Article · the Little Green Box
Pop-up tutorial #1: Box fold
By ShirA
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Beginner
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2010
About this lesson
A five-step illustrated walkthrough of the box-fold pop-up mechanism: folding the base card, drawing and cutting rectangles at the spine, scoring the top edge, and pushing the shelves through to the opposite side so they pop out symmetrically when the card opens.
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