Easter Gift Box |
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Make someone smile... |
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You can decorate the gift box however you want, but the basic shape we will make is shown below: |
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| The Basic Idea The basic idea is to print a 2D template for the box, (called a 'net' technically), and to cut and fold the paper in a way that this net becomes a 3D object. All you will need is a printer with ink and paper (Or card if you prefer), a pair of scissors and your own two hands. The net we will be using is shown below. Don't use this one though, because there's a larger one ready and waiting for you which is at a better resolution and will print more neatly. Also don't worry if you can't see how it's going to fit together. All will be explained soon enough. |
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| Colouring the Net You can view the larger template by clicking the link, or download it by right clicking and choosing 'Save Target As' from the menu. You can also download a large pre-colored version of the net (as colored below). |
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| Color the image however you wish in Photoshop. I find the easiest way is to select each of
the side panes using the magic wand tool, and apply whatever coloring you wish. You can use any effect you like! Why not try using the Clouds effect to simulate some ribbon material, or using other textured filters to create the impression of depth? You could even just use some crazy effects! As shown in the colored example above, the blue and red striped sides will be the outer box sides. The black square will be the bottom of the box, and the grey square will be the bottom of the box inside. The inside side panes will be white. Note that the dark blue stripes are all at the base of the box when it is constructed. If colouring your own, remember that on the net the side that appears by itself is the opposite way up to the other three sides. Gift Box Construction Once you have coloured and printed the box, which should almost fill an A4 sheet of white paper (Use card if you prefer), you must construct the box. First cut out the shape, taking care to cut the edges as straight as possible. Then crease the paper in both directions on each of the square edges, to ensure easy folding later on. Here's the part you might need to read twice. I've illustrated it as best I can with diagrams, but the basic idea is this: Fold the paper either side of the black face away from the black, so that this forms the bottom of the box, the side which would touch the table if you put the box on one. Along the part which bears the light grey face, fold the paper back over so that the grey face becomes the other side of the black face. Finally, fold the striped faces round, and tuck the tabs into the side formed in the second step. This completes your open-top box. This is shown in the diagrams below. Please note that in the second illustration, a semi circle has been removed from the paper in step 1 to clarify what goes where. It's not really missing, it just makes the diagram clearer! |
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| I hope that's all clear. Writing in 3D is not an art I've mastered quite yet! ;) So, once you've made you're Easter box, put whatever you like in it, and make someone's day. Finally, here are some extra images which you might like to use for sides if you're feeling uninspired. |
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Kind Regards
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A page about my Easter Gift Box
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