shingled roofs are a very common type of roof, whether, wood, slate or metal shingles are an easy way to make any building look real. so let me show you how I make them...
Materials;
- card (cereal boxes are good)
- PVA glue
- scissors or a craft knife
- paint
- and a surface you want to roof
Step1: cut the card into thin strips, you could use a paper shredder to make it uniform but where is the fun in that?
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| sorry about the fuzzy pics |
Step2: find the correct length for the roof, then cut appropriately
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| this is the roof to the corner shop the one that used to have the black tarpoline over the top, I decided it needed replacing |
Step3: cut the card but not all the way across so that you make it look like a series of tiles. I recomend you leave a good 2-3mm of uncut card at the side
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| really really sorry about the pics, it's hard to work and take photos at the same time |
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| this is the desired result! |
Step4: carry making small cuts along the strip of card, once done glue down onto the roof
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| there we go now just loads more to do |
Step5: repeat the previous processes but glueing each new strip of card lightly further back than the other so that it hides the uncut area.
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| getting there |
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| sometimes adding more card underneath is necessary to get the right gradient |
Step6: keep going until you reach the edge, then cut a thicker strip of card and fold it over the edge, then cut the whole side that is over the roof. if you are making a normal roof cut the strip into rectangles and fold them over the top
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| you should end up with something like this after a while |
Step7: paint in whatever fashion you like
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| here is an example I prepared earlier the church roof. |
there you go guys hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.
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