Pop-up Book Fundamentals: Storytelling with Paper and Light
Designing Page 2: Leicester Square 2
A course by Helen Friel , Paper Engineer, Illustrator, and Author
About the video: Designing Page 2: Leicester Square 2
Overview
“I have designed all the layers of Leicester Square. I will now separate the elements that will make it pop up.”
In this video lesson Helen Friel addresses the topic: Designing Page 2: Leicester Square 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
“Now that we've created the layers of Leicester Square, we'll begin to separate the elements that make it pop up. The only thing I need to worry about right now. is this, the bottom layer and my sketch. So I'm going to put my sketch Bye. under that. Move them to the same layer and I'm going to lock that layer just so that I don't need to worry about accidentally selecting things I don't want. Let's move these out of the way. so that they're not a distraction. You can see this sketch is going to have quite a lot of detail compared to Big Ben. And so what I'm going to do is show you the differ...”
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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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