Astral Portal

Make your way to the Astral Portal. Enter the passageway to another dimension.

 
Astral Portal Paper Craft
 

Project Info

Paper required: one sheet 8.5 x 11 inches (or A4)

Finished Project size: 3 inches (8 cm)

Difficulty Level: Intermediate

 
 

INSTRUCTIONS

STEP 1

Print the Astral Portal pattern onto the paper of your choice.

Read the pattern key included in the General Instructions.

 

Step 2

Cut out the two pattern pieces by cutting on the black lines around the edge of each piece.

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Photo 1. Inside of Pattern After Step 2

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Photo 2. Outside of Pattern After Step 2

 

STEP 3

On both pattern pieces, fold all green lines as valley folds and all red lines as mountain folds.

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Photo 3. Inside of Pattern After Step 3

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Photo 4. Outside of Pattern After Step 3

 

Step 4

Connect the two pattern pieces together by gluing Flap A on one piece to Flap A on the other piece. Next glue Flap T to the other Flap T, Flap L to the other Flap L, and Flap E to the other Flap E. Continue by gluing Flaps S, K, and D to the other Flaps S, K, and D. And finally, glue Flaps R, J, and C to the other Flaps R, J, and C.

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Photo 5. Inside of Pattern After Step 4

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Photo 6. Outside of Pattern After Step 4

 

Step 5

Glue Flaps U, M, and F to the other Flaps U, M, and F. Then glue Flaps V, N, and G to the other Flaps V, N, and G. Next glue Flaps P, O, and H to the other Flaps P, O, and H. Finally complete the hexagonal shape by gluing Flap B to the other Flap B.

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Photo 7. Project After Step 5

 
 

Step 6

Glue Flaps 1, 2, 3, W, X, and Y to the other Flaps 1, 2, 3, W , X, and Y.

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Photo 8. Project After Step 6

 
 

Step 7

Finish the Astral Portal project by gluing Flap 5 to the other Flap 5, then Flaps 6 and 7 to the other Flaps 6 and 7, then Flap 4 and 15 to the other Flaps 4 and 15, then Flaps 8 and 9 to the other Flaps 8 and 9, then Flaps 13 and 14 to the other Flaps 13 and 14, and finally Flaps 10, 11, and 12 to the other Flaps 10, 11, and 12.text

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Photo 9. Completed Astral Portal, View 1

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Photo 10. Completed Astral Portal, View 2

 
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Photo 11. Completed Astral Portal, View 3

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Photo 12. Completed Astral Portal, View 4

 

Another Example

Photo 13. Another Completed Astral Portal, View 1

Photo 14. Another Completed Astral Portal, View 2