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Monday, August 4, 2025

Papercraft Pop-Up Galleon - A Classic In Paper Engineering
by Roger Pattenden

This pop-up papercraft of a galleon, impressive for its ingenuity and refined design, was created by British designer Roger Pattenden, who specializes in architectural models and pop-ups. 

His ingenuity allows the ship to be folded to fit inside an envelope and transform it into a three-dimensional card. 

The model is inspired by 16th-century merchant ships, such as carracks, with their tall bow and stern structures, which served as the basis for later, heavily armed galleons. 

Pattenden's proposal combines creativity and practicality: two A4 pages house the components of the hull, masts, and sails, while graphic instructions guide the entire assembly process. 

Assembly, ideally on larger-format cardstock (approximately 380 × 260 mm), results in a card that opens to reveal the ship emerging in relief, with the masts moving. 

The pop-up's functionality is remarkable: the masts slide through grooves and are supported by lower sail flaps that move within the cardboard opening, creating a mobile and structured piece. 

The result is a delicate construction that, while challenging, can be assembled with patience, precision, and some care in cutting and gluing. 

The model's aesthetic combines structural simplicity with historical fidelity: the ship's silhouette soberly reflects the elegance of Renaissance carracks. 

Despite being an amateur papercraft project, there is great attention to detail in the sails, hull shape, and balanced proportions, demonstrating the artist's technical mastery of paper as an architectural and scenographic medium. 

Available free of charge, this project is accessible to both pop-up enthusiasts and paper artists seeking creative pieces for cards, exhibitions, or personal collections. 

With its clear instructions and high-resolution template, Pattenden provides both the assembly experience and the opportunity to explore color and decorative variations. This type of creation emphasizes so-called "paper engineering," uniting visual and mechanical art in a single piece. 

Projects like this inspire new creations in pop-up windows, architectural origami, and animated cards, encouraging experimentation with mechanisms that open and close in motion, transforming simple sheets of paper into living and surprising three-dimensional objects.

Este papercraft em estilo pop-up de um galeão que impressiona pela engenhosidade e refinamento do design, foi criado pelo designer britânico Roger Pattenden, especializado em modelos arquitetônicos e em pop-ups. 

Sua engenhosidade permite que o navio seja dobrado de modo a caber dentro de um envelope e transformá‑lo em um cartão tridimensional. 

O modelo é inspirado em navios mercantes do século XVI, como as carracas, com suas altas estruturas de proa e popa, que funcionavam como base para os posteriores galeões fortemente armados. 

A proposta de Pattenden une criatividade e praticidade: duas páginas em formato A4 abrigam os componentes do casco, dos mastro e velas, enquanto instruções gráficas orientam todo o processo de montagem. 

A montagem, idealmente sobre papel cartão de formato maior (aproximadamente 380 × 260 mm), resulta em um cartão que se abre revelando o navio emergindo em relevo, com movimento dos mastros. 

O funcionamento do pop‑up é notável: os mastros deslizam por ranhuras e são sustentados por abas inferiores das velas que se deslocam na abertura do cartão, criando uma peça móvel e estruturada. 

O resultado é uma construção delicada que, apesar de desafiadora, pode ser montada com paciência, precisão e algum cuidado no corte e colagem. 

A estética do modelo combina simplicidade estrutural com fidelidade histórica: a silhueta do navio reflete com sobriedade a elegância das carracas renascentistas. 

Apesar de ser um projeto amador de papercraft, há grande atenção nos detalhes das velas, forma do casco e equilíbrio das proporções, demonstrando o domínio técnico do autor sobre o papel como meio arquitetônico e cenográfico. 

Disponibilizado gratuitamente, este projeto é acessível tanto para entusiastas de pop‑up quanto para artistas de papel que buscam peças criativas para cartões, exposições ou coleções pessoais.

Com suas instruções claras e template em alta resolução, Pattenden fornece tanto a experiência de montar quanto a possibilidade de explorar variações de cores e decoração. Esse tipo de criação valoriza a chamada “engenharia de papel” (paper engineering), unindo arte visual e mecânica em uma única peça. 

Projetos como esse inspiram novas criações em pop‑up, origami arquitetônico e cartões animados, incentivando a experimentação com mecanismos que se abrem e fecham em movimento, transformando simples folhas de papel em objetos tridimensionais vivos e surpreendentes.


Link:
Papercraft.Pop.Up.Galleon.A.Classic.In.Paper.Engineering.by.Roger.Pattenden


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Saturday, May 10, 2025

2025`s Mother`s Day Papercraft Collection - by Canon - Part 05

Here is the fifth and last part of the Mother`s Day Papercraft Collection, offered by Canon website. 

At the end of this post you will find the links to the other four parts of this collection. Have fun!

Esta é a quinta e última parte da Coleção de Papercrafts de Dia das Mães, oferecida pelo site da Canon. 

No final desta postagem você encontrará os links para as outras quatro partes desta coleção. Divirtam-se!


Link 01: Decoration Item - Flower & Ribbon 01 - by Minya - via Canon

Link 02: Pop-Up Card - Teacup - by Hiroko - via Canon

Link 03: Mini Card - Mother's Day 0004 - by Igloo Dining - via Canon

Link 04: Mini Card - Flower 0014 - by Eriko Maeda - via Canon

Link 05: Mini Card - Flower 0005 - Eriko Maeda - via Canon

Link 06: Mini Card - Mother's Day 0007 - Chihiro Shimizu - via Canon

Link 07: Mini Card - Mother's Day 0005 - by Nozaki Akiko - via Canon

Link 08: Compact Card Set - by Igloo Dining - via Canon

Link 09: Mini Card - Mother's Day 0008 - by Kazusa Miyamoto - via Canon


Below are the links to the first four parts of this collection:

Link: The Great Mother`s Day Papercraft Collection - by Canon - Part 01

Link: The Great Mother`s Day Papercraft Collection - by Canon - Part 02

Link: The Great Mother`s Day Papercraft Collection - by Canon - Part 03

Link: The Great Mother`s Day Papercraft Collection - by Canon - Part 04


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Friday, May 9, 2025

2025`s Mother`s Day Papercraft Collection - by Canon - Part 04

Here is the fourth part of the Mother`s Day Papercraft Collection, offered by Canon website. Have fun!

Esta é a quarta parte da Coleção de Papercrafts de Dia das Mães, oferecida pelo site da Canon. Divirtam-se!


Link 01: Message Origami (Mother) Papercraft - by Cochae - via Canon

Link 02: Mini Card - Flower 0002 Papercraft - by Chihiro Shimizu - via Canon

Link 03: Mini Card - Mother's Day 0003 - by Megumi Mitsuda - via Canon

Link 04: Carnation Card Set Papercraft - by Sino - via Canon

Link 05: Mini Card - Mother's Day 0006 - by Ayako Kishi - via Canon

Link 06: Mother's Day Squirrel Family Card Set - Shoko Sugiyama - via Canon

Link 07: Mother's Day Handbag Card Set - by Tomomi Miyamatsu - via Canon

Link 08: Mini Card - Mother's Day 0002 Papercraft - by Shoko Sugiyama - via Canon

Link 09: Pop-up Card (Bouquet) Papercraft - by Hiroko - via Canon


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Tuesday, May 6, 2025

2025`s Mother`s Day Papercraft Collection - by Canon - Part 03

Here is the third part of the Mother`s Day Papercraft Collection, offered by Canon website. Have fun!

Esta é a terceira parte da Coleção de Papercrafts de Dia das Mães, oferecida pelo site da Canon. Divirtam-se!


Link 01: Gift Box C (Red) Papercraft - by Yukiko Tanikoshi - via Canon

Link 02: Gift Box G (Blue) Papercraft - by Erico - via Canon

Link 03: Message Doll (Mother on Her Day off) - by UPLIFT - via Canon

Link 04: Mini Roses Papercraft - by Yukiko Tanikoshi - via Canon

Link 05: Photo Frame (Rose) Papercraft - by Yukari Nakayama - via Canon

Link 06: Photo Frame Card (Pink) Papercraft - by Minya - via Canon

Link 07: Photo Frame (Brick) Papercraft - by Yukari Nakayama - via Canon

Link 08: Mini Card - Mother's Day 0009 Papercraft - by Miki Saito - via Canon

Link 09: Mini Card - Mother's Day 0001 - by Tomomi Miyamatsu - via Canon


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Sunday, May 4, 2025

2025`s Mother`s Day Papercraft Collection - by Canon - Part 02

Here is the second part of the Mother`s Day Papercraft Collection, offered by Canon website. Have fun!

Aqui a segunda parte da Coleção de Papercrafts de Dia das Mães, oferecida pelo site da Canon. Divirtam-se!




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