Paper art Archives - PlayJunkie PlayJunkie Thu, 12 Oct 2023 10:38:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Check Out These Thought-Provoking Paper Sculptures of Marine Life https://playjunkie.com/check-out-these-thought-provoking-paper-sculptures-of-marine-life/ Wed, 11 Oct 2023 08:10:00 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=39069 In her latest project, Paper Life! Ocean, German paper artist Tina Kraus is trying to raise awareness about the impact human pollution of the ocean is having on marine life. As part of the project, Kraus combines paper sculptures of aquatic animals with man-made objects and shows how they change their surroundings. One of Kraus’ […]

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]]> In her latest project, Paper Life! Ocean, German paper artist Tina Kraus is trying to raise awareness about the impact human pollution of the ocean is having on marine life.

As part of the project, Kraus combines paper sculptures of aquatic animals with man-made objects and shows how they change their surroundings. One of Kraus’ creations shows a hermit crab using a rusty tin can as his home, while another one sees a squid tangled in a discarded fishing net.

“With the sculptures I would like to draw attention to the acute problems that our oceans are facing and convey information on the topic in an appealing way,” Kraus explains on her website.

The Paper Life! Ocean series features four paper sculptures of animals affected by ocean pollution, with more expected to come. Kraus also created several paper illustrations that further describe the thought behind the project.

“In the past decade, I have become more and more worried about the future,” the artist told Colossal about the motivation for the project. “The climate crisis, pollution, and the loss of biodiversity already have a big impact on nature and life on this planet.”

Besides the Paper Life! Ocean series, Kraus has worked on a number of other paper art projects in the past. She created pop-up books, paper sculptures, and life-like paper works. Check out more of her works below.

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]]> Catalina Swinburn Joins Folded Paper Sheets into Impressive Garment-Like Arrangements https://playjunkie.com/catalina-swinburn-joins-folded-paper-sheets-into-impressive-garment-like-arrangements/ Wed, 07 Jun 2023 08:03:00 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=39029 The works of Chilean artist Catalina Swinburn could be described as sculptures, cloaks, and everything in between. Swinburn uses folded paper sheets to create impressive garment-like arrangements that impress the viewer with both their meticulous execution and the story that they tell. Swinburn says on her website that she works with the “geopolitical concept of […]

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]]> The works of Chilean artist Catalina Swinburn could be described as sculptures, cloaks, and everything in between. Swinburn uses folded paper sheets to create impressive garment-like arrangements that impress the viewer with both their meticulous execution and the story that they tell.

Swinburn says on her website that she works with the “geopolitical concept of displacement.” This can be easily seen in the type of paper she uses for her impressive sculptures. They can be geopolitical maps, sheets of music notes, and even documents of “displaced patrimonial treasures.”

In order to make her unique artwork, Swinburn folds the paper in a particular manner to create a bigger pattern and then weaves the sheets into cloaks. These pieces stand on their own as sculptures but are also worn by the artist as part of an art performance.

According to Swinburn, her practice aims to raise awareness “both physically and conceptually” with the aim to “strengthen the integration between various communities from the Global South in making reference to female resilience.”

Swinburn’s works have been displayed in museums and galleries across the world. The artist also frequently shares them on her social media. Continue scrolling to check out more of them below.

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]]> Todd Watts Turns Books Into Paper Sculptures https://playjunkie.com/todd-watts-turns-books-into-paper-sculptures/ Mon, 01 Aug 2022 08:34:00 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=36752 Multidisciplinary communication designer Todd Watts specializes in brand activation, promotional material, snackable content, and conceptual development for brands and film or TV projects. His work also includes tactile design solutions that are both creative and approachable. But it’s a more personal series of his that caught our attention—his book series. In it, he manipulates some […]

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]]> Multidisciplinary communication designer Todd Watts specializes in brand activation, promotional material, snackable content, and conceptual development for brands and film or TV projects. His work also includes tactile design solutions that are both creative and approachable.

But it’s a more personal series of his that caught our attention—his book series. In it, he manipulates some of his favorite books into original paper sculptures. “I wanted to create a visual representation of some of my favorite books,” he told A’ Design Award and Competition‘s blog. “Paper-craft seemed the perfect medium to achieve this.”

According to Watts, he challenged himself to do so after rediscovering his love for reading books. “I wanted to challenge myself with a passion project using papercraft to elevate my favorite stories into surreal and imaginative works of art,” he relayed. “I wanted to create a conversation and a guessing game between the viewer of the art and the books they represented.”

His paper hints include the web from Charlotte’s Web and a rose from The Secret Garden. “The entire project is representing the power of reading,” he explained. According to him, in a digital world it’s becoming harder to dedicate time to the classic paperback because reading from screens makes us read slower, learn less deeply, remember less, and sleep worse. “This is why students prefer to print out their electronic textbooks,” he reflected. “This is ‘The Power of the Paperback.'”

“I love creating paper-craft designs,” admits Watts. “They’re a test in patience and problem solving, it’s very exciting when it works.”

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]]> The Paper Animals of Patrick Cabral https://playjunkie.com/the-paper-animals-of-patrick-cabral/ Wed, 04 May 2022 06:29:00 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=36740 Manila, Philippines-based artist Patrick Cabral is a jack of all trades. A multi-disciplinary designer and type artist, he has mastered calligraphy and papercutting, as well as sculpting, web designing, and even app development. “I don’t know what to call myself,” he once remarked in an interview with spot.ph. “And I don’t really care about labels.” […]

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]]> Manila, Philippines-based artist Patrick Cabral is a jack of all trades. A multi-disciplinary designer and type artist, he has mastered calligraphy and papercutting, as well as sculpting, web designing, and even app development. “I don’t know what to call myself,” he once remarked in an interview with spot.ph. “And I don’t really care about labels.”

According to his website, his artistic passion sparked early on, with his love for calligraphy starting at just 11 years old, when he took an odd job of writing the names of graduating students’ high school diplomas. This was his first foray into the world of letters and typography.

Growing up, he began his career as a web developer and animator and worked for various clients ranging both local and abroad, from corporate branding and digital advertising to fashion websites.

But we first stumbled upon Cabral’s name when we came across his Endangered Species series, meant at highlighting various endangered species. Using papercutting techniques, he carves portraits of animals such as tigers, pandas, and even pangolins, adding intricate details by hand. The result is breathtaking, to say the least.

His series is supported by the philanthropic organization Acts of Kindness, and is also in partnership with World Wildlife Fund Philippines, with the aim to educate the public about the plight of at-risk animals. According to Cabral, a portion of the sales from this collection has gone towards supporting nature preservation in the Philippines.

See more of his impressive work on Instagram:

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]]> Paper Plants and Flowers by Tania Lissova https://playjunkie.com/paper-plants-and-flowers-by-tania-lissova/ Mon, 13 Jul 2020 06:16:00 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=37810 Tania Lissova is a talented paper artist from Russia who creates amazing paper miniatures of plants and flowers. Her paper sculptures are made of tiny pieces of paper that she carefully cuts with knives and glues together. The artist started creating paper flower bouquets and plants as a hobby and turned it into a full-time […]

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]]> Tania Lissova is a talented paper artist from Russia who creates amazing paper miniatures of plants and flowers. Her paper sculptures are made of tiny pieces of paper that she carefully cuts with knives and glues together. The artist started creating paper flower bouquets and plants as a hobby and turned it into a full-time job over time.

She currently has nearly 400k followers on Instagram that enjoy seeing her new projects daily. While answering their questions in a Q&A session on her account, Lissova said that there’s no secret behind her creativity. “I just love what I do. It motivates me to keep creating,” she wrote.

The artist started creating these adorable miniatures for fun but then found them to be the perfect creative outlet she needed. See more on her Instagram page and follow her if you’d like to get the updates in the future. Below are some of her works we loved the most.

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]]> Laura Blythman’s Art is an Instant Mood Lifter https://playjunkie.com/laura-blythmans-art-is-an-instant-mood-lifter/ Mon, 01 Jun 2020 05:24:00 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=37373 Designer and illustrator Laura Blythman is driven by a strong passion for color. Her work is a playful collection of dreamt and imagined landscapes, flora, fauna, and magical places. The result — a little bit of this, a little bit of that — is all but boring. “I’m drawn to color because it just makes […]

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]]> Designer and illustrator Laura Blythman is driven by a strong passion for color. Her work is a playful collection of dreamt and imagined landscapes, flora, fauna, and magical places. The result — a little bit of this, a little bit of that — is all but boring.

“I’m drawn to color because it just makes me so happy, it never fails to lift my mood,” explained Blythman in an interview with Kids Gifts and Toys. “When I’m creating new work I decide on a color palette first. Always. At present, I can’t get away from neon pink and peach.”

Her process, which more often than not includes paper collage techniques, involves covering big sheets of watercolor paper in a variety of delicious colors and copper or gold leaf. Blythman then cuts the sheets up only to put them back together again as new artworks. “I often add my signature hand-drawn and painted detail too,” she says.

“When I was young I always loved to cut, paste and layer paper and as a teen I would spend days drawing detailed illustrations of my teen idols,” she recalled. “So I guess in some form or another I’ve always been doing exactly what I still do now,” she adds. “Drawing, cutting + pasting, creating, making things.”

Her recognizable aesthetic has garnered her a legion of fans and a super happy portfolio of work with clients ranging from start-up businesses to high profile Australian and International brands. Here are some of her more eye-popping creations:

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]]> Alex Eckman-Lawn’s Collage Art Is Strange, In a Good Way https://playjunkie.com/alex-eckman-lawns-collage-art-is-strange-in-a-good-way/ Sun, 15 Mar 2020 10:00:47 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=36606 Alex Eckman-Lawn creates multi-layered, hand-cut, paper collages using everything from his original digital paintings to imagery from old medical texts. Each layer is spaced, creating a depth that draws the viewer into the pieces. The result has an air of mystique about it — a good kind of eeriness that draws the viewer in. Like most […]

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]]> Alex Eckman-Lawn creates multi-layered, hand-cut, paper collages using everything from his original digital paintings to imagery from old medical texts. Each layer is spaced, creating a depth that draws the viewer into the pieces. The result has an air of mystique about it — a good kind of eeriness that draws the viewer in.

Like most collage artists, Eckman-Lawn’s process is messy, changing depending on the project itself. “Sometimes I have a clear idea in my head (like The Secret for example),” said the Philadelphia born illustrator in an interview with Beautiful Bizarre, “and then it’s just a matter of finding the right images or painting what I need until it looks right. That can be really painstaking but occasionally it all just comes together cleanly.”

He explains that he has folders and folders full of amazing finds for his future collage work. “Sometimes I have to drop whatever I’m doing and start working right away if I find something too perfect to ignore,” he notes. “That feeling is just the best, and a good way to describe the act of collage in general. It’s like being a curator and a designer and an artist all at once.”

So far, Eckman-Lawn’s work has appeared in comic books, on album covers, book covers, T-shirts, music videos, newspapers, and posters.  “I do feel very lucky that I get to make art for a living, and on days where it feels hard, I like to remind myself how much I’d rather do this than anything else,” he says.

We recommend you follow his work on Instagram.

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]]> Diana Beltran Herrera’s Paper Art Is In Full Bloom https://playjunkie.com/diana-beltran-herreras-paper-art-is-in-full-bloom/ Thu, 05 Mar 2020 06:00:00 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=36745 Diana Beltran Herrera turns ordinary materials into magic. Under her hands, wire, cardboard, plastic, and paper, turn into intricate sculptures that both delight and enchant. Born in 1987 in Colombia, Herrera graduated in 2010 from the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University, with a BA in Industrial Design, and has since decided to pursue design as an […]

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]]> Diana Beltran Herrera turns ordinary materials into magic. Under her hands, wire, cardboard, plastic, and paper, turn into intricate sculptures that both delight and enchant. Born in 1987 in Colombia, Herrera graduated in 2010 from the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University, with a BA in Industrial Design, and has since decided to pursue design as an experimental practice, researching different materials that are present in our everyday lives.

Her favorite material, as it turns out, is paper, from which she forms sculptures of birds, insects, fish, and plants. Currently based in Bristol, where she recently graduated with from UWE, with an MA in Fine Arts, Herrera’s work has been exhibited in solo and group shows across Europe, Asia, and the US.

“When I started to work with paper, I was developing very structural elements,” she explained in an interview with My Modern Met. “I used to have a lot of strips of paper that I used to cut and glue to form a volume.” According to Herrera, this process is very flexible, as almost any shape can be created with paper. “I spend a lot of hours collecting images of the subject in different positions,” she explained her process, “then I do some reading to find the right measurements.” 

According to her personal website, her interest in economic materials in general, is based on their potential of transformation, using the simplest of techniques and processes based on repetition. Much like patterns found in nature, her sculptures comprehend massive groups of elements that together compose a major complex system.

For Herrera, there is a considerable distance between humans and nature, and throughout her work, she aims to repair this relationship by producing elements that are constantly removed, altered, and forgotten. Her work is, therefore, presented as a resistance of time. Her sculptures portray the ideal state of a thing and also act like a model of representation of a reality that doesn’t suffer any change.

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]]> This Art Director Specializes In Paper Prop-Making https://playjunkie.com/this-art-director-specializes-in-paper-prop-making/ Sun, 23 Feb 2020 21:13:00 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=36150 Art Director and paper artist, Victoria Bee, specializes in crafted illustration and prop making. After five years of Graphic Design studies (which included anything from illustration and packaging to typography and layout), and four as a junior art director and paper artist based between Montreal, Paris, and London, she became an independent artist and moved […]

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]]> Art Director and paper artist, Victoria Bee, specializes in crafted illustration and prop making. After five years of Graphic Design studies (which included anything from illustration and packaging to typography and layout), and four as a junior art director and paper artist based between Montreal, Paris, and London, she became an independent artist and moved to Berlin in 2015. That is also where she started her own creative studio where she shares a space with fashion designers and illustrators.

Her work these days mostly consists of creating paper props — a niche she admits she stumbled into. “After making some 2D paper-cut illustrations for myself and some friends, a guy in Brussels asked me to build some paper bird-head masks for his art project,” she recalled in an interview with Sixtysix Magazine. “I accepted and decided to see how it would go, but I knew already I had a good vision for size and volume. It worked out really well, and I got a lot of positive feedback.”

She went on to accept a few other projects and started to build a portfolio. When she had enough work samples, she applied for a position at a creative studio in London, which looked for paper prop makers. “That was my chance,” says Bee. “I was quickly hired and from there it became official: I could make a living out of this.”

When it comes to her inspiration, it naturally consists of paper. “I have a box full of sketchbooks, lonely sheets of paper, Post-its, napkins… all waiting to be presented and used,” she detailed. “I also keep all the sketches from previous projects. They’re not useful anymore, but I have fondness for them. I can recall the time I discussed that idea with someone and scribbled out the project. It’s not just a napkin anymore; it’s a real memory!”

Take a look at some of her original paper designs.

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Boites à Bento et sushis 🍣🍙pour la maison d'édition française @les_arenes pour faire la promo d'un nouveau guide sur Tokyo 🇯🇵 / Bento boxes and sushis made for the parisian edition house @les_arenes 🍣🍣🍙 to advertise a new book about Tokyo 🇯🇵 . . With the agency #ColageneParis @colagene.paris 🦢 . . . . . #sushi #papersushi #bentobox #bento #cardboard #paper #art_dailydose #artfollow #handmade #dailydoseofcolor #handmadelove #madebyhand #ilovecolor #colorlove #artlovers #colorcrush #happycolors #ペーパー #ペーパープロップス #小道具 #プロップス #セットデザイン #舞台美術 #ペーパーアート #ペーパースカルプチャー #紙の彫刻 #ペーパークラフト #japan #tokyo

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🍹 OFF // Perfect making of photo to say that I'm finally starting my well deserved summer holiday 🍹🍹🍹 I was counting the days, REALLY need a break 🙃 You can observe the beautiful last minute trick on set to hold my tshirt with ducktape, to not see a inch of fabric on the final photos! 😂🔥 First stop, Milano!! ❤ . . . . . #behindthescene #studioscenes #mywork #handmade  #myart #creativeprocess #dailydoseofcolor #creativity #creativelife #lifeofanartist #studiolife #ペーパー #紙 #ペーパーアイテム #段ボール #ダンボール #ペーパープロップス #セットデザイン #舞台美術 #ペーパーアート #ペーパークラフト #ペーパースカルプチャー #紙の彫刻

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Next, next, thank you. Next, next, thank you. 👀🎵

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]]> Maud Vantours Turns Paper Into Magic https://playjunkie.com/maud-vantours-turns-paper-into-magic/ Sat, 22 Feb 2020 12:58:00 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=36039 Color, pattern, and paper are the foundations of Maud Vantours’ artistic creation. Born in 1985 in France, Vantours specialized in textile design and materials research at ESAA Duperré. But over the years, the designer and artist had increasingly become drawn to paper as the main material she works with. “What I like about paper is […]

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]]> Color, pattern, and paper are the foundations of Maud Vantours’ artistic creation. Born in 1985 in France, Vantours specialized in textile design and materials research at ESAA Duperré. But over the years, the designer and artist had increasingly become drawn to paper as the main material she works with.

“What I like about paper is its flexibility,” she noted in an interview with Jung Katz. “I’ve worked with paper for a long time and there is always a new way to use it. It’s a material which offers many textures, aspects, and colors, and I like to mix all these possibilities.”

The paper (colorful or plain, heavy or light) allows her to fold it, open it, accumulate it, and superimposes it layer upon layer, creating patterns and volume. Sculpted by Vantours, the flat piece of paper is transformed into a precious object. It’s this versatility that also allows her to oscillate between art and design, appealing to major luxury brands with which she collaborates, but also to more local brands.

“I have four steps in my work process,” relayed Vantours. “The first one is to find the concept, an idea. Second, to create the graphic design. Third, choose the color matchings. Then the last step is the production in paper and volume.” She adds that every project is different, and as such can take anything from three days to three months to complete.

“The inspiration can come from anything,” she notes, “an exhibition, a book, an advert. I try to vary my trend inspirations because I want to propose something new for every project, to try something I’ve never done. I do lots of research, samples and try more complicated shapes, new graphic designs, colors or materials to find new orientations.”

Take a look at some of her eye-popping paper creations in the gallery below.

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]]> ersion="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> Paper art Archives - PlayJunkie PlayJunkie Thu, 12 Oct 2023 10:38:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Check Out These Thought-Provoking Paper Sculptures of Marine Life https://playjunkie.com/check-out-these-thought-provoking-paper-sculptures-of-marine-life/ Wed, 11 Oct 2023 08:10:00 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=39069 In her latest project, Paper Life! Ocean, German paper artist Tina Kraus is trying to raise awareness about the impact human pollution of the ocean is having on marine life. As part of the project, Kraus combines paper sculptures of aquatic animals with man-made objects and shows how they change their surroundings. One of Kraus’ […]

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]]> In her latest project, Paper Life! Ocean, German paper artist Tina Kraus is trying to raise awareness about the impact human pollution of the ocean is having on marine life.

As part of the project, Kraus combines paper sculptures of aquatic animals with man-made objects and shows how they change their surroundings. One of Kraus’ creations shows a hermit crab using a rusty tin can as his home, while another one sees a squid tangled in a discarded fishing net.

“With the sculptures I would like to draw attention to the acute problems that our oceans are facing and convey information on the topic in an appealing way,” Kraus explains on her website.

The Paper Life! Ocean series features four paper sculptures of animals affected by ocean pollution, with more expected to come. Kraus also created several paper illustrations that further describe the thought behind the project.

“In the past decade, I have become more and more worried about the future,” the artist told Colossal about the motivation for the project. “The climate crisis, pollution, and the loss of biodiversity already have a big impact on nature and life on this planet.”

Besides the Paper Life! Ocean series, Kraus has worked on a number of other paper art projects in the past. She created pop-up books, paper sculptures, and life-like paper works. Check out more of her works below.

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]]> Catalina Swinburn Joins Folded Paper Sheets into Impressive Garment-Like Arrangements https://playjunkie.com/catalina-swinburn-joins-folded-paper-sheets-into-impressive-garment-like-arrangements/ Wed, 07 Jun 2023 08:03:00 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=39029 The works of Chilean artist Catalina Swinburn could be described as sculptures, cloaks, and everything in between. Swinburn uses folded paper sheets to create impressive garment-like arrangements that impress the viewer with both their meticulous execution and the story that they tell. Swinburn says on her website that she works with the “geopolitical concept of […]

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]]> The works of Chilean artist Catalina Swinburn could be described as sculptures, cloaks, and everything in between. Swinburn uses folded paper sheets to create impressive garment-like arrangements that impress the viewer with both their meticulous execution and the story that they tell.

Swinburn says on her website that she works with the “geopolitical concept of displacement.” This can be easily seen in the type of paper she uses for her impressive sculptures. They can be geopolitical maps, sheets of music notes, and even documents of “displaced patrimonial treasures.”

In order to make her unique artwork, Swinburn folds the paper in a particular manner to create a bigger pattern and then weaves the sheets into cloaks. These pieces stand on their own as sculptures but are also worn by the artist as part of an art performance.

According to Swinburn, her practice aims to raise awareness “both physically and conceptually” with the aim to “strengthen the integration between various communities from the Global South in making reference to female resilience.”

Swinburn’s works have been displayed in museums and galleries across the world. The artist also frequently shares them on her social media. Continue scrolling to check out more of them below.

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]]> Todd Watts Turns Books Into Paper Sculptures https://playjunkie.com/todd-watts-turns-books-into-paper-sculptures/ Mon, 01 Aug 2022 08:34:00 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=36752 Multidisciplinary communication designer Todd Watts specializes in brand activation, promotional material, snackable content, and conceptual development for brands and film or TV projects. His work also includes tactile design solutions that are both creative and approachable. But it’s a more personal series of his that caught our attention—his book series. In it, he manipulates some […]

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]]> Multidisciplinary communication designer Todd Watts specializes in brand activation, promotional material, snackable content, and conceptual development for brands and film or TV projects. His work also includes tactile design solutions that are both creative and approachable.

But it’s a more personal series of his that caught our attention—his book series. In it, he manipulates some of his favorite books into original paper sculptures. “I wanted to create a visual representation of some of my favorite books,” he told A’ Design Award and Competition‘s blog. “Paper-craft seemed the perfect medium to achieve this.”

According to Watts, he challenged himself to do so after rediscovering his love for reading books. “I wanted to challenge myself with a passion project using papercraft to elevate my favorite stories into surreal and imaginative works of art,” he relayed. “I wanted to create a conversation and a guessing game between the viewer of the art and the books they represented.”

His paper hints include the web from Charlotte’s Web and a rose from The Secret Garden. “The entire project is representing the power of reading,” he explained. According to him, in a digital world it’s becoming harder to dedicate time to the classic paperback because reading from screens makes us read slower, learn less deeply, remember less, and sleep worse. “This is why students prefer to print out their electronic textbooks,” he reflected. “This is ‘The Power of the Paperback.'”

“I love creating paper-craft designs,” admits Watts. “They’re a test in patience and problem solving, it’s very exciting when it works.”

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]]> The Paper Animals of Patrick Cabral https://playjunkie.com/the-paper-animals-of-patrick-cabral/ Wed, 04 May 2022 06:29:00 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=36740 Manila, Philippines-based artist Patrick Cabral is a jack of all trades. A multi-disciplinary designer and type artist, he has mastered calligraphy and papercutting, as well as sculpting, web designing, and even app development. “I don’t know what to call myself,” he once remarked in an interview with spot.ph. “And I don’t really care about labels.” […]

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]]> Manila, Philippines-based artist Patrick Cabral is a jack of all trades. A multi-disciplinary designer and type artist, he has mastered calligraphy and papercutting, as well as sculpting, web designing, and even app development. “I don’t know what to call myself,” he once remarked in an interview with spot.ph. “And I don’t really care about labels.”

According to his website, his artistic passion sparked early on, with his love for calligraphy starting at just 11 years old, when he took an odd job of writing the names of graduating students’ high school diplomas. This was his first foray into the world of letters and typography.

Growing up, he began his career as a web developer and animator and worked for various clients ranging both local and abroad, from corporate branding and digital advertising to fashion websites.

But we first stumbled upon Cabral’s name when we came across his Endangered Species series, meant at highlighting various endangered species. Using papercutting techniques, he carves portraits of animals such as tigers, pandas, and even pangolins, adding intricate details by hand. The result is breathtaking, to say the least.

His series is supported by the philanthropic organization Acts of Kindness, and is also in partnership with World Wildlife Fund Philippines, with the aim to educate the public about the plight of at-risk animals. According to Cabral, a portion of the sales from this collection has gone towards supporting nature preservation in the Philippines.

See more of his impressive work on Instagram:

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]]> Paper Plants and Flowers by Tania Lissova https://playjunkie.com/paper-plants-and-flowers-by-tania-lissova/ Mon, 13 Jul 2020 06:16:00 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=37810 Tania Lissova is a talented paper artist from Russia who creates amazing paper miniatures of plants and flowers. Her paper sculptures are made of tiny pieces of paper that she carefully cuts with knives and glues together. The artist started creating paper flower bouquets and plants as a hobby and turned it into a full-time […]

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]]> Tania Lissova is a talented paper artist from Russia who creates amazing paper miniatures of plants and flowers. Her paper sculptures are made of tiny pieces of paper that she carefully cuts with knives and glues together. The artist started creating paper flower bouquets and plants as a hobby and turned it into a full-time job over time.

She currently has nearly 400k followers on Instagram that enjoy seeing her new projects daily. While answering their questions in a Q&A session on her account, Lissova said that there’s no secret behind her creativity. “I just love what I do. It motivates me to keep creating,” she wrote.

The artist started creating these adorable miniatures for fun but then found them to be the perfect creative outlet she needed. See more on her Instagram page and follow her if you’d like to get the updates in the future. Below are some of her works we loved the most.

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]]> Laura Blythman’s Art is an Instant Mood Lifter https://playjunkie.com/laura-blythmans-art-is-an-instant-mood-lifter/ Mon, 01 Jun 2020 05:24:00 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=37373 Designer and illustrator Laura Blythman is driven by a strong passion for color. Her work is a playful collection of dreamt and imagined landscapes, flora, fauna, and magical places. The result — a little bit of this, a little bit of that — is all but boring. “I’m drawn to color because it just makes […]

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]]> Designer and illustrator Laura Blythman is driven by a strong passion for color. Her work is a playful collection of dreamt and imagined landscapes, flora, fauna, and magical places. The result — a little bit of this, a little bit of that — is all but boring.

“I’m drawn to color because it just makes me so happy, it never fails to lift my mood,” explained Blythman in an interview with Kids Gifts and Toys. “When I’m creating new work I decide on a color palette first. Always. At present, I can’t get away from neon pink and peach.”

Her process, which more often than not includes paper collage techniques, involves covering big sheets of watercolor paper in a variety of delicious colors and copper or gold leaf. Blythman then cuts the sheets up only to put them back together again as new artworks. “I often add my signature hand-drawn and painted detail too,” she says.

“When I was young I always loved to cut, paste and layer paper and as a teen I would spend days drawing detailed illustrations of my teen idols,” she recalled. “So I guess in some form or another I’ve always been doing exactly what I still do now,” she adds. “Drawing, cutting + pasting, creating, making things.”

Her recognizable aesthetic has garnered her a legion of fans and a super happy portfolio of work with clients ranging from start-up businesses to high profile Australian and International brands. Here are some of her more eye-popping creations:

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]]> Alex Eckman-Lawn’s Collage Art Is Strange, In a Good Way https://playjunkie.com/alex-eckman-lawns-collage-art-is-strange-in-a-good-way/ Sun, 15 Mar 2020 10:00:47 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=36606 Alex Eckman-Lawn creates multi-layered, hand-cut, paper collages using everything from his original digital paintings to imagery from old medical texts. Each layer is spaced, creating a depth that draws the viewer into the pieces. The result has an air of mystique about it — a good kind of eeriness that draws the viewer in. Like most […]

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]]> Alex Eckman-Lawn creates multi-layered, hand-cut, paper collages using everything from his original digital paintings to imagery from old medical texts. Each layer is spaced, creating a depth that draws the viewer into the pieces. The result has an air of mystique about it — a good kind of eeriness that draws the viewer in.

Like most collage artists, Eckman-Lawn’s process is messy, changing depending on the project itself. “Sometimes I have a clear idea in my head (like The Secret for example),” said the Philadelphia born illustrator in an interview with Beautiful Bizarre, “and then it’s just a matter of finding the right images or painting what I need until it looks right. That can be really painstaking but occasionally it all just comes together cleanly.”

He explains that he has folders and folders full of amazing finds for his future collage work. “Sometimes I have to drop whatever I’m doing and start working right away if I find something too perfect to ignore,” he notes. “That feeling is just the best, and a good way to describe the act of collage in general. It’s like being a curator and a designer and an artist all at once.”

So far, Eckman-Lawn’s work has appeared in comic books, on album covers, book covers, T-shirts, music videos, newspapers, and posters.  “I do feel very lucky that I get to make art for a living, and on days where it feels hard, I like to remind myself how much I’d rather do this than anything else,” he says.

We recommend you follow his work on Instagram.

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]]> Diana Beltran Herrera’s Paper Art Is In Full Bloom https://playjunkie.com/diana-beltran-herreras-paper-art-is-in-full-bloom/ Thu, 05 Mar 2020 06:00:00 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=36745 Diana Beltran Herrera turns ordinary materials into magic. Under her hands, wire, cardboard, plastic, and paper, turn into intricate sculptures that both delight and enchant. Born in 1987 in Colombia, Herrera graduated in 2010 from the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University, with a BA in Industrial Design, and has since decided to pursue design as an […]

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]]> Diana Beltran Herrera turns ordinary materials into magic. Under her hands, wire, cardboard, plastic, and paper, turn into intricate sculptures that both delight and enchant. Born in 1987 in Colombia, Herrera graduated in 2010 from the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University, with a BA in Industrial Design, and has since decided to pursue design as an experimental practice, researching different materials that are present in our everyday lives.

Her favorite material, as it turns out, is paper, from which she forms sculptures of birds, insects, fish, and plants. Currently based in Bristol, where she recently graduated with from UWE, with an MA in Fine Arts, Herrera’s work has been exhibited in solo and group shows across Europe, Asia, and the US.

“When I started to work with paper, I was developing very structural elements,” she explained in an interview with My Modern Met. “I used to have a lot of strips of paper that I used to cut and glue to form a volume.” According to Herrera, this process is very flexible, as almost any shape can be created with paper. “I spend a lot of hours collecting images of the subject in different positions,” she explained her process, “then I do some reading to find the right measurements.” 

According to her personal website, her interest in economic materials in general, is based on their potential of transformation, using the simplest of techniques and processes based on repetition. Much like patterns found in nature, her sculptures comprehend massive groups of elements that together compose a major complex system.

For Herrera, there is a considerable distance between humans and nature, and throughout her work, she aims to repair this relationship by producing elements that are constantly removed, altered, and forgotten. Her work is, therefore, presented as a resistance of time. Her sculptures portray the ideal state of a thing and also act like a model of representation of a reality that doesn’t suffer any change.

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]]> This Art Director Specializes In Paper Prop-Making https://playjunkie.com/this-art-director-specializes-in-paper-prop-making/ Sun, 23 Feb 2020 21:13:00 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=36150 Art Director and paper artist, Victoria Bee, specializes in crafted illustration and prop making. After five years of Graphic Design studies (which included anything from illustration and packaging to typography and layout), and four as a junior art director and paper artist based between Montreal, Paris, and London, she became an independent artist and moved […]

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]]> Art Director and paper artist, Victoria Bee, specializes in crafted illustration and prop making. After five years of Graphic Design studies (which included anything from illustration and packaging to typography and layout), and four as a junior art director and paper artist based between Montreal, Paris, and London, she became an independent artist and moved to Berlin in 2015. That is also where she started her own creative studio where she shares a space with fashion designers and illustrators.

Her work these days mostly consists of creating paper props — a niche she admits she stumbled into. “After making some 2D paper-cut illustrations for myself and some friends, a guy in Brussels asked me to build some paper bird-head masks for his art project,” she recalled in an interview with Sixtysix Magazine. “I accepted and decided to see how it would go, but I knew already I had a good vision for size and volume. It worked out really well, and I got a lot of positive feedback.”

She went on to accept a few other projects and started to build a portfolio. When she had enough work samples, she applied for a position at a creative studio in London, which looked for paper prop makers. “That was my chance,” says Bee. “I was quickly hired and from there it became official: I could make a living out of this.”

When it comes to her inspiration, it naturally consists of paper. “I have a box full of sketchbooks, lonely sheets of paper, Post-its, napkins… all waiting to be presented and used,” she detailed. “I also keep all the sketches from previous projects. They’re not useful anymore, but I have fondness for them. I can recall the time I discussed that idea with someone and scribbled out the project. It’s not just a napkin anymore; it’s a real memory!”

Take a look at some of her original paper designs.

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Boites à Bento et sushis 🍣🍙pour la maison d'édition française @les_arenes pour faire la promo d'un nouveau guide sur Tokyo 🇯🇵 / Bento boxes and sushis made for the parisian edition house @les_arenes 🍣🍣🍙 to advertise a new book about Tokyo 🇯🇵 . . With the agency #ColageneParis @colagene.paris 🦢 . . . . . #sushi #papersushi #bentobox #bento #cardboard #paper #art_dailydose #artfollow #handmade #dailydoseofcolor #handmadelove #madebyhand #ilovecolor #colorlove #artlovers #colorcrush #happycolors #ペーパー #ペーパープロップス #小道具 #プロップス #セットデザイン #舞台美術 #ペーパーアート #ペーパースカルプチャー #紙の彫刻 #ペーパークラフト #japan #tokyo

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🍹 OFF // Perfect making of photo to say that I'm finally starting my well deserved summer holiday 🍹🍹🍹 I was counting the days, REALLY need a break 🙃 You can observe the beautiful last minute trick on set to hold my tshirt with ducktape, to not see a inch of fabric on the final photos! 😂🔥 First stop, Milano!! ❤ . . . . . #behindthescene #studioscenes #mywork #handmade  #myart #creativeprocess #dailydoseofcolor #creativity #creativelife #lifeofanartist #studiolife #ペーパー #紙 #ペーパーアイテム #段ボール #ダンボール #ペーパープロップス #セットデザイン #舞台美術 #ペーパーアート #ペーパークラフト #ペーパースカルプチャー #紙の彫刻

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Next, next, thank you. Next, next, thank you. 👀🎵

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]]> Maud Vantours Turns Paper Into Magic https://playjunkie.com/maud-vantours-turns-paper-into-magic/ Sat, 22 Feb 2020 12:58:00 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=36039 Color, pattern, and paper are the foundations of Maud Vantours’ artistic creation. Born in 1985 in France, Vantours specialized in textile design and materials research at ESAA Duperré. But over the years, the designer and artist had increasingly become drawn to paper as the main material she works with. “What I like about paper is […]

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]]> Color, pattern, and paper are the foundations of Maud Vantours’ artistic creation. Born in 1985 in France, Vantours specialized in textile design and materials research at ESAA Duperré. But over the years, the designer and artist had increasingly become drawn to paper as the main material she works with.

“What I like about paper is its flexibility,” she noted in an interview with Jung Katz. “I’ve worked with paper for a long time and there is always a new way to use it. It’s a material which offers many textures, aspects, and colors, and I like to mix all these possibilities.”

The paper (colorful or plain, heavy or light) allows her to fold it, open it, accumulate it, and superimposes it layer upon layer, creating patterns and volume. Sculpted by Vantours, the flat piece of paper is transformed into a precious object. It’s this versatility that also allows her to oscillate between art and design, appealing to major luxury brands with which she collaborates, but also to more local brands.

“I have four steps in my work process,” relayed Vantours. “The first one is to find the concept, an idea. Second, to create the graphic design. Third, choose the color matchings. Then the last step is the production in paper and volume.” She adds that every project is different, and as such can take anything from three days to three months to complete.

“The inspiration can come from anything,” she notes, “an exhibition, a book, an advert. I try to vary my trend inspirations because I want to propose something new for every project, to try something I’ve never done. I do lots of research, samples and try more complicated shapes, new graphic designs, colors or materials to find new orientations.”

Take a look at some of her eye-popping paper creations in the gallery below.

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