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Sealed paper dice

Nº D-11726

Game dice, learning blocks.

Made for: Fashion & retail.

Sample printed on ivory (C1S board) 300 gsm, matte lamination; style: folded paper solid box (polyhedron, sphere, star, house, Christmas tree).

Sample size 50 mm.

About this mockup

Regular polyhedra folded from one sheet of board: every crease at its true dihedral angle, glue tabs hidden inside, one face a tuck lid that opens. Each face takes its own picture — event gifts, puzzle toys and candy boxes for display.

Usually holds
Board games, teaching aids, promo gifts.
Who uses it
Game publishers, schools, agencies.
Popular in
Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Japan, Korea.
Also searched as
paper dice mockup · printed cube toy · glued paper cube · dice shaped box

How to use this mockup

  1. Start from the 50 mm sample or type your own size.
  2. Design straight on its real dieline.
  3. Turn it in 3D, export a picture or video, or stage a scene.

Trade tips

  • Run the artwork 3 mm past the cut line and keep text 3 mm inside it.
  • The tuck flap is the first thing a buyer sees when opening: print a note or instructions inside it.
  • Ivory board prints best on its coated face; keep the uncoated inside to one colour.
  • Matte lamination feels premium and softens colours by about a shade: add contrast in the design.

Questions

Is the sealed paper dice mockup free?

Yes, commercial use included; Free adds a watermark grid at 1K, Pro exports 4K without it.

Can I use my own size for the sealed paper dice?

Yes — from the 50 mm sample or your own size, with the dieline redrawn.

Can I get the sealed paper dice dieline for printing?

Yes, with Pro: the die files (SVG, PDF / AI, DXF / CF2) and the CMYK print PDF; designing on the die is free.

What is the sealed paper dice sample printed on?

The sample is ivory (C1S board) 300 gsm with matte lamination, on a dieline drawn at the size you type.

Construction

A polyhedron folds from one die-cut net of regular faces (triangles, squares, pentagons) joined edge to edge, with glue tabs along the edges; fold edge by edge, glue it shut and leave one last face with a tuck tongue as the opening. Big solids like a 32-face ball can be cut as two half nets and joined. They serve as gift boxes, hanging ornaments or teaching blocks.

Choosing board and material

250–300 gsm ivory for small 35–70 mm solids: stiff enough for flat faces, thin enough for small tabs to fold. Pieces of 100 mm and up, like a paper ball, need 300–350 gsm or laminated coated paper so the faces don't dent. Unwrapped sweets or chocolate need a film bag or foil.

Finishing

Matt or gloss lamination keeps the edges from cracking; gloss makes a paper ball read like a real ball. Foiling each small face needs many dies and drifts off the edges; foil one logo on one face, or print metallic ink in offset across the whole solid.

Preparing the print file

The flat net is a web of faces, and each face ends up pointing a different way, so rotate the art to suit each face rather than setting the whole sheet upright. Keep a 2–3 mm safe zone round every face, let 2–3 mm of bleed run onto the glue tabs so edges don't show white, and leave the tab surfaces unprinted where the maker uses glue.

Common mistakes

  • Setting all artwork one way up on the net: once folded, half the faces end up upside down or tilted.
  • Using 350 gsm board for a 35 mm solid: the small tabs won't fold tight and the edges gape.
  • Glue tabs narrower than about 5 mm: the glue has nothing to hold and the solid pops open at a touch.
  • Forgetting the opening face with a tuck tongue: glue everything shut and the gift can't go in or come out.

Questions and answers

Does a 50 mm sealed paper die roll like a real one?

It rolls on a table but is light, so it stops fast and bounces; laminate it, glue all six faces shut and keep 300 gsm board so the edges don't dent after many throws.

What rule applies to the faces of a paper die?

On a standard die opposite faces add up to 7 (1–6, 2–5, 3–4); place them correctly on the cross-shaped net before printing, because it can't be fixed once glued.

Can paper polyhedra be machine-folded?

Mostly not: the edges fold in many directions and won't run on a folder-gluer. Cutting, creasing and lamination run in volume, but assembly is hand work.

Which polyhedron holds its shape best?

More faces look rounder but mean more tabs; 8- and 12-face solids balance looks and easy assembly, while 20-face and 32-face balls need good board and practised hands.

Can a paper polyhedron hang on a tree?

Yes. Thread a cord through a hole punched at a vertex before closing, or trap the cord in a glue seam; under 30 g it won't bend a pine branch.

Sizes available

  • 50 mm

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