Cardboard Construction

Types of Cardboard Construction Techniques

Types of Cardboard/Vocab-

Thin- 1 single layer, easy to cut with scissors. 

Corrugated- 2 think pieces with a wavy piece sandwiched in middle. 

Can be cut with heavy duty scissor or a knife. Can be "scored"- cutting the top layer only. 

Score- To cut through the top layer only of a corregated piece of cardboard, making it easier and cleaner to bend. 

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TECHNIQUES

Flange- use toilet paper roll, fat fringe on the bottom half and branch/glue down

Feet- tabs on the bottom of a piece that are part of the piece. 

Hinge

Score and bend

Tab- an extra piece on the edge used to attach to another. 

Tab and Slit-

Stacking- pieces laid flat on top of each other and glued down (like pancakes).

Stack and spin- 2 pieces stacked on top with hole punches in them and a brad used to make it spin/move) (

Hole Punch with string/pipe cleaner

Skewer through corrugated

"L" brace- seperate piece used to anchor down and hold up wall of carbboard in a 90 degree angle. 

Chain

Notch and Insert- A slit/notch in one piece allowing others to be pulled in and out. 

Gusset

Gusset- Triangluar base

Mrs. Morgan's Exam

Robert C. Williams

Museum of Papermaking

MHS Students 2026

6th period Advanced Art

Kipton and Gabriel

6th period Advanced Art

Davis and Jeremiah 

Trestin, Gevi, and Gavin

Images below are from Google Image Search, not mine. 

Using for educational purposes only. 

How this practice can be used for Sculpture... 

Which technique do you see below?

CRITERIA- 

-You can PARTNER up (2-3) in a group. 

Each person must do 4 techniques. 

*Write on back who did what technique. 

You can not repeat techniques in group. 

So, you board should have 

8 for a group of 2

and 12 for a group of 3. 

- You must LABEL the board with a title and label techniques

It should look good : neat and creative.

-It must all be glued down onto a board.

*notice in this video, she uses very thin cardboard (paper like) for some things. 

You can do this if you do not need the corrugation. 

PLANS FOR FUTURE...

3D Letter

Sylvie Reno 

Fairy Houses

See ideas here...

Pop Art Sculpture-

Making a 3D Sculpture look 2-D

Inspired by Dr. Seuss and Roy Lichtenstein

VASES with faux plants

Kimberley Hodges

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Cardboard Projects from the Lost Sock Past... 

Winter Glitter Putz Houses

https://tabithaannthelostsock.blogspot.com/2014/05/glitter-putz-houses.html

Abstract Expressionism Sculptures

https://tabithaannthelostsock.blogspot.com/2012/02/abstract-expressionism-sculptures.html

Lifesize Avatar

https://tabithaannthelostsock.blogspot.com/2013/01/lifesize-avatars.html

Sundry Semi Sphere

A SPHERE (Form) is a CIRLCE (Shape)  in 3D. 

A SEMI-SPHERE is half of a sphere. 

What objects/forms are SEMI-SPHEREs?

How does a semi-sphere change if it moves above or below you?

How does your EYE LEVEL effect objects? 

Above your eye? 

Below your eye?

 Further from your eye?

Closer to your eye?

PROJECT:

1. Creatively think of as many forms that are Semi-Spheres as possible. 

DO THE WORKSHEET. 

2. Choose one object or different objects to use for your project. 

You will beed SIX total. 

Show A Semi-Sphere form from these different eye levels or depths. 

PERSPECTIVE

EYE LEVELS:

Eye level is about where you look UP , DOWN, or FORWARD. 

IT is about how things change based on if they are ABOVE, BELOW, or AT your EYE LEVEL.

1. Above eye level- Worm's Eye View

You may have used this if you were in my class in middle school...

https://tabithaannthelostsock.blogspot.com/2020/11/worms-eye-view-city.html

https://tabithaannthelostsock.blogspot.com/2015/09/desert-sky-worm-eye-view.html

2. Under eye level- Bird's Eye View

3. Eye level

DEPTHS:

Depth is about how FAR BACK or FORWARD something is from your eye, 

less about above or below your eye.

1. Foreground (close to viewer, further down on paper)

Far below Horizon, More detail, bigger. 

2. Middleground

3. Background

On horizon, Smaller, less detailed. 

CRITERIA

-choose a form that is a semi-sphere. 

All of them can be the same object, or different. 

-create a space of background, foreground, and middle-ground. 

- Use your semi-sphere objects to show

above eye level, at eye level, and below eye level.