8. After creating the first layer, let the craft dry overnight, then apply the second layer.



9. Cut out the ears from cardboard, glue them to the head and glue them over using papier-mâché technique.
10. Use a long piece of newspaper dipped in glue to shape the nose.



11. Make ridges in place for the eyes.
12. To create horns, use thin branches as a shape (thick ones will not stick on your head). You can also roll thick paper to form horns.

13. Paste the selected form with small papers.

    

14. Paint the craft in the desired colors and attach to the wood base. This will give the product a finished look.

You learned how to make papier-mâché paper deer!

Prefabricated

There is a very easy way to get a deer out of paper. Print the template below in the size you need.

Cut out all the details and glue on thick cardboard. The main thing is to choose the right thickness according to the dimensions of the product.

Paint the workpiece in the desired color and assemble. Done!

Christmas card

A postcard will help to complete a gift for friends on the most long-awaited holiday of the year. How to make a Christmas deer out of paper? What you need:

• Toy eyes.
• Red ribbon 1 centimeter wide.
• Red and brown cardboard.
• Pencil.
• Scissors.
• Glue.

Progress:

1. Fold a sheet of brown cardboard in half and draw the torso of a deer. The tail should be on the fold. Cut out the pattern.
2. Make a spout out of red cardboard.
3. Glue toy eyes on the deer's head. You can make them yourself by cutting out the appropriate circles from white and black paper.
4. Create a ribbon bow and glue it around the neck.
5. Write a congratulation inside, and you can attach a tag with a main congratulation, such as "Happy New Year", or with the name of the recipient to the ribbon.

Make your loved ones happy with homemade cards!

Origami

How to make a paper origami deer:

1. Take a square piece of paper and fold it into a triangle.
2. Bend again, unbend. This was necessary to create a fold line.
3. Turn the upper layer of the left side of the triangle into a rhombus. Turn over the sheet. Do the same with the other side.
4. Fold the side corners and the remaining upper triangle to the center. Unbend.
5. Pull the bottom corner and turn it into an elongated rhombus. Flip the leaf.
6. Fold the top to the bottom, return to the previous position.
7. Flip the bottom corners up slightly from the center.
8. Bend the triangle down, fold a small part up and down again at the bottom. At the top, fold the triangle down.
9. Bend the corners sticking out from the side down, then a small part up.
10. Cut the protruding triangle in half and do the same with it as in step 9.

Now you can easily create a deer in different techniques using paper!