Pop-up Book Fundamentals: Storytelling with Paper and Light
Materials, Tools, and Workspace
A course by Helen Friel , Paper Engineer, Illustrator, and Author
About the video: Materials, Tools, and Workspace
Overview
“What will you need to make the project? After explaining what the project of this course will be, I will take you through the materials and tools I use in order to create your own pop-up book.”
In this video lesson Helen Friel addresses the topic: Materials, Tools, and Workspace, which is part of the Domestika online course: Pop-up Book Fundamentals: Storytelling with Paper and Light. Learn fundamental techniques to create your own pop-up books that come to life with light, from the initial concept to the finished 3D model.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, I'm going to introduce the final project and go through the materials and tools that I use to create a pop-up book. In this course I'm going to teach you how to make a three-page interactive pop-up book with a twist. and making beautiful pop-ups of London scenes and adding light to bring it to life. By adding light in different ways, I'm going to show you how to make each spread pop. Each landmark will use a different pop-up mechanism and you'll be taught the basics so that you can customise them later if you wish. I chose to make this project because I specialise in interac...”
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Course summary for: Pop-up Book Fundamentals: Storytelling with Paper and Light
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Arts & Crafts, DIY, Narrative, Paper Craft, Storytelling

Helen Friel
A course by Helen Friel
Helen Friel is a paper engineer, illustrator, and author based in Bristol, UK. She grew up in a creative household and went on to study a BA in graphic design at Central Saint Martins, working for clients alongside her studies and producing her own artist books. Helen later worked as a paper engineer for a card company while juggling freelance projects and, a year later, pursued her creative passion full-time.
She has worked in the editorial and advertising fields, creating and directing for clients including Fanta, TIME, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Sky, The Savoy Hotel, Ted Baker, Etsy, The Body Shop, and The Sunday Times. Alongside creating paper craft designs and publishing books including Midnight Monsters and Hoakes Island, Helen teaches MA Illustration at Falmouth University. She is also the co-founder of the London chapter of Ladies, Wine & Design, which aims to bring together women in creative industries.
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