Tag Archives: paper toy

Super You! Do-It-Yourself Action Figure

Mathew Hawkings - Super You

Super You is a fun customizable paper toy that Matthew Hawkins created for Kohl’s and Children’s Mercy’s S.T.A.R. Power program. Matthew imagined Super You to encourages kids to imagine themselves as a superhero by creating their very own action figure. Then it’s time to get up and get active with Super You!

Kansas City based toy designer Matthew Hawkins loves to create whimsical, animated, colorful and beautiful papertoys. He runs the wonderful blog custompapertoys.com and showcases a beautiful collection of work on his behance profile. Continue reading

Arthur by Paul Mullen

Arthur by Paul Mullen

Paul Mullen is a design student from Aberdeen, Scotland who has a true passion for design, type and illustration. This character that he designed for one of his classes, Arthur, is inspired by the seagulls heard throughout Scotland. Paul pays very close attention to precision by way of paper engineering, building on his technical skills which clearly show in it’s vast detail. This piece took him approximately 3 weeks to complete and by far a lovely paper craft.

Continue reading

Hand Cut Paper Beast Award from Sigrid Spier

Handcut Paper Beast Award Sigrid Spier

Just when you think you have seen it all, another technique that I have yet to see. Sigrid Spier, from the Netherlands, has created an award for Best Beast maker by stacking layers of paper to make it 3D.

Continue reading

Paper style 3D illustrations by Yum Yum, London

yum yum london - PaperCharacter
Yum Yum is a London, England based animation, illustration, and design studio. They make awesome toys, really fun animations and these amazingly looking 3d illustrations that look like real paper crafts. This little dude above was born out of the process of a tutorial about 3d illustration for the magazine 3d world.
Continue reading

Zombigotchi Paper Toy

Mikey Please has done it again and now with a short animated film entitled Zombigotchi, about a lively zombie paper toy promoting a new iPhone game.

Continue reading