Cutting Paper for Collages and More

Use paper to create charming mixed-media character art with just a few simple tips. Here, Laura Sayers shares how she cuts, glues, and embellishes simple paper shapes to make unique, customizable figures. For more, join her on Skillshare: https://skl.sh/3OjakPG

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

MIXED-MEDIA COLLAGE QUICK JUMP MENU

00:00 Meet Laura Sayers
00:23 Using Scissors for a Rough Shape
01:42 Straight Lines with a Knife and a Cutting Mat
02:15 Applying Glue with Pins
04:00 Adding Texture with Gouache Paint
04:22 Looking at a Finished Piece
05:00 Your Turn: Grab Some Paper and Try It!


---------------------------------------------------------------------------

ABOUT SKILLSHARE

Skillshare is an online education platform with thousands of classes taught by the world’s best practitioners. Come take a class on illustration, design, photography, video, freelancing, crafts, and more. To get started, sign up for a free trial here: https://www.skillshare.com/signup

Subscribe to Skillshare on Youtube: http://skl.sh/yt-subscribe​

Skillshare on Instagram:   / skillshare​  

Skillshare on Facebook:   / skillshare​  

Skillshare on Twitter:   / skillshare  


---------------------------------------------------------------------------

ABOUT LAURA SAYERS

Laura is an English illustrator and paper artist based in Scotland. Her distinctive way of working, which involves a simple pair of scissors and a lot of layers of paper, developed in her time at art school and since then she’s been honing in her skills and seeing where paper will take her next. Through making bold images that focus on colour, scale and shape she has worked on a whole host of projects with writers, musicians, paper makers, dancers, animators, and magicians, with particular clients including the V&A Museum and Puffin Books.