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Swampy Ruins pop-up tutorial

By RPGPapercrafts

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Preparation

Tools and materials


The tools and materials required for assembling this pop-up map are:

4 sheets of 200-250 grams A4 sized paper


2 pieces of thin cardboard, 5x7 inch. I use 1mm premium hardboard
Glue pen
Hobby knife
Tweezers
Cutting mat
Ruler (preferably metal)
Black/colored marker (optional)

Coloring the edges

Because the paper is white, there may be white edges and creases visible throughout your map. To give your
map a more polished look, you can take a black marker, or one with matching colors of the pop-up, and go over
every white edge to color them.

Be careful with certain markers that may case bleed. This means that the color is soaked further into the paper
than just the edge. The more ink you apply, the further the bleed goes. Different types of paper behave
differently as well. I recommend to test on a paper scrap first before applying.

Creating creases

The blueprints show dotted lines along which you need to add a crease. There are several ways to make a
crease.

The most important thing is to make each crease sharp and bi-directional. Fold back and forth to make the
crease go smooth. If you don’t do this, each crease applies more tension to the pop-up and it may not fold
completely flat on its own.

You could lightly graze the line with the knife to make a micro-cut. This allows you to make an easy fold. The
downside is that paper layers may come off over time, and you will need to edge more as the white inside of the
paper becomes exposed.

If you don’t want to apply a micro-cut, I recommend carefully folding along a sharp object, like the edge of your
cutting mat or a metal ruler to make the first line. Once you have a straight fold, run the edge of a metal ruler
over the fold towards the crease, making it as sharp as you can. Do this both ways. There are also crease tools
like embossing pens to make your life easier.

Glueing

I recommend using a glue pen for glueing, as that will give you some precision on where you apply it. It is
important that you focus on the edges of each piece, especially those that fold back-to-back and tabs. Don’t
apply too much glue, this may cause warping of the paper and it may leak in unwanted places.

I often use a paper scrap to smudge a drop over the surface so everything is covered in a thin layer. If the glue
is running when held vertical, you have applied (far) too much.
Assembling instructions

The Base

Cut out the corners of the printed floor sheet. Apply Wrap the white edges around two cardboard sheets
a crease down the middle. (5x7 inch each). Make sure the cardboard can lay
flat and doesn’t press against each other.

Center Building

Take Ruin piece A and the Central Support piece. Ruin piece A has several areas that can be folded
Cut them out along the edge. Each tab must be cut back-to-back. Do this for the arc, the window, the
loose vertically and has one horizontal fold. wall next to the window, and the lower wall with the
two tabs. Don’t glue any tabs together.
The center support wall also can be pasted back-to- You find tabs with matching shape on the floor in the
back. The two pieces should look as depicted center. Paste both pieces on the designated spots.
above. Make sure the folds go smooth when closing and
opening the pop-up.

Next, take the Center Platform and nudge it over the I use a tweezer and keep the popup half open to
center support tabs through the two slots. Before glue the two tabs to the platform and apply pressure.
gluing the back to the front, make sure to put the
tabs of the arc and the lower wall inbetween.

Now you can fold over the platform front-side and


paste it to the back side.
Scattered Walls

Take Ruin pieces B, C, and D. Fold and paste each Each wall has a floor tab with a matching shape
piece back-to-back. Again make sure not to glue any drawn on the floor. Paste them in place.
tabs together.

Take the two pillars and paste them over the slots of
the central support, locking the floor in place.

Walkways
Take path A bottom and path B bottom, as well as all There are three tabs on Path B that don’t get a pole.
the path poles. Paste each pole back-to-back Those will be pasted against Ruins B.
(leaving a white space at the bottom back). Paste
that white space on each back of the walkway tabs.

Each pole position has a number on the sheet, as Before pasting the top side of the path on top, glue
well as on the floor. Paste the pole tabs of each path the tab of the arch on the path first.
on their corresponding number.

I use some tweezers to apply pressure and let the If the tab is stuck and the structure can pull up the
glue harden. You can also close the pop-up, but be pathway, you can paste the pathway top on top.
sure to check if the glue isn’t sticking to other parts.
Take Ruin D Platform and place it between Ruin B Tabs from the ruins should go inbetween the
and D. platform front and back, and the platform’s tabs go
through the ruin slots.

Take Ruin D Platform cap and fold it back-to-back The whole structure should be able to fold flat still,
over the two portruding tabs from the platform. as shown above.

Glue the tabs of Ruin A and of Ruin C to the Finally, paste the top of path B on top.
backside of the pathway. The pop-up should now
pull up that pathway as well.

Finished photos

Thank you so much for supporting me! If you have any questions, run into troubles, or have pictures to share of
your finished model, don’t hesitate to send me a message on Patreon, Twitter, or e-mail!

Find other pop-up maps and updates on my:


Website: rpgpapercrafts.com
Contact: [email protected]

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