Which paper should I use?
Weight, size and finish, and how each one changes the build.
Short answer
- Small models
- Regular 80 to 120 gsm paper
- Props and wearables
- 160 to 250 gsm card stock
- Sheet sizes
- US Letter, A4, A3, US Tabloid, custom
- Orientation
- Portrait or landscape, with margins you set
What paper weight works best?
Regular paper is fine for models under about 20 cm. Anything larger, or anything you will wear or handle, wants 160 to 250 gsm card stock.
Heavier than 250 gsm is hard to fold cleanly and often jams home printers. If you need more strength, build in card stock and reinforce the inside afterwards.
How do I change the sheet size?
Pick US Letter, A4, A3, US Tabloid or a custom size in the studio, choose portrait or landscape, and set the margins.
The size you choose has to match the paper in the printer tray. Printing an A4 layout onto Letter forces the printer to rescale, which breaks true scale.
Do bigger sheets mean fewer pages?
Usually yes. A3 or Tabloid fits larger pieces, so a big prop takes far fewer pages and has fewer seams to glue.
Does paper thickness affect the finished size?
Slightly. Thick card adds a fraction of a millimeter at every fold, which is invisible on a small model and worth a test piece on a large wearable.
Try it with your own model
Nothing to install. Drop in a model and see your first template in seconds.
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