This video demonstrates how to make a parrot from a single piece of paper. Set to some jazzy music, the demo seem to go by quicker than the published 10 minutes. The resulting 3D creation will sit on your finger like a live parrot only without the mess.
It's like the hand turkey, but with a Christmas theme! Make a Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer with your children! You will need craft foam, pom poms, non toxic craft glue, markers, googly eyes, a paper back and safety scissors.
This guy looks a little nervous - as well he should be, for it's Thanksgiving season and someone might be wondering how he'll taste in a deep fryer! All you need is some paper, pencils, ink pens and an eraser!
Are you a little stumped when you look at a blank page? Here's how to regain the sense of perspective you lost when you looked at the paper. This instructional drawing video demonstrates how to draw three dimensional space with the help of a Google drawing program.
In this video, we learn how to draw shadows in manga. When you are drawing shadows, you want to think in 3D. When you show the lights and shadowing, it's like you are drawing something you see a photo of instead of just a drawing on a piece of paper. Draw the shadows where you ...more
This video tutorial demonstrates how to fold a Bluten Kusudama. For this we have start with an eight by eight cm piece of paper. Fold it into half. Fold the half into another half so as to make the paper into four equal parts. Now fold this into half creating a cube. Now open ...more
Tired of making simple paper stars? Try something a little more ambitious. With this guide, you'll learn how to fold a 3D modular paper star using origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. For more information, including a step-by-step overview of the foldin ...more
Looking to add a specimen to your paper garden? Make a 3D paper lotus flower using origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. This free origami video lesson presents complete instructions on how to make your own lotus blossoms from folded paper. For more info ...more
If you're into paper guns, this paper shotgun might interest you. Although this flat paper shotgun is simplistic compared to some other 3D paper guns that actual shoot, it's still a fun project to try out. You only need paper, so try folding this paper shotgun design now! Watc ...more
Use double sided paper, 12-30 parts. Six parts is too small and you can't see the form of the rose. Fold in half. Fold in half again. Fold the bottom tip to the first line and rotate. Repeat with other tip. Do your right side because that's how you attach the units. Be careful ...more
Show off your refinement with this crafty how-to. This video tutorial presents a complete, step-by-step overview of how to make an elegant paper swan using origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. For more information, and to get started making your own pap ...more
For as long as I can remember, I've always sucked at wrapping presents. No matter how careful I am, my gift-wrapping usually ends up looking like a toddler did it, so I'm always looking for easy ways to spruce up my packages. If you've got a lot of gifts to wrap, store-bought ...more
While a new museum to house the original torch of the Statue of Liberty is under construction on Liberty Island and scheduled to open in May 2019, New York Times readers can now view the sculpture in their own space through augmented reality. Available in the NY Times mobile ...more
After joining Google and Huawei in underwriting the UW Reality Lab at the University of Washington in January, it appears Facebook is already seeing a return on its donation. According to results published earlier this month through Cornell University's arXiv service in a pap ...more
Fast-casual burger restaurant Bareburger expects to soon replace all of its paper menus with 3D models of its burgers and other items rendered in augmented reality, but for now, the company is preparing some rather interesting limited AR interactions. The up-and-coming restau ...more
Modern "mad men" are buying into augmented reality for marketing, with the two latest examples being trendy burger maker Bareburger and department store chain Zara. And one of the leading social VR platforms wants to diversify its business with AR as well, and it has convince ...more
If you've ever built a piece of IKEA furniture, you're familiar with the confusion that some 2D instruction booklets can create. But neuroscience suggests that they're cognitively overloading, as our brains have to translate their basic flatness into physical reality and that' ...more
This card is a classic Anna Griffin style card and I use lots of her goodies to make this, including the 3D papercrafting special effects embossing folders to make the folded skirt and 3D stickers to finish the card. To make the card it is surprisingly easy and I show you how. ...more
An easy way to make your own 3D glasses using a printed template, two plastic transparent sheets, and paper glue. You can download the template here. Video: . Make sure you subscribe for more awesome videos from the macobt projects!
This card is totally gorgeous, it has a bit of everything and I can't say it is going to be a quick card but I can say it is a 'Humdinger!' and anyone who receives it will keep it forever.. The card has a paper folded quilt style background made from the Anna Griffin Paper Tri ...more
In this cardmaking demonstration I make a very unusual but beautiful card using a paper technique from the Anna Griffin Paper Tricks 2 Kit and with papers from the Anna Griffin Madison Paper kit. The card is 3D is style and very easy to make even though it looks complicated, w ...more
Everyone knows how to make paper snowflakes, but the kind you learned to cut in kindergarten can get a little boring. However, they are free DIY holiday decorations, and they don't have to be a generic snowflake design. They can be anything you want, from nerdy math kirigami t ...more
In 2018, Niantic unveiled its in-development augmented reality cloud platform for smartphones, the Niantic Real World Platform. A demo showed Pikachu and Eevee cavorting in a courtyard, darting in front of and behind potted plants and people's legs as they walked through the s ...more
The landscape for mobile augmented reality apps is still mostly filled with utility and gaming apps, but a new entrant into the space is looking to pull children into the mix. A just-released iOS app called Bookful takes classic children's stories usually found in large-sized ...more
Holographic technology has made a push towards becoming a reality for everyday consumers, most recently with the introduction of the Microsoft's HoloLens, which combines real-world and virtual elements in one awesome device. While it may be a while until that this technology ...more
It may finally be dying down a bit, but there are still plenty of cat lovers addicted to Grumpy Cat, who has surpassed her internet meme stardom to move onto books, calendars, and even a soon-to-be film. For those of you who just can't get enough of the crotchety-faced Tardar ...more
One could argue that, at least for the moment, software development is more important to the augmented reality experience than hardware. Since a viable augmented reality headset has yet to emerge for the broader, mainstream consumer market, currently, the same devices that mak ...more
This week's crop of Snapchat lenses is jam packed with pop culture, and spot-on examples at that. Post Malone and Famous Dex are super hot right now, and there's a ton of buzz surrounding Arrested Development's latest season. If you just stumbled here and don't know what to d ...more
This project is all about paperfolding and making a 3D card using gorgeous papers, this project is not the quickest to make however it is one of the most effective. I show you how to paper fold and make the background as well as the card. Isn't it always the case of 'its easy ...more
This cardmaking tutorial shows how to make a truly elegant and quick card, that could be made for so many special occasions. The card looks amazing in the Ivory tones and has the look for being embossed, however it is a simple die-cut. Step 1: Items Used A4 Ivory card folded ...more
This cardmaking tutorial is part 3 of a mini series all about the Creative Expressions Gemini Die called Corvus. I have made this pretty pink & white card using a different method for using the die and it is inset rather then used with edges. Step 1: Items Used White A4 card ...more
Designing for mixed reality, especially for the HoloLens, can present unique challenges. Dong Yoon Park, a Principal UX Designer at Microsoft with a passion for typography, recently gave a talk to the Windows Holographic Users Group Redmond (WinHUGR) about the pitfalls he ran ...more
This card tutorial is to make a gorgeous daisy collage style card, ideal for any cardmaker with lots of embellishments. I use a wide range of different flowers and include satin ribbon to embellish the card base. This is a easy when you know how card and with stunning finished ...more
Instructions to make 3D origami of airplane similar to Airbus A380. It's self standing, made only with a folded paper (triangles). In video I tried to give instructions for every detail. Detailed instructions are in the video, but it's suggested to follow some simple steps fo ...more
Most augmented reality experiences are purely visual, with spatial audio gaining in popularity to make visual experiences more realistic. However, leveraging the sense of touch may be the next frontier for AR experiences. This week, researchers at the School of Engineering an ...more
In this card tutorial project I create a mega mix of lots of layers and different textures and papers to make a great card. Using mostly the Madison Cardstock kit from Anna Griffin to create lots of interest on this card, it is certainly a talking point, however it would work ...more
This card demonstrations shows how I have used the Creative Expressions Die from the Sue Wilson Gemini range, this one is called Corvus. This is Part2 of a mini series. . Part1 shows the die & sizes etc and can be seen here below Video: . Step 1: Items Used Stix2Anything: Ivo ...more
Augmented reality and drones already go together like turkey and stuffing, but a new iOS app adds some spice to the combination with a new kind of flight path automation. Available now in Apple's App Store, the Vermeer Beta app displays a 3D map of the intended drone flight a ...more
Although The New York Times may have won the race in terms of presenting coverage of the 2018 Winter Olympics through augmented reality first, The Washington Post is nevertheless working to compete in AR in a different way—via gaming. This week, the newspaper published an AR ...more
If you've ever taken a university course with an awesome professor, you're more than likely acquainted with the precious and all-glorious cheat sheet. Like the midterm, the professor usually allows a one-sided cheat sheet for the most important exam of the class—the dreaded fi ...more
We've seen a number of unique mashups of augmented reality with other bleeding edge technologies, but somehow it took until 2018 for someone to come up with a now obvious complement to AR: 3D printing. Cornell information science doctoral student Huaishu Peng has developed an ...more
If the Notes app on your iPhone is anything like mine, it's a mess. Even with the addition of folders, adding note after note can really clutter things up. You need a way to quickly identify the notes that are most important, and that's where pinning comes in. Pinning the not ...more
Both professional and home cooks have been rinsing raw chicken and turkey before cooking it for what seems like forever. It's one of those divisive practices—either you do it or you don't, and people tend to be rather opinionated on their stances. Pro-rinsers argue that it re ...more
As the demand for realistic volumetric video for AR experiences begins to grow (along with the available facilities and services for capturing it), researchers at Google have figured out how to improve upon the format. The team has devised a system, called "The Relightables," ...more
Who likes to buy apps? The answer is no one, of course. Unfortunately, as in life, the best apps and games don't come free. That's why it makes sense to wait until those apps go on sale before handing over your hard-earned cash. And what better day to find discounts in the iOS ...more
The last few months of WikiLeaks controversy has surely peaked your interest, but when viewing the WikiLeaks site, finding what you want is quite a hard task. Despite rumors of easy access via the Kindle and iTunes App Store, there currently is no way to view the leaked docum ...more
Basic 1pt and 2pt perspective drawing. This is a CAD video, but it is designed to teach you how to hand draw everything. The draw three dimensions, off the paper and in the Z plane, one must have a very good idea of how the setting appears.
Were hermit crabs named after hermits or hermits named after hermit crabs? Either way, we know that hermit crabs are major homebodies. Like, to the point that they almost NEVER leave their homes to come out unless they're visiting another shell...their future shell, that is, w ...more
Bunny rabbits don't only have to be reserved for Easter. In fact, bunnies are pretty darn cute all year round. While real bunnies, with their fuzzy fur and floppy ears, are the most cuddly and endearing, for those who can't raise one in their homes, this origami bunny is the n ...more
This video illustrates the quick and easy method to Draw Donald Duck on your own . The process is comprised of the following steps:Step 1: Take a blank sheet of paper and a HB Bonded lead pencil.Step 2: Draw a face that resembles a duck's face. Make sure you don't make the ear ...more
Columbus Day celebrates Christopher Columbus's voyage to the Americas in 1492. In most of the New World, it's celebrated on the 12th of October, the day Columbus actually discovered the Bahamas. But in the United States, the holiday is observed on the second Monday in October. ...more
One of the most popular and basic origami geometric shapes is the "water bomb," which is a simple inflated cube. With a few extra folds and only a minor shift in approach, a more complex geometric shape can be achieved. This 24-faced, 3-dimensional object is formed using 8 id ...more
Microsoft's new mobile operating system is officially out on the market, and programmers are hard at work developing new mobile apps for Windows Phone 7 devices. But there's a lot going on in this new platform, which means there's a whole lot to be learned, and the only man in ...more
Recently, buyout talks between Google and Groupon ended with Groupon turning down Google's $6 million offer. But with Amazon backing LivingSocial, should they have? Your guess is as good as mine, but one thing's for sure— Groupon has a great voice, and they're sharing it with ...more
Serve your friends and family turkey this year in a nontraditional way by baking and decorating these turkey cupcakes. Turning ordinary and very blah chocolate cupcakes into feathered birds requires only some chocolate icing, candy corn, and sprinkles. You can prepare these c ...more
In honor of our recent post on the man behind MacGyver, here's a little advice from the master: "A paperclip can be a wonderous thing. More times than I can remember one of these had gotten me out of a tight spot..." MacGyver's legendary paperclip. Famous for using common eve ...more
Serve your rolls and bread sticks in style! Take a basket and turn it into a Thanksgiving-themed breadbasket. You will need a basket, a glue gun, googly eyes, food safe skewers, a wooden spoon, scissors, colored construction paper and a block of florist foam. Video: .
In this extreme origami video tutorial, brought to you by New Theatron, you'll see how you can create an extreme origami 3D human head sculpture. You'll see exactly how to sculpt an awesome, one-of-a-kind, extreme origami 3-D human or humanoid head for a stop motion, animation ...more
Origami is an art form that requires time, patience, and the ability to fold things in order for it to take a 3D shape. This next tutorial is an easy video on how to make an origami box. You can use three magazine papers so that you can actually hold things in it. It's good fo ...more
This video illustrate us how to draw a realistic car on paper. Here are the following steps: Step 1: First of all take a sheet of paper and pencil. Step 2: Now start drawing a parallelogram representing the top of the car,beneath this draw a bigger parallelogram at a distanc ...more