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

Colorful Desert Sky

COLORFUL DESERT SKY

Student Gallery

2021

4th period 

Estrella, Jorja & Grayson

Addison, Zoe, Kaitlyn, Vanessa

Michael, Jaylee, Victoria, 

Josie, Katherine, Zane. 

8th period 

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2019

1st period

Ambria

Ruben, Yuka, Jason and Katie

(above) 

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2nd period deserts

Chris, Mariana, Lucy & Yareli
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3rd period pictures

Caroline
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4th period deserts
Athena, Adrian and Tristan

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5th and 9th period deserts
Kendall, Gage, Deztaney,Zackary & Jorja



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Before you begin this project, you may want to practice cactus with me here...

http://tabithaannthelostsock.blogspot.com/2014/09/how-to-practice-cactus.html

Step by Step

 (click to make bigger)

more examples below...

 

With Pencil, create a horizon line toward the bottom of your paper. 

It can be straight, crooked, hilly or rocky. 

 Draw 3 or more cacti that use contour line. 

(above left used grey marker, above right used #2 pencil and blendy stump)

(above used grey colored pencil)

If your feeling like something different, 

Shade with (not color) a colored pencil. 

Outline cacti with a permanent marker. 

Now, using a grey marker or a shading pencil, make one side of your cacti darker. 

Use a stump if necessary with the pencil. 

Use shading techniques (hatching, crosshatching, stippling or scribbling with marker). 

(above left used watercolor pencil, 

above right used 

Use your favorite watercolor technique on the sky. Do not get any color in the cacti. 

Your choices are watercolor pencils, maker explosion or watercolor palette. 

Optional cactus too...

if you choose to go over cactus with the marker burst technique, 

I would choose lighter colors as to not hide all the details.

ABOVE, 

Before and after water. 

This can also be done with younger grades. 

Picture above done by 2nd grader. 

See More Here. 

https://tabithaannthelostsock.blogspot.com/2014/09/color-burst-cactus.html