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Paper Sculpture for Set Design

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Overview

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Learn paper crafting techniques to create beautiful 3D illustrations and structures for a product photography set
  • Introduction
  • Preparation
  • Techniques
  • Assembling Our Pieces
  • Showcasing and Taking Care of Your Work
  • Final project
Through paper crafting, you can transform a simple 2D sheet of paper into a beautifully tactile 3D object. Paper engineer Sarah Matthews uses the world around her as inspiration to create window displays and product set designs for clients including Selfridges, Pandora, and Ted Baker.

In this course, Sarah teaches you how to make your own three-dimensional papercraft structures. Learn paper crafting and design techniques to build layers of intricate details that capture people’s attention. Are you ready to build your very own universe out of paper?

Syllabus

  • About Me
  • Influences
  • Before We Begin: Exploring the Possibilities and Sharing my Top Tips
  • Researching the Final Project
  • Sketching the Design 1
  • Sketching the Design 2
  • Toolbox
  • Basic Paper Techniques
  • Decorative Details
  • Creating Simple 3D Shapes 1
  • Creating Simple 3D Shapes 2
  • Creating More Sophisticated 3D Shapes 1
  • Creating More Sophisticated 3D Shapes 2
  • Using Illustrator and a Plotter 1
  • Using Illustrator and a Plotter 2
  • Making My Paper Foliage
  • Finishing the Flowers
  • Crafting My Animals
  • Arranging Everything in Place
  • Photographing the Pieces
  • Sharing Your Work
  • Caring for Your Creations
  • Paper Sculpture for Set Design

Taught by

Sarah Louise Matthews

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