Art With Viv

Step-By-Step Tunnel Card (Patreon)

Published:

2025-01-16 23:11:59

Imported:

2026-10

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One of my YouTube followers asked for a tutorial on Tunnel Cards. I've only made 2 before I filmed this tutorial so I am no expert. However, I try my best to show you how I made the cards and if you have any questions, please ask!

Supplies:

Thick Paper (I used a 9 x 12 inch piece of 140 lb Hot-Pressed Watercolor paper)

Scissors

Cutting Mat

Exacto Knife or other cutting blade

Ruler

Glue or double-sided tape

Pencil/eraser

Bone Folder

Paint, markers, colored pencils, gouache, or your preferred media to color your scenes.

Cut paper into 6 pieces, each 2.5 inches x 3 inches (these will be your panels/scenes)

Cut 2 pieces of paper 2.5 inches x 5.5 inches

Draw a 0.25 inch border on the 2.5 x 3 inch pieces (Your design will go inside the border)

Mark the 2.5 inch x 5.5 inch pieces of paper every 0.5 inches (these will be the fold lines)

Draw out your scene in “layers” starting with the background. The background will not be cut. (1st layer)

On the next layer, the design should start about ½ way down. (2nd layer)

The 3rd should start a little more than ½ down

The 4th layer should start about ¾ of the way down the page and the 5th layer should start close to the bottom of the sheet.

Cut out the excess blank space of each layer around your design, leaving the ¼ inch border.

The last sheet (6th layer) is the front cover. Cut out a circle, oval or other shape (the peephole or “frame”) and decorate around the shape as you like.

Fold the long pieces (2.5 in x 5.5 in) at each 0.5 mark in an accordion style or like a fan.

Assemble your card by attaching each layer of your scene to the flaps of the two folded strips (2.5 in x 5.5 in pieces) (see the video)

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Step by Step Tunnel Card

Supplies: Thick Paper (I used a 9 x 12 inch piece of 140 lb Hot-Pressed Watercolor paper) Scissors Cutting Mat Exacto Knife or other cutting blade Ruler Glue or double-sided tape Pencil/eraser Bone Folder Paint, markers, colored pencils, gouache or your preferred media to color your scenes. Cut paper into 6 pieces, each 2.5 inches x 3 inches (these will be your panels/scenes) Cut 2 pieces of paper 2.5 inches x 5.5 inches Draw a 0.25 inch border on the 2.5 x 3 inch pieces (Your design will go inside the border) Mark the 2.5 inch x 5.5 inch pieces of paper every 0.5 inches (these will be the fold lines) Draw out your scene in “layers” starting with the background. The background will not be cut. (1st layer) On the next layer, the design should start about ½ way down. (2nd layer) The 3rd should start a little more than ½ down The 4th layer should start about ¾ of the way down the page and the 5th layer should start close to the bottom of the sheet. The last sheet (6th layer) is the front cover. Cut out a circle, oval or other shape (the peep hole or “frame”) and decorate around the shape as you like. Cut out the space around the design of each panel leaving the 0.25 inch border. (See Video) Fold the long pieces (2.5 in x 5.5 in) at each 0.5 mark in an accordion style or like a fan. Assemble your card by attaching each layer of your scene to the flaps (every other flap) of the two folded strips (see the video)