Pop-Up 3D words and messages!

Use this simple technique to turn any simple font into a full 3D pop-out message. Thanks to the awesome people at Comicraft http://www.comicraft.com for creating a special font to make this process even easier:
http://www.balloontales.com/articles/popup/

Step 1 Print out the words you would like to throw into 3D perspective on a sheet of paper. A heavier card-stock works even better if your printer can handle it.

Comments

[elemenoh]

Great documentation. I used a similar technique to make a valentine. You can see the rest of it here: http://flickr.com/photos/_elemenoh_/sets/120134/

[sukicheah]

hey can teach me how to do it??
thanks

[kcls]

Is it just me or does the comicraft pop up font cost $999 for everyone?

[Win Guy]

Oh my gosh, you can't be serious.

[MrL33TPenguin]

 So, you save $1200!

[freakyqwerty]

Yeah I'll go buy it, I've got that sort of money to blow on a font when I could do it myself....

[djr6789]

ye it costs $999 i think :O wot a rip off!

[jsu2]

i know!

[hjostrander]

wow.
:P lol

[selvee]

vry beautiful especially the interesting new yea rcard

[mr monoply33]

ha ha, Irememebr doing these in 3rd & 4th grade years ago, thanks for posting, brought back memories

[oink_09]

Love it! Thanks a lot .
Already made 3 dummies and they all look great!
Can't wait to make the real one for upcoming birthdays =D

[notveryreal]

I remember doing this in art class. :D

[pierlo]

ehr,... what!?! i mean, the font's not free!! or am i wrong?

[vianka99]

how many cm do we need in the upper part?

[cleversomeday]

Thanks for this great technique. I created a font that would work on die cutting machines like the Cricut.
You can get a copy, along with instructions on how to use it, here:
http://cleversomeday.wordpress.com/2009/01/23/3d-text-made-easy/

[anetfrank]

I have done this by using the word art feature in MS word. I reverse the letters so I can print on the back and not let the lines show on front of word.

[Fasteners]

hey, thanks for the instructible.

[animes25]

or you can use this free program that can save you from the hard work

http://www.tamasoft.co.jp/craft/popupcard_en/

and there is a Japanese Pro version from those guys

[F-zero]

This program actually helped me plan out my card, as I was having some difficulty imagining how it should look. Thank you very much. Pics will be up soon.

[benthekahn]

well, here's the card i made for my mom. Behind the text is mirrored paper. It turned out well and she liked it.

[rosanna]

I used to spend hours years again trying to work this out and then making the cards, how easy is this. Thanks for sharing this with us, I am still amazed at the stuff I find on this site.

[ile]

Thanks for the inspiration! I didn't use the font, just did it free hand. (It's a birthday card and it's in Finnish)

[Merlin2007]

Excellent and very creative !

Here is a link to a video at metacafe.com showing you how to create your own fonts using a built in program in a Windows XP OS.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/371580/windows_hidden_programs/

[claudiafaj]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/super_ziper/539503399/I used the technique with drawing, instead of letters, and it worked! Thanks for the tutorial!

[andresm]

kguen10 to who is that "te amo" intended to???and where ae u from? mexico spain ?

[robodud3]

hey r on that english show thats on g4 the one that has the fizz or exsplosion thing or u just got the picture?

[kguen10]

to my girl and im from spain

[kerosene-soaked-clothes-arent-fun]

I would have wrote cabron, -not sure of spelling- subtel, yet offensive

[javadjafari]

waw! that`s interesting idea!

[hubert]

That really wonderful and useful instruction. I use the technique make a bDay card to my gf. Thanks.

[royalestel]

Oh yeah. I'm diggin this movie.

[tskdesign]

Very interesting instructable. Congratulations. I just found some perfect inexpensive gift ideas with this tut. Thank you for sharing

[StaneStane]

Weee coool!

[instructo44]

how do you get that font or software?

[spinach_dip]

Free popup fonts @ http://niagaracalligraphyguild.netfirms.com/news0300/popup.htm

[prank]

I tried them--they're not quite as cool as the comicraft font--the have little tabs to space the letters away from the background, but they don't have the broad folding sides that the comicraft letters do that give that 3D look

[edwin1989]

I don't think it's hard to make your own popup font, or is it?? So I'd say: give it a shot :P (I'm too lazy to try :P)

[kguen10]

Great idea !!! That's the one i did it...

[big28basketball]

what up