Illustrated Paper Toys
Paper toys are an incredible art form. Character artists have taken their art to the next level by combining character design and illustration with the dimensionality of sculpture, made of paper, in the form of toys. Characters, Art, Crafts, and Toys, all in one. How cool is that?
Even cooler is the many ways paper toys can be enjoyed and experienced. You can –
• Build them. They are like a combination of arts and crafts, model building, and puzzle-solving. Once you have built them you can play with them, display them, and…
• Collect them. There are so many paper toy designs out there to build and collect. A great place to start is The NicePaperToys Group. There you will discover thousands of paper toy artists and fans. You can even create your own page and share your creations and collections with other paper toy fans.
• Customize them. Many artists will share their “blank” paper toy templates so that you can create your own character art on their original paper shapes to end up with your own custom version of the artist’s toy design. It’s a fun way to collaborate with other artists.
• Create them. And if you are feeling really ambitious, you can design your very own paper toys from scratch. All you need is your creativity, a piece of paper, and a little patience.
For now, on this page anyway, we will focus on pre-designed, fully illustrated, paper toys from some of the world’s best paper toy artists.
And soon, you’ll be able to share your creations here as well, so that others can enjoy them too.
So scroll on down the page and see what’s waiting for you. Have fun and Happy Folding!
Exclusive CreatableMe Mascots by Guest Artist – Castleforte
These super fun paper toy models of our beloved CreatableMe mascots were designed by the Original American Paper Toy Designer, Castleforte. Also known for his wonderful paper toy books, Papertoy Monsters, and Papertoy Glowbots, and for creating The NicePaperToys Group.
We are super excited about these and we know you are going to have a blast making them yourself. So go ahead and download them right now!
Have fun and Happy Folding!
Click on images to download templates.
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Click HERE for more great paper toys to build and collect from Castleforte’s website.
Select Paper Toys from Guest Artist – Matthew Hawkins
Matt Hawkins is a prolific graphic artist from Kansas City, Missouri. When he’s not playing his banjo on stage with his band, The Matthew Hawkins Band, he does lots of fun art, design, illustration, and paper toys. Matt is the author of one of the coolest paper toy books ever, Urban Paper, and is also featured in some other great paper toy books, such as Papertoy Monsters, and Paper Robots.
We are very excited to feature some of Matt’s paper toy designs here on CreatableMe. So go ahead and download them right now! And be sure follow the links below to discover even more of his many paper toys.
Have fun and Happy Folding!
Click on images to download templates.
Custom Paper Toys
Click HERE for even more Custom Paper Toys to build and collect from Matt’s website.
Select Paper Toys from Guest Artist – Marko Zubak
Marko Zubak is a talented fine artist from Croatia. Marko does just about everything – painting, murals, lithography, sculpture, and of course, paper toys. Marko’s work is featured in some great paper toy books, such as Papertoy Monsters, and Paper Robots.
We are thrilled to feature some of Marko’s paper toy designs here on CreatableMe. So go ahead and download them right now! And be sure to follow the links below to discover even more of his many paper toys.
Have fun and Happy Folding!
Click on images to download templates.
“My Container is Better than Yours” Artist Series
Click HERE for even more cool containers to build and collect from Marko’s yebomaycu project website.
“YE-BOT INITIATIVE” Artist Series
Click HERE for even more Ye-BOT INITIATIVE paper toys to build and collect from Marko’s
yebomaycu project website.
“PEÑA” Artist Series
Click HERE for even more PEÑA paper toys to build and collect from Marko’s website.
Be sure to check out The NicePaperToys Group
to share and connect withpaper toy artists from around the world.
Blank Templates
Feeling extra creative? Add your own custom artwork to blank character templates to make them your own.
Print, Design, Color, Cut, Fold, Glue and Play.
Color In Templates
Color inside the lines (or outside if you prefer) to create your own uniquely colored versions of pre-existing characters.
Print, Color, Cut, Fold, Glue and Play.
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