Another day, another built papercraft to show :) This one is the new She-Ra design from the cartoon »She-Ra - Princess of Power«. Loved the cartoon, loved the plot-twist ending, really nice. It’s a rare sight to see in cartoons, that’s why I appreciate it even more. Really well done and inclusive :) I don’t want to mention too much, since some of you didn’t see it yet, but definitely go watch it, it’s perfect for binge-watching and it’s a great character development.
In any case, moving on to the papercraft, it’s about 35 cm tall, since she is holding the sword in her hands. The She-Ra craft itself is about 25 cm. She is very hard to do, because the fingers are made out of 4 parts and it is killing you making those =_= (but at the same time still necessary because of the pose and because she needs to hold that sword in her hands without glue). So, definitely not for beginners, since it’s about an 8/10. Recommended for expert builders here, if you love a challenge, you are gonna love this.
I started by making the sword really, since it’s the coolest feature. It has some smaller parts, so mind those. Else I recommend you make it like me, and build the grip first and close it at the tip of the blade, that’s the easiest way to make it.
After I had the sword, I made the face with the neck and then made my way back to the hair. She has a small 3D wave of hair at the front, so that’s a bit tricky, else the hair at the back can be closed or you can leave it open, and it’s simple to build once you are at the back, just glue layer by layer. I left the hair open at the back, and you don’t even see it, so I recommend doing the same with any build of yours. After the head is all done, you can already glue on the 2D extras, which are her tiara pieces and leave it for later.
Next came the hands. They are really small and I printed it out too small as well, so those were hell to make. Had to glue them together with a needle to get it neatly closed. So, if you are thinking of purchasing the template, do keep in mind that you can say to re-scale the papercraft to a bigger size, that way it’s simple to make and you won’t have a hard time making the small fiddly fingers as I did XD After fingers I did the hands and glued the shoulder pads on the flaps of the arm, so I got those ready for the next step.
I then build one half of the torso, and not the while one, so you still have maneuvering space gluing parts on it, so be sure to keep that in mind when assembling crafts. You make ½ of the torso and then glue on the head with the hair and the 2 arms you made. At this point, glue the remaining half of the torso on and glue the skirt on last. – Here on you can also glue on the 2D 2-sided cape on her at the back, since the hair is far enough from the body to comfortably glue the cape flaps on here to the back (for a nicer overall look, you can make a horizontal cut in the torso where the cape flaps need to go, as I did, and glue them on the inside of the body, so the flaps are not visible at the end).
As this point you want to think of making the craft sturdier. Since she is holding the sword in her hands, I filled out her arm with rolls of paper. Super pro assembly tip: if you have a part of a papercraft that need to be especially sturdier than the others, fill it out with paper stripes from the inside. These can be curled-up to form a kid of roll, which you can jam up the parts that need to be harder, and later won’t be seen when the craft is ready.
All you have to do now is make the legs. Since she has the skirt, you can make the legs separate and then glue them on at the hips, since it’s easier that way, and you can additionally fill the legs with weights to make her stand better. Make the legs from bottom to top, following each stripe of paper, and when you are finished, glue the 2D gold stripes on her shoes. Now add in the weights in the shoes to make her firmly stand before gluing it to the already build body (I always use small pebbles or gavel, depending on how much space there is to fill, since they are small enough to throw into the inside of the legs and are at the same time heavy enough to pin the legs down). And then glue it together.
If the hands are built in the correct angle, the sword should be able to stand inside the hand, such as mine. If not, you can always use a small dot of glue and glue the sword into the hand for good.
And there you go, She-Ra in all her mighty glory ;) Definitely one of the hardest papercrafts I have done in a while, but you really get to appreciate the ones you put more time and effort into at the end. It probably took me about 3 days to make, I didn’t time how much hours per day that was, since I took my sweet time with the making of the hands, because the template was printed too small XD that’s what you get if you want to save money on prints, oh well…
You can find info about the template and how to purchase it here:
https://www.deviantart.com/antyyy/art/She-Ra-She-Ra-Princess-of-Power-papercraft-821622133
I then build one half of the torso, and not the while one, so you still have maneuvering space gluing parts on it, so be sure to keep that in mind when assembling crafts. You make ½ of the torso and then glue on the head with the hair and the 2 arms you made. At this point, glue the remaining half of the torso on and glue the skirt on last. – Here on you can also glue on the 2D 2-sided cape on her at the back, since the hair is far enough from the body to comfortably glue the cape flaps on here to the back (for a nicer overall look, you can make a horizontal cut in the torso where the cape flaps need to go, as I did, and glue them on the inside of the body, so the flaps are not visible at the end).
As this point you want to think of making the craft sturdier. Since she is holding the sword in her hands, I filled out her arm with rolls of paper. Super pro assembly tip: if you have a part of a papercraft that need to be especially sturdier than the others, fill it out with paper stripes from the inside. These can be curled-up to form a kid of roll, which you can jam up the parts that need to be harder, and later won’t be seen when the craft is ready.
All you have to do now is make the legs. Since she has the skirt, you can make the legs separate and then glue them on at the hips, since it’s easier that way, and you can additionally fill the legs with weights to make her stand better. Make the legs from bottom to top, following each stripe of paper, and when you are finished, glue the 2D gold stripes on her shoes. Now add in the weights in the shoes to make her firmly stand before gluing it to the already build body (I always use small pebbles or gavel, depending on how much space there is to fill, since they are small enough to throw into the inside of the legs and are at the same time heavy enough to pin the legs down). And then glue it together.
If the hands are built in the correct angle, the sword should be able to stand inside the hand, such as mine. If not, you can always use a small dot of glue and glue the sword into the hand for good.
And there you go, She-Ra in all her mighty glory ;) Definitely one of the hardest papercrafts I have done in a while, but you really get to appreciate the ones you put more time and effort into at the end. It probably took me about 3 days to make, I didn’t time how much hours per day that was, since I took my sweet time with the making of the hands, because the template was printed too small XD that’s what you get if you want to save money on prints, oh well…
You can find info about the template and how to purchase it here:
https://www.deviantart.com/antyyy/art/She-Ra-She-Ra-Princess-of-Power-papercraft-821622133
I hope you like her and you get the inspiration to make your own She-Ra or any other papercraft for that case.
Enjoy and happy crafting~
Enjoy and happy crafting~
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