Pop-up Book Fundamentals: Storytelling with Paper and Light
Assembling Page 2: Leicester Square 1
A course by Helen Friel , Paper Engineer, Illustrator, and Author
About the video: Assembling Page 2: Leicester Square 1
Overview
“Having successfully designed the Leicester Square model template, I will translate this now into a physical model. Just as I did before, I will start by cutting out the elements then I will glue together the layers.”
In this video lesson Helen Friel addresses the topic: Assembling Page 2: Leicester Square 1, 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
“ Assembling Page 2: Leicester Square Now, we'll put together our book's second page using the floating platform mechanism. Let's go through the Leicester Square templates. We're starting off with the base page. This one doesn't have anything cut out of it. You have some glue positioning because this one's a bit harder to position than Big Ben. This one's 270 GSM, as are all the base pages. In this one, we have a second sheet that's also cut out of 270 GSM and these are all the working parts. We have the struts that will support our platform and the crowd, which is a separate piece and we w...”
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Course summary for: Pop-up Book Fundamentals: Storytelling with Paper and Light
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Category
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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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