"Paper sculpture
or paper plastic"
Possibilities of paper plastic
1.Design of any children's party, especially New Year's - Christmas decorations and interior design elements, children's costumes and various masks.
Possibilities of paper plastic
2.Run original greeting cards for any event and teach this to your students.
Possibilities of paper plastic
3. Supplement your costume with decorative elements using the paper plastic technique, which will allow you to look individually unique against the backdrop of general standardness and sameness.
A little bit of history
Chinese chronicles report that paper was invented in 105. n. e. Tsai Lunem;
Rice. 1. Map of China in the 2nd century. BC
Tsai Lun's paper recipe was as follows:
- crush mulberry fibers, wood ash, rags and hemp;
- mix with water and place the resulting mass on a mold (wooden frame and bamboo sieve);
- After drying in the sun, smooth this mass using stones.
The result was durable sheets of paper.
Rice. 3. The old way manual
paper production.
Types of paper plastic
1. Origami ( translated from Japanese as “folded paper”) - ancient art folding paper models, which originated in Japan. Much like crumpling paper, but in this case folds and bends are not random, but are subject to the will of the artist; he himself decides where and when to make them.
Types of paper plastic
2. Quilling – paper rolling or paper filigree. This is the art of creating three-dimensional or planar compositions from strips of paper (Translated from English "bird feather" Originated in Europe at the end of the 15th and 16th centuries. IN medieval Europe monks created elegant medallions by twisting paper with gilded edges onto the tip of a bird's feather.
Types of paper plastic
3. Paper sculpture which is often called paper plastic (“plastic” from the Greek word "to sculpt" because in terms of the type of creativity it is more similar to sculpture than others and allows you to create semi-volume and volumetric compositions. In paper plastic, all products are hollow or empty inside; only their shells are created.
Materials and tools required for work:
- 1.Whatman paper ½
- 2. PVA glue.
- 3. Scissors.
- 4. Stationery knife.
- 5. Cardboard.
- 6.Compasses or any round objects.
- 7. Paper clips.
Safety Techniques
- Use the knife carefully, do not put your fingers under the blade,
- Pass the knife or scissors only closed (scissors – rings first);
- Be careful when working directly with paper, or rather with the edge of a sheet of whatman paper (you can cut yourself!!!).
1 Method. A crumpled piece of paper looks like mountains.
Model "grouse"
- Cut along the contour
- Making cuts
- We complete the elements with a punch
- Deflections in cuts
- Assembly
Model “Alyonushka”
Shape Analysis:
- a large cone of half a circle,
- at the bottom of which there is a geometric pattern.
Model “Alyonushka”
- The cylinder is the basis of the head.
Model “Alyonushka”
The face has the shape of a segment (half an oval).
Model “Alyonushka”
The small cones are the sleeves.
Model “Alyonushka”
- The hair is cut into strips, curled with scissors and glued with inside heads.
- The palms are cut out in the form of mittens, then the fingers can be cut through.
Model “Alyonushka”
A scarf is a curved triangle.
Model “Alyonushka”
- Buckets are cylinders.
- You can cut out the rocker arm, which will add completeness to your model.
Expert advice
- Whatman is the ideal paper for creating paper sculptures.
- Our industry produces whatman paper white according to GOST. It is dense and this allows you to perform operations such as bending, twisting, slits and cuts.
Expert advice
- Colored paper The one we have is too thin.
- Paper sculpture Can made from colored paper, but here you need to follow some recommendations:
- 1. Colored paper should be dense .
- 2. Should not be colored finished product in watercolor or gouache.
- 3.You can paint the product with paint from spray cans.
- 4. It is undesirable to resort to using large
- quantities flowers , in order to avoid fragmentation and diversity.
Expert advice
- Don't limit your creativity . Having mastered the techniques of working with paper, you can create your own designs based on them, perhaps more interesting and original.
- Try modeling yourself so that ready-made patterns do not deprive you creativity !!!
Conclusion
1. You were Interesting ?
2. You learned something new and interesting for yourself?
3. You will use knowledge gained in your teaching practice?
"Paper sculpture
or paper plastic"
Original art by Patty and Allen Eckman.
Artists first mix acid-free cellulose using raw cotton, all of which is placed in a mold, compressed by vacuum or by hand. In this case, excess moisture is gradually removed, but the drying process is very long. When the cast is removed from the mold, then the finishing process begins, the most delicate one. Some details are removed, some are added, which ensures very fine detailing.
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This is a very lengthy process, sometimes taking months of work. In some ways it is similar to the bronze casting process. The finished product is white, very light and with many fine details.
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Paper sculptures by Calvin Nicholls. Animalism in sculpture
Calvin Nicholls is a unique artist and sculptor. His sculptures (which can be called three-dimensional paintings) are created from paper that is common to us. Paper cut and glued in a special way creates amazing detail in the works. Calvin mostly creates paper portraits of wild animals - bears, lynxes, monkeys, birds and others.
Each voluminous creation takes a lot of time and painstaking work. The first step is to create a rigid skeleton, which is the outline of the future figure. The frame gives the work strength. All other small parts are already attached to the frame. Each piece is cut and textured using a selection of metal and wooden instruments. During the work process, the sculptor constantly monitors the light and shadow on the sculpture. Having completed the main part of the work, the author creates an even more detailed and complex image using studio lighting. At this stage of work, all the nuances of the sculpture are completed.
And finally – photography.
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Peter Callesen sculptures from a single A4 sheet
Danish-born artist Peter Callesen creates incredible works of art from a single A4 sheet of paper. Through a surprising combination of cutting and folding, Callesen creates incredible scenes from the very simple material.
In his own words, by eliminating all information and starting from scratch on a blank white A4 sheet, he feels that he has found material that everyone can relate to. At the same time, the A4 sheet is neutral and open to accept any meaning. The thinness gives the paper sculptures a fragility that highlights the tragic and romantic theme of his sculptures.
Jeff Nishinaka. Paper sculpture
Jeff says that he always became an artist, the most ordinary artist, but over time he realized that he did not have the necessary abilities and talent. He started working with paper by accident. During his studies, he was given assignments in two subjects: graphic design and drawing. The task was to create something new from some material. He chose paper. And this choice, the art of creating paper sculptures, gave him a sense of what his calling was, in what area he needed to work. He was attracted by the clear boundaries in working with paper and tangible results. And he always enjoyed creating something with his own hands.
Korean artist Ho-Yoon Shin creates original paper sculptures that change the appearance of different angles vision.
But I still haven’t found a description of the process of how this happens! Manually or some kind of automation. Who will help?
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But I also showed you flexible sculptures:
[Li Hongbo, sculptor]:
“It started with me learning about the flexible nature of paper through Chinese paper toys and paper lanterns. Then I used it to make a gun. An ordinary gun is a solid, killing weapon, but I turned it into a tool for play and decoration. Thus, it lost both the form and meaning of a pistol. He turned into a toy."
38-year-old Beijing sculptor Li Hongbo creates his sculptures from paper, or rather, thousands of layers of paper, tightly placed one on top of the other. It is based on the technique of making a Chinese lantern.
To begin with, take a sheet, coat it with glue like this, and then apply it to a similar one. Thus, blocks of 500 sheets are formed. They are also stacked on top of each other to form the desired height, usually 10 pieces each.
Then, to work with such a paper “cube,” the usual sculptor’s tools are used. Lee says he treats the material like soft stone.
What happens will shock many.
[Li Hongbo, sculptor]:
"Weird" and "disturbing" are just adjectives that some people use. In fact, man simply has too fixed an understanding of what a human being is.”
Paper was invented in ancient China. Born into an ordinary peasant family, Lee always loved this material. He makes only exact copies and only classic busts.
His living sculptures have already conquered several world capitals.
In Japan, paper art such as origami, kirigami and similar sculptures have long been traditional. How amazing and delightful are the beautiful paper crafts arranged in three-dimensional compositions.
Sometimes it can be very difficult, or even impossible, for a non-professional to repeat them even using diagrams and master classes. But if you really want to do something like that, you start looking for compromises. In the current search I came across the author of the paper Benja sculptures Harney. Benja himself successfully applies his favorite activity in the commercial field, advertising, mass media, so this is not a hobby for him, but a job. Idea of this creativity I really liked it; making a figure this way, in my opinion, is much easier than folding it using the origami technique.
The method is really not that difficult to master. At the graphic design department, we made layouts in this way, while almost no attention was paid to the technology itself. You draw the model, then draw its layout with all sides, leaving bends for fastening and joining the sides. Remember that we all glued together the same cube or parallelepiped from paper in geometry lessons at school.
In the design, more is glued together in this way. complex figures, such as building models and other three-dimensional compositions. Of course, in such work, three-dimensional vision is very useful, but you can start with simple forms, gluing them together.
By applying layer after layer of colored paper, the composition becomes multi-level, volume is created, and the figures acquire three-dimensionality.
Benja was fascinated by this process during his studies, still in the same graphic design department, and now very beautiful paper models come out of his hands. They are so interesting and neatly executed that you can’t call them anything other than paper sculpture.
Benja Harney's work is somewhere on the border between design and art.
His works are original and attract attention. Large brands and famous people are showing interest in them.
For example, Benja made paper wings for the Sydney showcase of the luxury brand Hermes.
For Kylie Minogue's Australian tour, they came up with a pop-up book for her album.
