Volumetric paper ball

volumetric paper ball


Despite the large number of modules, this voluminous ball is not difficult to assemble. The main thing is to be patient and do everything strictly according to the plan. Paper for crafts you need to take a dense one, then the ball will keep its shape well. To make this ball, you will need 5 square sheets of white paper and 2 square sheets of colored paper. The square can be made from landscape paper. For the craft you will need 20 modules of white color and 12 modules of any other color. First prepare the white modules. Each module is an equilateral hexagon with three fasteners. To make the hexagon blanks, take all the white squares and fold them in half. Cut along the fold. You will get 10 rectangles.

volumetric paper ball


Take a rectangle.

volumetric paper ball


Fold it in half lengthwise.

volumetric paper ball


Expand. Fold the right side so that the bottom corner coincides with the central fold (where the mark is).

volumetric paper ball


Bend the left side of the rectangle, making a corner at the bottom, aligning its lower part with the fold.

volumetric paper ball


volumetric paper ball


Turn the workpiece over to the other side.

volumetric paper ball


Bend the left side of the craft to the right along the edge of the triangle (where the pointer is) that was created on the workpiece.

volumetric paper ball


Like this.

volumetric paper ball


Unfold the sheet.There should be two triangles in the middle.

volumetric paper ball


Cut along the folds. You won't need the edges of the paper, and set the triangles aside. Cut out triangles from the remaining squares in the same way. You will get 20 triangles.

volumetric paper ball


Take one triangle.

volumetric paper ball


Fold it in half along the fold.

volumetric paper ball


Fold the top movable part in half.

volumetric paper ball


Turn the part 90° to the left. Fold the top corner along the dotted line.

volumetric paper ball

volumetric paper ball


Fold the top in half.

volumetric paper ball


Turn the craft to the left 90° again and bend it down along the dotted line.

volumetric paper ball

volumetric paper ball


Fold the folded part in half.

volumetric paper ball


There is a pocket in the middle of the workpiece. Hide the lid of the triangle inside.

volumetric paper ball

volumetric paper ball


Bend the corners of the triangle towards the center. These are module mounts.

volumetric paper ball

volumetric paper ball


Turn the module over. You have a hexagon.

volumetric paper ball


Make the remaining hexagon modules.

volumetric paper ball


Take a square sheet of colored paper.

volumetric paper ball


Fold in half.

volumetric paper ball


Divide into three equal parts.

volumetric paper ball


Cut it. Do the same with another square sheet. You will get 12 rectangles.

volumetric paper ball


Take one rectangle.

volumetric paper ball


Fold in half.

volumetric paper ball


Turn so that the fold is on top. Fold the top of the piece in half along the dotted line.

volumetric paper ball

volumetric paper ball


Bend the protruding part of the sheet downwards so that both folds coincide.

volumetric paper ball


Fold the craft on the right side along the dotted line downwards. Then both folds will be equal here too.

volumetric paper ball


Lower the top single triangle (like a page) down.

volumetric paper ball


On the left you will see the protruding lower part of the workpiece.

volumetric paper ball


Fold it down, aligning the edges.

volumetric paper ball


Turn the workpiece over to the other side so that there are two leaves on top that are not connected to each other. Bend the top leaf down, aligning the corners.

volumetric paper ball

volumetric paper ball


Rotate 180°. Fold the top sheet in half.

volumetric paper ball


Unfold and fold it again, but on the other side.

volumetric paper ball


Unfold the folded piece of paper again and hide its upper edge in the pocket.

volumetric paper ball

volumetric paper ball


The edges of the folds are marked on the craft. Connect the right corner of the diamond with the left mark. Iron the fold.

volumetric paper ball

volumetric paper ball


Unbend. Now connect the left corner of the diamond with the right mark and also iron the fold.

volumetric paper ball


You have such a figure with outlined lines. Now you should hide the bottom corner inside the pocket. You will get a triangle.

volumetric paper ball

volumetric paper ball


Connect the right corner with the mark. Bend the left corner down to the fold.

volumetric paper ball


Turn over to the other side. You should end up with a pentagon. Make the remaining modules.

volumetric paper ball

volumetric paper ball


Start assembling like a mosaic, sticking a white module into a colored one. The color module, in this case blue, should be in the center.

volumetric paper ball

volumetric paper ball


Around the blue module there should be 5 white ones, fastened together. Only the first and fifth modules will not be connected. They should be held together using the blue module.

volumetric paper ball

volumetric paper ball


Place it so that the top of the pentagon faces the connector and its wings face to the sides. This is a mandatory condition, otherwise the assembly process will fail and you will not be able to assemble the ball. Then proceed according to the same principle: fasten 5 white modules around the blue one, and fasten the first and fifth white modules with blue.

volumetric paper ball


To prevent parts from coming out of the pockets, each fastener can be glued from the inside out using tape.

volumetric paper ball


The hardest part is finishing the craft. Carefully fasten the remaining modules together. The last modules can be covered with tape on top, making the ball stronger. This is such a beautiful ball you will get.
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Comments (5)
  1. Daria
    #1 Daria Guests 26 March 2017 13:58
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    What size will the ball be?
    1. Maksim
      #2 Maksim Guests October 15, 2017 11:05
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      A little more real.
  2. Sanych
    #3 Sanych Guests 8 April 2018 19:01
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    Write Take a square sheet of paper and put a rectangle on the pictures
  3. Tatiana
    #4 Tatiana Guests 18 April 2018 15:04
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    Thank you very much for the detailed description. With the FIFA World Cup this is very important. I made it life-size. The first modules can be immediately prepared as equilateral triangles (height 22.5 cm, side 26 cm), the second modules as rectangles (21.6 cm by 14.2 cm). I made it from whatman paper, tape doesn’t hold such paper, I glued it together with a glue stick.
  4. Masha
    #5 Masha Guests 14 June 2018 13:03
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    Thank you for a good gift idea, I will give it to my dad for his birthday (dad loves football). Everything worked out, but there were a few incomprehensible moments, but I sorted them out. :