Crystal

A hexagonal crystal with a pointed tip. One piece, 19 faces — a good one to start with.

• Easy
• 19 faces
• 18 tabs
• 1 Letter sheet

Make it with your phone cameraLesson code: 6617

On VanGami the template appears over your sheet through your phone camera — no printer needed. Trace it, cut, fold and glue. Below are all the steps in text.

What you’ll need

• Letter sheet — office paper, 80 gsm (20 lb)
• Markers
• Pencil — and eraser
• Ruler — 8–12 in
• Scissors — small
• Glue stick — or PVA glue
• Empty pen — to score the folds
• Glass — phone stand

Steps

Trace

1. Outline. Trace the solid line along the edge of the piece — tabs included. You’ll cut along it.
2. Fold lines. All the lines inside are dashed: these are folds, so don’t cut them.
3. Numbers. Copy the numbers: the tab and the edge it tucks under have the same number. On the faces, write them faintly, right at the edge — these numbers end up on the outside; erase them with an eraser after gluing.

Color

4. Blue. Color the faces of this color. Don’t color the tabs — glue sticks better to bare paper.
5. Purple. Now the faces of this color. Move the marker in one direction — you’ll get fewer streaks.
6. Light blue. Now the faces of this color. Move the marker in one direction — you’ll get fewer streaks.

Cut

7. Cut out the piece. Cut with scissors along the solid line, tabs included. In the narrow spots between the tabs, cut with the tips of the scissors.

Fold

8. Fold all the lines. First score the dashed lines with an empty pen along a ruler. Then fold every line away from you — design facing out — and the tabs too.

Glue

9. Tabs 1–4. Apply glue to tabs 1 through 4 and glue each one under the edge with the same number. Press for 10 seconds. The piece will start closing into a 3D shape on its own.
10. Tabs 5–8. Apply glue to tabs 5 through 8 and glue each one under the edge with the same number. Press for 10 seconds.
11. Tabs 9–12. Apply glue to tabs 9 through 12 and glue each one under the edge with the same number. Press for 10 seconds.
12. Tabs 13–16. Apply glue to tabs 13 through 16 and glue each one under the edge with the same number. Press for 10 seconds.
13. Tabs 17–18. Apply glue to tabs 17 and 18 and glue each one under the edge with the same number. Press for 10 seconds. Press the last tab from the outside with a finger or a pencil.

Done. The figure is done. Let the glue dry for 10 minutes — then you can put it on a shelf.

Make it with your phone camera

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