Assembling Shadow Theaters
People often ask me “How do you put together those paper shadow theater things you make?”*. Here’s a quick visual tour of the process. You can click on the pictures to see more detail.
First, “weed” the layers, removing the cut-out sections 
Pile up the different layers to see a preview. 
For each layer, fold on the score lines. 
Fold the corners and tape them. 
Glue around the edges and stack two layers. 
Put a book or other weight on top after adding each layer until the glue dries. 
Zip-dry is the current glue of choice. 
Stacked layers from the outside. 
view into the side of the theater. 
Completed and lit up. 
Another view of the completed theater.
*(Nobody has ever asked me this.)
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