Paper Cutting

What is Paper Cutting?

Paper cutting can be traced back hundreds of years as a special art form in which all you need is a sharp tool and paper to create wonderful designs. The purpose of paper cutting is to express yourself through designs that you created and cut out.

Great Resources!

The East Meck library has many resources to aid your creativity. This book has many great examples and ideas to choose from, especially for use in scrapbooks and cards!

I found paper cutting an interesting concept and art form in the way that its simple and can be done by anybody due to the ease of it. The materials are common and it isn't hard to cut out a design to put it up for decoration, making it suitable for everyone. I think it would assist in adding more flare to decorating for special occasions and aide in coming up with more creative ideas.

Here I made a design by folding it into several layers and cutting a design into them, thereby unraveling them and making an eye catching design.

Paper snowflakes can be considered a form of paper cutting and by using different methods, intricate and creative designs can be created and shared with others.

Some helpful YouTube videos for inspiration and examples that are more complex and in-depth

Review: Overall I find this paper cutting as an easy to get into art form that can get more complex and beautiful. As designs get more complex, things such as special blades will become necessary to create certain designs which is understandable but limits the amount of people that can partake in the activity. An example would be me since I only had scissors which limited what I was able to make and prevented me from being able to make precise cuts on the paper that wasn't near the edge.

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