How to Make a Cardboard Cutout

by Ella Pankonin in Craft > Cardboard

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How to Make a Cardboard Cutout

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How would you or your friends like to have your very own cardboard cutout of your favorite celebrity or character? In just 10 simple steps, you'll be able to have your very own cardboard cutout!

Supplies

You will need cardboard, paper, a printer, scissors, glue, tape, and an electronic device.

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Find the image you want for the cutout online and save it to your computer.

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Go to rasterbator.net and select create your poster. Add your image and go through all the steps given on the website. You will be able to control the size your cutout will turn out.

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Save the end product from the website and open it. Then, print it out.

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Cut out all the pages of your image.

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Arrange all the parts of your image in order.

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Find a large enough piece of cardboard to fit your image on it.

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Glue all the pieces of the image on the cardboard.

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Cut out your image from the cardboard.

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Reinforce small details on the cutout with tape and smaller cardboard strips. (Ex: limbs, hair, etc.)

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Tape two or three strips of cardboard together and tape them to the back of the cutout to make it stand.

It's Finished!

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Make sure you have fun while making the cutout and try out different settings on rasterbator to find the best-looking cutout for you! Now you are able to make a cardboard cutout for yourself or your friends!