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Donkey Sculpture

3D Low Poly Donkey Pattern

Build this delightful sculpture of a Donkey.
Donkeys have been used as a working animal for over 5000 years and have
served mankind well. Intelligent, friendly and playful, the donkey can
become a loyal friend.
Donkeys are mentioned in the Bible, Literature and Film so your sculp-
ture can represent many things.

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Instructions low.
The parts have gluing tabs and edge numbers which show how
These instructions are in two parts: general instructions, which to assemble the model.
should be read if you are new to paper craft; and assembly in- Each part also has a variety of line types and symbols:
structions, which describe a suggested order for assembling your • Solid lines, which show where to cut.
model. Please read these instructions before printing the pattern. • Even dashed lines (– – –) , showing hill folds where the card
General Instructions is folded downwards
• Uneven dashed lines (— – —), showing valley folds where
Tools and Materials the card is folded upwards
You’ll need the following tools and materials to complete this • A Glue symbol placed on a tab showing where to glue. Note
model. that the whole tab is glued. Tabs always end up on the inside
Tools of the model
• Scissors with a blade length of around 3” • A Scissors symbol which may appear inside a shape showing
• A clear plastic ruler a section to be cut out. A craft knife will be required to cut
• Glue spreader (if using liquid glue), which can be bought this out.
from a craft shop or you can use a small flexible piece of
plastic
• Scoring tool such as an opened paper clip, empty ball point
pen, or blunt pair of scissors
Materials
• Paper (card) for the model. Use card which has a grammage
of 170-210 gsm (with 210 gsm preferred) and/or thickness
of 230-280 micron. Pulp board or craft card is ideal. If your
printer supports printing directly onto card then use A4/Let- Hill fold Valley fold
ter size card otherwise the pattern can be used as a template.
As an alternative you can also reuse existing materials such as
old greeting cards and cereal boxes. Printing
• Glue. White school glue (PVA) or a glue stick. If this is your The pattern is full scale and should be printed using the actual
first model then we suggest using school glue since it takes a size option on your printer and not the scale to fit op-
little longer to dry so giving you time to make small adjust- tion. There is a 100mm guideline on each pattern page so that
ments as you build the model. If you want quicker results you can check that it has been printed to the correct size. If you
then use a glue stick. print the pattern at a reduced scale then this line can be used to
Making the model check that your scaling is correct (e.g. the line will be 75mm if
the pattern has been printed scaled by 75%).
Introduction Use A4 or US Letter size when printing.
The basic steps needed to build the model are: printing the pat- Depending on your printer and the card you have chosen for
tern to the correct size, (optionally) using the pattern as a tem- your project, you can either print the pattern pages directly onto
plate, cutting out, scoring and folding, locating the parts and the card; or print the pattern onto normal paper and then use
finally gluing and assembling the parts. this as a template for your card. If printing directly onto card
The Pattern make sure that you follow the instructions for your printer.
A pattern shows the parts which you glue together to create your Using the pattern as a template (optional step)
model. An example partial pattern with two parts is shown be- When using the pattern as a template, the model is built so that
the template is on the inside of the card and the tabs are also
glued on the inside. This leaves the outside of your model with a
smooth surface.
• After printing the pattern on normal paper, trim them
roughly to size and arrange them on your card
—–— • Glue the template pieces to the card then continue with the
instructions below
Cutting out
The pattern parts need to be cut out accurately.
• Using scissors cut out the parts along the solid lines mak-
ing only short cuts with the card positioned near the scissors
hinge as you go.
Since most models are symmetrical there will be two of each part
- one being a mirror image of the other. Keep each pair together
to make it easier to find them during assembly.
Scoring and folding
––– 2 Scoring puts a dent into the card so that it folds more easily and
makes the edges of the model clean and sharp.

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Use a tool with a fine but blunt point such as the nose of a pair the next edge.
of scissors, or an opened paper clip held at an angle of about 30°. Finishing off
The idea is to crease the surface but not to cut it. After assembling your model, you can paint or decorate it in
• Line up your ruler with each fold line in turn and score along any way you wish. Visit our web site www.paperhen.com for
it’s full length using the rules as an edge. All fold lines should examples.
be scored.
• After scoring, fold the edge as either a valley or hill fold as
required. For valley folds it’s better to fold as a hill fold first
and then fold in the opposite direction to give a sharper val-
ley fold.
It is a good idea to practice scoring and folding on some scrap
card beforehand.
IMPORTANT NOTE: if you want to create a model with
the pattern on the inside surface then folds should be in-
terpreted in the opposite sense - even dashed lines should
be interpreted as valley folds and uneven dashes as hill
folds.
Locating the parts
Each join point on the pattern has two corresponding numbers -
one on the tab side and one on the edge side. So for instance, tab
number 2 joins with edge number 2. The model is constructed
by joining corresponding tabs to edges as shown in the example
Completed example
below.

4-4 5-5

1-1 2-2

Joining edges to tabs

Contact us
Gluing and Assembly If you have any questions then contact us at
Assemble the model parts in the order suggested in the next sec- info@paperhen.com
tion, Assembling the Model. Get social by sharing your completed model with others on
• Before gluing, test fit each part so that you know how they
will eventually fit together Facebook at our page www.facebook.com/paperhen
• Place a line of glue along the full length of the tab. For liquid Twitter using our name @paperhen_chris
glue use a glue spreader and spread the glue out to cover the Instagram with our handle @paperhen_chris
whole tab in a thin layer Pinterest at our page www.pinterest.com/paperhen
• Join the tab and edge together whilst the glue is still wet, po-
sitioning them so that both fold marks are exactly aligned Thank you for using our designs!
• Pinch the join together with your fingers for a few seconds
to allow it to bond Christine
• Let the joint dry for a minute or so before moving onto the
next one.
NOTE: Assemble the model by gluing one tab/edge at a
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time, allowing it to dry sufficiently before moving on to
Assembling the Model
Whilst each animal sculpture model is different, they all have
the same basic structure and should be assembled in the same
way. These instructions show an example animal (yours may look
different) and describe the general order that the model should
be built.
Score and fold so that the pattern and tabs are on the inside of
the completed model.
Build sequence
The general build order is to construct the sculpture from the
front to the back; building the ears, legs and tail first. This gives
you more working space to press the joints together from the
inside of the sculpture.
Making ears and legs
Often animal sculptures have ears and legs so these need to built
first and then attached to the body at the appropriate place.

Completed sculpture

Build ears and legs

The body
Build the body from the front, starting at the head and then
working backwards and downwards as you go. Attach ears and
legs at the appropriate time.

Body front with ears/legs attached

You may find that a narrow tool is useful to get into spaces where
your fingers would be too large. A crochet or knitting needle is
ideal for this.

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