Pop-up Book Fundamentals: Storytelling with Paper and Light
Designing Page 3: Hyde Park 2
A course by Helen Friel , Paper Engineer, Illustrator, and Author
About the video: Designing Page 3: Hyde Park 2
Overview
“After finishing creating the vector file of my design, I will separate it out into the different pop-up elements. ”
In this video lesson Helen Friel addresses the topic: Designing Page 3: Hyde Park 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
“So the final layer we need to look at is the trees at the front and this one is slightly different in that it's all cut away, so it's only got two columns. to hold it up. And this one you can be quite Easy with creatively and Let's reduce the opacity. so I can see where I'm drawing. and I'm just creating A really nice tree shape. I'll start with the branches. I'm not worried about finishing these off because I'm going to create leaves that I will use. to do that. I just need to add in Like the other pieces, I want them to have the same Outline. You can have something like a little squirrel....”
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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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