Creative Paper Cutting : Basic Techniques and Fresh Designs for Stencils, Mobiles, Cards, and More

by SHUFUNOTOMO

• ISBN13: 9781590307311
• ISBN10: 1590307313
• Edition: Original
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2010-11-16
• Publisher: Trumpeter

Summary

Transform a simple sheet of paper into a snowflake, a flower, or a dainty doily-or create an enchanted forest using a modern twist on the traditional technique for making paper dolls that you likely learned as a child. Paper cut-outs get a fresh look in this contemporary approach to the practice of transshy;forming paper into art. It's full of clever designs and a range of different cutting techniques that you can use for making your own cut-outs for display, decoration, or embellishment. The book presents paper-cutting techniques through clear step-by-step instructions, detailed diagrams, and templates. Once you've mastered the basics, you can move on to trying the projects: cards, gift wrap, mobiles, collages, stencils, garlands, and a wealth of other practical and fun applications. The projshy;ects are presented with beautiful colour photographs in the disshy;tinctive Japanese craft style for which the Make Good series is known, making for a book that is as attractive as it is informashy;tive. From scrapbookers to paper artists, from printmakers to sewers-all crafters will love this book.

Author Biography

Shufunotomo is a distinguished Japanese publisher of books on crafts, health, self-help, and more.