Guide to Papercutting
Guide to Papercutting
: Kalmbach
www.kalmbach.com
Reviewed by zzz Christine zzz Weiher, Editor, AllFreePaperCrafts.com
You may find papercutting to be a daunting task if you're really into papercrafting and fine detail. With Paper Panda's Guide to Papercutting you'll learn how to cut out even the most intricate of designs you won't even know how it happened.
Within the book you'll find more than 20 original designs and templates that will encourage you to create amazing holiday cards and papercrafts. There is a list of tools and materials that you'll need, along with techniques and step-by-step photographs to help you create your next masterpiece. The full-size templates are printed on high-quality art paper so you can craft like a pro.
Toward the beginning of the book Paper Panda teaches that practice makes perfect and suggests you photocopy her shapes on suitable paper and practice cutting them out as it will help with your lines. She'll teach techniques like how make an infill, how to make a layered papercut, framing and finishing. After which, she'll provide amazing design inspiration along with tips and tricks on how to get the perfect design.
If you're just learning about papercrafts this book provides all the information you need to get started. If you're more of an advanced papercutter you'll have all the inspiration and ideas to create amazing pieces of art.
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