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How to Paint A 3-D Theater

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Painting a 3-D theater sounds really hard, but it is in fact quite easy. It only uses supplies you should already have in your house so there is no extra cost in creating one. Have a friend come over and make this project together for a fun play date. Let's make a 3-D home on a hill, and you can use all the steps to create any scene you desire.

Difficulty: Moderate
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  1. Step 1

    Cut out two identical squares that are 7 inches on all four sides. This is very important so make sure you use your ruler to get the correct measurement. If you are too little you can have your mom or dad do this part for you.

  2. Step 2

    Use your ruler to draw 10 2cm lines on each of the squares and then fold the squares along the lines to form an accordion. These are going to be the sides of the theater.

  3. Step 3

    Cut out a cardboard bottom and glue your sides to it. This will keep the theater sturdy.

  4. Step 4

    Cut out 5 (7 x 9 inch) pieces of paper. The first piece you are going to make is your backdrop. It should be blue or whatever color you want your sky to be in the background. You could make it a pretty sunset or sunrise. Slide the backdrop in the last slit (after it is dry) and glue it in place.

  5. Step 5

    Cut out the insides of one of your pieces of paper to form a frame. You can do this in a curved pattern or in the pattern or two theater sheets being pulled back. This is going on the front of your 3-D theater box. Paint it whatever color you would like and then glue it to the front of the box.

  6. Step 6

    Paint your house on the hill on one of your rectangles. Make sure your house and hill are 3/4 of the way up the hill. When you are done painting this part of your scenery, let it dry and slide it in the slot in front of the sky.

  7. Step 7

    Paint the last two rectangles with bushes and flowers. Have one a little closer to the ground than the other one. The one closest to ground is going to go in the first slot and the other one is going to go in the middle slot. Make sure your scenery is dry first before you put it in to the theater.

Tips & Warnings
  • You can create any type of scene that you want. Just keep the smaller parts of the scene toward the front and make each rectangle behind it get a little higher until the final rectangle which is the whole rectangle.
  • Cover your workspace in newspaper to protect surfaces.
  • Wear an apron or a smock to keep from ruining your clothes.

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