My Paper Model & Papercraft » Paper Model Tips http://www.mypapermodel.com Welcome to the world of nice Paper Model and Papercraft Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:28:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Best Photo Paper for Papercraft http://www.mypapermodel.com/best-photo-paper-for-papercraft.html http://www.mypapermodel.com/best-photo-paper-for-papercraft.html#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:53:16 +0000 admin http://www.mypapermodel.com/?p=431 The often questions which I receive every time from newbie papercraft lover is: “What’s photo paper that will work best for my papercraft?” There are none of the best answer for this question, because it can change based on your needs. The photo paper that would be perfect for me may not be the perfect one for you. The exact right answer is come from your experience. So you must try by yourselft. This article is just for guide you to find the best photo paper that match with your style in a short time.

The first of all which you must concern is the photo paper that you choose is whether it’s glossy or matte. Some papercraft is required much more shiny and flashy than matte. Such as robot or vehicle papercraft, especially Gundam papercraft is the one which I often print template in glossy photo paper. Gundam become realistic mobile suite with shiny armor or strong rifle that flare with the lighting. In the other hand, the antique papercraft is required the classic type of paper which in matte. The castle of dracula will not scary you if it’s assembled from the shining photo paper, am I right?

The next thing to think about when choosing your photo paper is its weight. Because it will refer to cost of paper that you have to pay. The heavy weight make your papercraft much more strong but you will be dealing with a higher cost.

Brand of photo paper is the last one but it’s less of considering for me. Because most of them is not very many different from brand to brand, then I would pretty much buy whatever happened to be on sale when I go to the store.

Choosing the photo paper for your papercraft is not too hard of a process. Just narrow down the type of papercraft that you want to assemble then choose photo paper type that related. Choose the paper weight that works well for you and finally the brand. You’ll find that it was very easy and use less than 5 minutes for choosing the right photo paper for your papercraft.

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