Advanced Papercraft Techniques: Designing with Paper
A course by Diana Beltran Herrera , Industrial Designer
Joined October 2017
Explore the possibilities of paper by transforming designs into volumetric shapes
- English, Spanish
- 99% positive reviews (331)
- 7277 students
Explore the possibilities of paper by transforming designs into volumetric shapes
Have you ever pondered the endless creative possibilities of the humble sheet of paper? Diana Beltrán is a designer and paper sculptor who has worked for major international clients like James Cropper, Hodder and Stoughton, Marina Rinaldi, and many more.
In this online course, join her on a journey through exciting techniques and innovative ways to design with paper. With a range of simple exercises combining manual and digital methods, discover how to model this cheap and easy-to-find material, transforming two-dimensional designs into incredible compositions created with volumetric shapes.
What will you learn in this online course?
19 lessons & 15 downloads
- 99% positive reviews (331)
- 7277 students
- 19 lessons (3h 29m)
- 15 additional resources (11 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English, Spanish
- Spanish, English, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch
- Level: Intermediate
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Combine digital and manual techniques to create a graphic piece with two- and three-dimensional elements to be used as the scene for the cover of a book, poster, or magazine.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Designers, illustrators, and anyone interested in exploring the possibilities of such a seemingly simple material as paper, to incorporate into their creations in unexpected ways.
Requirements and materials
No prior experience is needed to take this course, you just need to be skilled with your hands and have basic notions of Illustrator to make the initial composition.
As for materials, you need different colored paper (Diana recommends the Canson brand for its stiffness) or cardboard, liquid silicone or glue, a precision scalpel with fine tip, a cutting surface, fine-point scissors, a ruler, a pencil, an eraser, masking tape, and paints. You also need a computer installed with Illustrator and a printer.
Reviews
A course by Diana Beltran Herrera
After graduating as an industrial designer from the Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano in Bogotá, Diana decided to explore design from a more experimental perspective, studying the different qualities of cheap and ordinary materials such as paper and cardboard and developing simple ways to transform them and give them a new value and use.
Nature and animals are very present in Diana Beltrán's work, which she explores endlessly through papercraft.
Her work has been exhibited in Europe, Asia, Latin America, and the United States, where she has participated in group and solo shows. She has also worked for international clients in editorial design, advertising, window dressing, events, and interior design projects, working for 215 McCann, Olivari Olive Oil, Volevatch, Longwood Gardens US, ENI, Marina Rinaldi, Lebeau-Courally, James Cropper UK, Hodder and Stoughton UK, Horse Mag, On investing magazine, the Libertine Lindenberg Hotel, Restaurant Auberge de l'Ill, Mercedes Salazar, and UH Hospitals USA.
Content
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U1
Hello welcome!
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Presentation
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Influences
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U2
Building the idea
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materials
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Start of the idea: references and drawing
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Cover design
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U3
Preliminary techniques
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How to cut and paste
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How do I use watercolors
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Structures with wire
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U4
Let's do it!
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Sort and Crop 1
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Sort and Crop 2
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We are going to make skeleton and legs of our bird
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We paste tail and wings
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We stick feathers, beak and eyes 1
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We stick feathers, beak and eyes 2
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We stick feathers, beak and eyes 3
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U5
Let's build our cover
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We'll start with the background and the lettering
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The decoration
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We posed the bird
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Final recommendations
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FP
Final project
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Advanced papercraft techniques: designing with paper
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Learn at your own pace
Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.
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Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
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Meet expert teachers
Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.
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Certificates
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Get front-row seats
Videos of the highest quality, so you don't miss a single detail. With unlimited access, you can watch them as many times as you need to perfect your technique.
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Share knowledge and ideas
Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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Connect with a global creative community
The community is home to millions of people from around the world who are curious and passionate about exploring and expressing their creativity.
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Watch professionally produced courses
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FAQs
Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
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emisarmi
Es excelente el curso, magnifica profesora, explicaciones claras, tips muy ùtiles. No he empezado el proyecto porque la finalidad es elaborar un delfìn. Por ahora estoy aplicando todas las enseñanzas en mis trabajos. Mil gracias, cordial saludo
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zelaya.aramburu
Un muy buen curso, tiene datos y tips muy buenos e interesantes. Lo recomendaría sobre todo porque son técnicas practicas para explotar la creatividad. Ella explica muy bien y se nota que le gusta hacer sus proyectos.
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ecoutemoi
PlusBuen aprendizaje y sobre todo la técnica del proceso creativo en las aves me encantó, si lo recomiendo
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enolcobreros
Un curso muy entretenido, ella explica genial. Lo recomiendo
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nonesiste72
un corso a dir poco spettacolare, ne sono rimasta affascinata e spero di riuscire a fare qualcosa di decente
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