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Papercutting: Tips, Tools, And Techniques For Learning The Craft

Author
Claudia Hopf

Review
For the past year, I’ve wanted to incorporate silhouettes into my artwork. However, I didn’t just want to use a simple outline, I wanted to include intricate details. Unbeknownst to me, the intricate details I had in mind were actually a form of art that has been around since the 18th century, known as papercutting. Once I had the term, I knew there had to be a book on the subject so I hit the bookstore and wouldn’t you know it, I found the perfect book!

Claudia Hopf’s book, Papercutting: Tips, Tools, And Techniques For Learning The Craft is so simple to read and understand that only a handful of pages are actually dedicated to the art of papercrafting with the majority of the book offering patterns and colored photos of finished pieces.

With more than 30 years of experience, Claudia has found a way to make papercutting interesting and easy to tackle. In her book, Claudia touches on the history and heritage of papercrafting, offers a tools list with brief explanations of each tool, explains the best way to tackle cutting paper, why folding a paper and cutting only one side offers the best symmetrical shape, and how to paint and frame papercuts. Finally, she includes not one, not ten, but 80 patterns to use for learning the art of papercutting.

I would highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to include a new dimension in their mixed media art, or who simply wants to take their silhouette skills to a whole new level.

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Disclosure: The reviewer borrowed a copy of the book to review.