Paper Cutting Techniques for Storytelling
|
Learn the manual techniques to craft a theater book using paper and scissors
Paper cutting is all about connecting with a more intuitive way of creating, by playing and improvising with nothing but paper, a pair of scissors, and your imagination. To do so, there are some tricks that can be useful for your own creative process. Throughout this course, discover some of the most important techniques and learn how they can be applied to a diverse range of storytelling articles.
With the help of Karishma Chugani, illustrator, fashion designer, and founder of L’École de Papier, navigate the world of paper cutting and learn how to craft a theater book, a hybrid between a tunnel book and a paper theater. Its peculiarity lies in the fact that it is flat and yet creates a sense of depth and perspective.
Get to know Karishma Chugani, her career, and some artists that she considers “gods and goddesses of paper cutting”.
Start by creating a landscape of your theater book and then move onto character design by making a mock-up using the shadow puppet theater format.
Then, choose a color palette. Be mindful of the power of symbolism in color and learn how to use bright colors and neutral tones in your work.
Sketch the scenes of your theater book by using tracing paper and a lightbox. At this point, the concepts of open and closed spaces come in handy for hiding elements of the scenes and revealing them at the right time.
User Reviews
Be the first to review “Paper Cutting Techniques for Storytelling”
You must be logged in to post a review.
There are no reviews yet.