If you were one of the folks who stopped by my table at SPX this past weekend and received a sheet of Paper Monsters, below are the directions to put them together. It's really easy so have fun!
1) Cut the character out of the sheet with an X-acto blade or scissors.
2) Lightly run a blade or paper clip over the lines indicated in the picture below ( Black dashed lines). Be careful not to cut through the paper. Scoring these lines will make your toy easier to fold and assemble.
3) Cut through the lines indacted in the picture below. These lines are for the arms to go through.
4) Fold your character on the scored lines to make a rectangle.
5) Push arms through slits. If you need to , push a blade through the arm slits and wiggle it back and forth to widen the openings. This will make it easier to push the arms through. Make sure the arms are facing to the front of your character. Use craft scissors to cut off the ends of the arms to look like fingers if you want to.
6) Use glue on the folds indicated below. Glue A to the inside of B and C to the inside of D.
Let the glue dry and then you'll have a new friend to take with you to parties and social events!
If you have any questions feel free to e-mail me at jim8ball@twcny.rr.com!
It's hard to believe another year has gone by! 2009 was eventful and pretty rough. I'll have to do a year end round up when I have more time, but for right now my newest book is available at my etsy shop!
What do 10 Angry Monkey Finger Puppets have to do with Last Dollar Comics? Stay tuned and find out!
There's a new cat in town and he goes by Tomcat Samurai! On Friday, June 19, I received an e-mail from Mark E Rogers. Mr Rogers is the creator of a comic that saw several books published in the late 80's and 90's called Samurai Cat. Below is the e-mail.
I made this comic stand up this weekend. I'm naming her Daisy Dean and plan on adding a word balloon that says "Check THESE out! They're NEW!" My wife thinks I'm a PIG!!!
Back in February of this year I met Professor Badger and his able bodied assistant Elle. The professor is the curator of a traveling side show appropriately named "Professor Badger's Cabinet of Curiosities". The show consisted of a collection of skulls and pickled punks. Hairs of dead presidents and a black widow spider. To say I was impressed is an understatement. I told the Professor that I was going to write and draw a comic about him and Elle and he said " You need to get a job!"
