Pop-up Book Fundamentals: Storytelling with Paper and Light
The Box and Floating Platform 2
A course by Helen Friel , Paper Engineer, Illustrator, and Author
About the video: The Box and Floating Platform 2
Overview
“The second mechanism I will demonstrate is the Floating Platform. This mechanism creates a nice effect of weightlessness. You can also use it to insert a light beneath it.”
In this video lesson Helen Friel addresses the topic: The Box and Floating Platform 2, 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
“ The Box and Floating Platform The second mechanism is the floating platform. You can see this creates a nice effect. If you're looking at it from the top, it appears to float above the page. You can see it from a few different angles. It creates a good effect. It allows us to put light underneath it to create a backlight effect. The way this mechanism works is using three posts, one down the centre and two at the sides. The central one remains straight always and the two side ones pivot out, so, as you close your book, they're pivoting like that to go flat. Like the box, there are many wa...”
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Course summary for: Pop-up Book Fundamentals: Storytelling with Paper and Light
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Areas
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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