Papercraft Process

Above are the final renders of my model made in Rhino.

As for the physical object, I am working on improving my craft and assembling an appealing-looking object this week.

Another step in my papercraft process. This time I scaled up my model, removed the troublesome leaf, separated the main apple exterior into upper and lower halves to fit an eight-and-a-half by eleven sheet of cardstock, and laser-cut my apple with added tabs to see if it was functioning yet.

This current draft lacks a few final details, like the teeth. I'll be introducing these final touches to the model when I have improved the craft of the object as a whole by using hidden applications of glue instead of tape.

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