Paper Tube Animals (Part 42)

Practice paper construction in this art lesson: paper tube animals (part 42).

🎨 Studio Brief #42

Turn a toilet paper or paper towel tube into a standing animal.

🎯 Your mission

Squish, pinch, build. Trust your hands.

⚡ The twist

Build it bigger than feels comfortable.

What you'll learn · 1 of 2

Turn a toilet paper or paper towel tube into a standing animal.

What you'll learn · 2 of 2

Paint it, add paper ears and tails, and create a whole menagerie.

Get ready

Techniques you'll practise

paper construction3D craftingcharacter design

You will need

Washable markersCrayons

Step 1 of 4

Paint a paper tube the base color of your animal.

Step 2 of 4

Cut ears, wings, or horns from paper and glue them to the top.

Step 3 of 4

Draw a face with markers.

Step 4 of 4

Add a paper tail. Stand your animal up—the tube is the body!

Did you know?

🤯 Mind = Blown

🤯 Clay shrinks about 10% when it dries. Plan for it.

🌟 Artist Spotlight

🎨 Auguste Rodin's *Thinker* started as a tiny clay sketch.

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