Pop-up design and paper mechanics : how to make folding paper sculpture

Pop-up design and paper mechanics How to make folding paper sculpture

Duncan Birmingham

Book - 2019

This comprehensive guide to pop-up design and paper mechanics is a delightful introduction to the intriguing aspects of a fascinating craft. This new and accessible approach to pop-up theory and practice distills the numerous mechanisms into a logical set of 18 underlying shapes and explains the techniques for building these shapes. The author demonstrates how sophisticated pop-up designs are constructed and shows how to form a three-dimensional reference book.

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Subjects
Paper work > Technique.
Paper sculpture > Technique.
Published
Lewes, East Sussex, UK : Guild of Master Craftsman Publications 2019.
Language
English
Main Author
Duncan Birmingham (author)
Item Description
Includes index.
Physical Description
175 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
ISBN
9781784945145
  • Getting started
  • Foundation shapes
  • Building techniques
  • Pull-tab mechanisms
  • Project templates.
Review by Library Journal Review

Pop-up books, now an extraordinary visual art form, have come a long way. If you've ever been inspired to create your own, expert pop-up designer Birmingham here provides an overview of the theory, art, and science behind paper mechanics. Beginning with a thorough introduction to the foundation shapes behind pop-ups, he describes the techniques of building structures and mechanisms such as pull tabs. A variety of projects are included. While this primer is visually stunning and easy to follow, it isn't for children or impatient adults. But it's a unique book that will inspire paper artists interested in bringing life and movement to their creations. (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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