After fastening all the aluminium together the cardboard was removed and smart pixel led strip lights installed in each channel. Then we would assemble these together and cut lengths of aluminium LED diffuser channels to tape to the edges of the cardboard shape.
To enlarge the design we projected the A4 plan through a roof mounted projector onto big fridge and bike boxes. In questa ed altre pagine del nostro archivio pepakura puoi trovare file in formato PDO che potrai aprire con il programma Pepakura.Se non sai di cosa sto parlando dai prima un occhiata alla nostra Guida a Pepakura. As well as this big mask we make 3 GIANT versions in a barn on the Matamata festival site. As well as the human sized masks I build a huge version to stay in the lab for experimenting with projection mapping. After about 4 iterations I was happy with the design and sent the plans out to the festival precipitants so they could print out the plans on an A4 printer and build their own. After cutting and assembling there would be changes after testing by wearing and handling the physical object, then making adjustments back in the 3Dmodel. (which can be fast is you use the select by appearance function).
To complete this step I had to import the svg files into Illustrator and convert the lines into the correct colour and line type for laser cutting. After feeling happy with the designs I made in 3DsMax, I extracted the paper plan with Pepakura and laser cut it out. For the broader use of paper in art and craft, see Paper craft.