Door Decorations Mario (Part 3)

To cut the door decs out I printed templates of all the parts that I needed for all the designs onto card stock.  I felt card stock would hold up to being used as a cutting template better then just computer paper.  The templates for this project are included in part 2 under attachments.  I then cut out the pieced and set those aside.

Next I readied all of the construction paper blanks that I would need for the project.  I did them all at the same time so that I only needed to do a single process at a time.  To cut the blanks I used a paper cutter.  The blanks were rectangle of paper a little larger then the finished shape.  It needed to be large enough to tape the cutting template onto the stack and staple 4 to 8 blanks together.  I only stapled on teh outside so that I would not have any hole on the finished product.

For most of my cuts I was able to use a scissors.  The outside curves that were not to complex I could cut 8 sheets of construction paper at one time.  For the more complex shapes I did four at a time.  I did notice however that when I cut more then 4 sheet my edge would come out a bit harry and raged.  I did have to use an X-Acto knife for tight corners and inside shapes.  On Boo I decided to cut out the eyes and the edge of the wing.  To do that I used the X-Acto knife.

After everything was cut I started my assembly.  I decided to use a glue stick because it doesn't wrinkle the paper like Elmer's glue does.  I think that maybe a different glue would be a good choice because it has already started to debond.  Everything on these door decs was cut out in construction paper by hand except for 2 features.  The eyes on the mushrooms I used a template and a large black Sharpie, and on the Goomba I also used a large black Sharpie to create the mouth.  The last thing I want to draw your attention to is that on my door decs I did not put the pupils on any of my figures.  I did this because I had a deadline for getting it tone and because it would add another step to the process.  If I were to remake them I think that adding the pupils would give it a more finished look.

This project was a large time commitment for me.  It took 2 or three hours of researching and designing and then an additional 9 hours to actually cut the door decs out and construct them.  I did it all by myself but with the help of a few people the time will be greatly reduced.

Below are the finished door decs.  If you want to make some of your own feel free to download the plans in part 2.  Just as a last not I made all my figures 7 inches in the longest direction.