Paper Playground: Create a Papercut Picturebook
A course by Karishma Chugani , Artist, Illustrator, and Educator
Joined August 2011
Create a paper universe full of possibilities using visual ideas from your sketchbook and paper cutting techniques to bring them to life
Create a paper universe full of possibilities using visual ideas from your sketchbook and paper cutting techniques to bring them to life
Joined August 2011
For artist Karishma Chugani, the art of paper cutting is a way of connecting with a more intuitive sense of creativity. She believes that playing with paper cutting techniques–both inside and outside the sketchbook–helps reduce the fear of the blank page and discover a place filled with inspiring possibilities.
Learn Karishma’s entire creative process when developing an illustrated book for children. See how to use your sketchbook to explore ideas and play with a series of cutting and folding techniques to then create a dummy of your first papercut picturebook, ready to share with publishers.
This is Karishma’s third course on Domestika. If you would like to further explore the world of paper cutting, go to Paper Cutting Techniques for Storytelling. If you’d like to explore illustration techniques to develop your creative process, go to: Inside a Creative Notebook: Explore Your Illustration Process.
What will you learn in this online course?
18 lessons & 43 downloads
- 98% positive reviews (167)
- 4,739 students
- 18 lessons (4h 31m)
- 43 additional resources (8 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English
- English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Create a dummy of a picturebook using simple paper cutting, collage, and bookbinding techniques; and complete an illustration for the book using the visual language developed inside your sketchbook.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is for illustrators and designers who would like to expand their knowledge on paper cut book formats.
Requirements and materials
Basic drawing skills and some experience with paper cutting are recommended, but not necessary.
As for materials, you will need a good quality sketchbook to experiment with mixed techniques and water-based mediums (between A5 and A4), a pair of scissors, a scalpel, piercer, a cutter, a cutting board, pencils or ink pens, an eraser, a pencil sharpener, coloring materials of your choice (watercolors, coloring pencils, or inks), paper for your dummy (not too thick), material for binding (stick glue, a needle and thread, bone folder, magic tape, a metal ruler), and some inspirational printed images, photos, and texts.
Reviews
A course by Karishma Chugani
Karishma Chugani is an artist, designer, writer, and illustrator from Morocco. She has a degree in Fashion Design with Printing from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London, and a Masters in Fine Arts from Goldsmiths University in Design Futures.
Karishma has worked as a fashion designer, published several books, and participated in collective and solo exhibitions internationally. She also teaches creative workshops to children, teachers, and illustrators at her mobile school L’École de Papier, as well as institutions like Institut Français Madrid & Casablanca, Casablanca American School, Colegio Santa Isabel Madrid, and Libreria Gil in Santander. Her clients include Jerraflore, Le Chocolat des Francais, Marketing Magazine France, Jamini Paris, and the toy shop Wonderland.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Inside Your Sketchbook
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What’s in Your Toolbox?
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Creating a World Inside Your Sketchbook 1
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Creating a World Inside Your Sketchbook 2
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Planting a Story Seed 1
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Planting a Story Seed 2
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Entering a Paper Playground 1
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Entering a Paper Playground 2
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U3
Outside Your Sketchbook
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What Is My Book Going to Look Like? 1
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What Is My Book Going to Look Like? 2
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Creating a Dummy: Collection of Folded Cards
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Creating a Dummy: Pop-up Accordion 1
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Creating a Dummy: Pop-up Accordion 2
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Creating a Dummy: Tunnel Book 1
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Creating a Dummy: Tunnel Book 2
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U4
Inviting People Into Your Paper Playground
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Publishing Tips
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Developing Your Paper Playground
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FP
Final project
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Paper Playground: Create a Papercut Picturebook
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FAQs
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antonio_diaz_arroyo
El curso requiere paciencia, pero te despierta buenas ideas. Pone el acento en el proceso que ayude a la madurez del proyecto, desde el punto de vista creativo y funcional.
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magdagonzalezsonora
Excelente
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eugeniadisanto
El curso es muy interesante y te brinda muchas herramientas claras y eficientes para lograr tus proyectos. Me encanta todo el material adicional, pues en muy motivados. La profesora es muy clara y se nota el amor por lo que hace.
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wesleyribeira
Plusmuito legal
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josefauio17
Hermoso como todos los cursos de Karishma. El contenido y la forma de comunicar me encantan.
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