Papercraftmas Day 8: The Nutcracker Prince (Patreon)

I told you you'd be seeing more Tanner this year- and all dressed up as a Nutcracker Prince, complete with a selection of nuts!  This is a pretty easy one, but it'd be really cute if you half buried him in the nutbowl (does anyone other than my Nana do that anymore?  I liked it!)

Materials You'll Need

Lineart or colored illustration printed on a single sheet of heavy cardstock or watercolor paper- if you're printing at home and using 8.5x11 paper, your paperchild will be a little smaller than my elves.  I used Canson XL watercolor paper (9x12, from Walmart) and the Qor Mini Palette, plus a tube of gouache, for all the paperchildren.

Scissors

XActo Blade

Double Stick Tape

Foam Tape

Adhesive of choice (I'm using Tombow's permanent tape runner)

Popsicle Sticks

Coins (as a weight)

Single Sided Tape

Day 8: The Nutcracker Prince

Printable Lineart: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J2OoWTUPGeGQBlzdxIOQt1u2R_uPnVVy/view?usp=sharing

Printable Watercolor Illo: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Iwa_U4SeLnNscQ1Diy1oXYO1d4uId44z/view?usp=sharing

Watercolor Tutorial with Printable Lineart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMEVXVzCO1g&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9FwFuMrgsWUArnfSHjTZ5E&index=55

Assembly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H00KnaqjXBw&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9FwFuMrgsWUArnfSHjTZ5E&index=60

When you cut out your paperchild, save that paper!  We use it to create the base and reinforce the paperchild!

If you make this project, or were inspired, and share it online, please tag me (@Nattosoup) because I'd love to see what you've made!