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Tuesday, August 14, 2007

72. Papercraft Skull (with Articulated Jaw)

Cut & Folded Custom Paper Toy. The jaw moves via a tab that sticks out the back.


This papercraft skull is downloadable as a DIY pattern PDF HERE. Make & decorate your own! (and of course send me a picture). Just print onto or glue to card stock, then cut, fold, and tape or glue via the directions.

Inspired by the great papercraft patterns from Readymech, NiceBunny, and Speakerdog. Via Home of The Skulls.

UPDATE 10/25: I've removed an unnecessary "glue here" X from the back of the jaw and replaced the PDF on the server with the new version.
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43 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 14, 2007 at 10:28 AM

    that is freakin' incredible!

    j

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  2. AmblusAugust 14, 2007 at 3:02 PM

    Roooolz!

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  3. Tiki ChrisAugust 14, 2007 at 3:18 PM

    The more I view your blog, the more I love it! Keep it up. This is awesome.

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  4. mimAugust 14, 2007 at 7:15 PM

    MY jaw dropped open and I don't even have a pull tab in the back of my skull. This is totally amazing!!

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  5. KimAugust 14, 2007 at 10:35 PM

    That is so creative, I love it.

    My boyfriend and I made a papercraft skull mask from Haunted Paper Toys.

    Here it is in action.

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  6. AnonymousAugust 15, 2007 at 4:40 PM

    2 words.. grim fandango :)
    That game rocked.

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  7. The Lone Beader®August 17, 2007 at 1:26 AM

    Your blog is f***in' cool!!! LOL. And, I have a feeling you'll like where I'm headed with my latest piece...

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  8. AnonymousAugust 30, 2007 at 10:35 AM

    Nice paper toy, I love skull. Have some artwork in skull in my blog, see here if you interest.
    I will send you my photo of this, with my skin.

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  9. dejavuduSeptember 7, 2007 at 5:18 PM

    how many million hours did this take?

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  10. NoahSeptember 7, 2007 at 5:22 PM

    Too many for a daily project! At least 4, if I recall correctly.

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  11. AnonymousSeptember 22, 2007 at 1:59 PM

    Thanks so much.
    Celina

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  12. Web-OJOctober 25, 2007 at 5:50 AM

    I've printed it but do I have the brains in my skull to complete it?

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  13. AnonymousOctober 25, 2007 at 11:57 AM

    I'd like to modify the pattern so the top of the skull opens. Can anyone design me a papercraft-brain to slide inside?

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  14. NoahOctober 25, 2007 at 12:00 PM

    Great idea Dr. Dave! If someone does do it, be sure to send it in so I can post for all to have!

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  15. LOctober 25, 2007 at 5:59 PM

    I'm a littl unclear on the back--do both the tab and the piece connected to the tab get glued together?

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  16. LOctober 25, 2007 at 6:01 PM

    Which is to say, on the lower jaw, do the tab and the piece connected to the tab (both have an x on one side) get glued together--don't know what to do with the second (non-tab) x.

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  17. NoahOctober 25, 2007 at 6:14 PM

    Sorry L, that's a typo! Ignore the second X. I've fixed the PDF to reflect that.

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  18. AnonymousOctober 26, 2007 at 8:24 PM

    loved building it! http://flickr.com/photos/corneel/1765134194/in/set-72157600214864945/

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  19. AnonymousOctober 27, 2007 at 8:14 PM

    Love this---but can you help out with the last few steps? I can't figure out what to do with those triangle cut-outs in the middle nor that separate piece with three folds.

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  20. AnonymousOctober 27, 2007 at 8:19 PM

    OMG I'm an idiot, i didn't see that small drawing. Thanks anyhow!

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  21. AnonymousOctober 29, 2007 at 4:30 AM

    That is pretty cool. Where do i have my scissor?

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  22. AnonymousOctober 30, 2007 at 10:01 AM

    Your template is cool. I was customize it with my LINE, happy Halloween.
    Hope you like it. If you interest, make it. :)

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  23. AnonymousOctober 31, 2007 at 11:14 AM

    Holy Crap, THAT ROCKS!
    Keep up the good work :-)

    David

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  24. AnonymousNovember 1, 2007 at 11:34 AM

    This made for an awesome Halloween handout. I printed up a bunch of them and after giving out the candies, I'd show the little skull I'd made and asked kids if they'd like to make one too. I had 100% acceptance - every kid wanted to make one. And they ranged in age from around 6 to 16! One girl - who was about 16 said "This is the coolest thing I've gotten today."

    Kudos for a GREAT Halloween giveout.

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  25. NoahNovember 1, 2007 at 11:36 AM

    Wow, what a great idea Dough!

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  26. AnonymousJanuary 4, 2008 at 5:08 PM

    I made mine. Very cool.

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  27. DrMorbiusJune 2, 2008 at 3:25 PM

    This is awesome!

    Cheers ^^

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  28. Alias StrikerOctober 26, 2008 at 6:47 AM

    Definately professional stuff!
    :) Printable too

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  29. JoniOctober 28, 2008 at 9:55 AM

    Is it my computer or is the link to print this skull pattern not working? I'd love to make some soon!

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  30. NoahOctober 28, 2008 at 10:18 AM

    Temporary server problem is causing files to not download. Hopefully it will be resolved soon!

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  31. Aidan.April 11, 2009 at 10:19 AM

    Hi Noah,

    I really like your paper skull! Just letting you know I wrote about it in my blog here:

    http://mydesignfix.wordpress.com/2009/04/11/papercraft-skull-skull-a-day/

    Cheers

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  32. MargeMarch 12, 2010 at 5:35 AM

    looks great, gonna get my daughter makin them at the weekend :)

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  33. limegreen 367September 11, 2012 at 2:27 PM

    This was a fun project. Thanks you so much for sharing. Here's my attempt at creating what I like to call Yakkity Yak Skull:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPNPOkIS5CU&feature=plcp

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  34. UnknownSeptember 22, 2012 at 3:31 AM

    I just got done cutting, gluing, folding and assembling 120 skulls (with slight modifications) for my Tim Burton themed wedding!

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  35. NoahSeptember 22, 2012 at 9:24 AM

    Please send us pictures of the end results Scott!

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  36. Lucy | Charm About YouOctober 29, 2012 at 4:08 PM

    Awesome!!!
    I made this with my kids and will be blogging about it this week :)
    Thank you for a fantastic template!
    www.charmaboutyou.com

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  37. Lord Fluffy GogglesMarch 27, 2013 at 5:07 AM

    My 3D printed skull templated from your paper craft:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHsdcAT-iTg

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  38. MissartypantsOctober 28, 2014 at 9:39 AM

    Thanks for the use of your template! I used it with my 8th grade students for a Day of the Dead art lesson. I posted pictures of them on my blog if you'd like to see them http://missartypants.blogspot.com/2014/10/day-of-dead-alter.html

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  39. SimplyBillieOctober 23, 2015 at 2:25 PM

    Love this! Can't wait to make a few with my boys this weekend. Sharing!
    Printables4Mom

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  40. kerboodleFebruary 10, 2017 at 1:34 PM

    what do you do with the random piece of paper that you cut out then stick it somewhere your work is amazing btw

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  41. FlávioJune 28, 2017 at 1:41 PM

    Hi, this is Flávio from Brazil. So, last monday was my boss birthday, and I managed to craft ten pieces of this, to decorate the officce for the party. Everybody felt in love, and took the little skulls home. My boss as a rocker girl got amazed and really happy. Thank you very much ^^

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  42. NoahJune 28, 2017 at 1:42 PM

    Flávio: That's awesome! Thanks for sharing!

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  43. UnknownMay 9, 2018 at 5:19 PM

    using this for a french prject about the catacombs pretty edgy guys

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