Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 72 pages
- Published by: Popular Kinetics Press; Spi edition June 1, 2008
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0962775223
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0962775222
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Book Dimensions:
9.5 x 6.3 x 1.4 inches
- Weighs: 1.4 pounds
Product Review
"Carol Barton's pop-up workbook is glorious! Unique and delightfully playful, her work continues the time-honored tradition of movables in books." —Robert Sabuda, author,
Winter's Tale: An Original Pop-Up Journey"To find a book that truly lays out the complex steps in understanding three-dimensional design and geometric thinking is a true blessing. The book's gorgeously illustrated step-by-step instructions gradually build a knowledge base of the subject." —Sally Blakemore, award-winning paper engineer, owner of Arty Projects Studio
"Have you ever turned the pages of a pop-up book and wondered 'How do they do it?' With
The Pocket Paper Engineer, you, too, can learn the time-honored craft of paper engineering! Even a quick glance conveys that this is no ordinary 'how-to' book." —Andrew Baron, recipient of The Meggendorfer Prize, paper engineering's highest award
Product Description
From simple greeting cards to intricate paper creations, this engaging workbook thoroughly explains the mechanics of pop-ups while teaching paper artists of all skill levels to create ten different designs. Step-by-step, full-color instructions coupled with detailed illustrations enable vibrant floating platforms, tabbed props, and miscellaneous other pop-up effects to be easily constructed. As each section includes perforated pages with preprinted designs and directions, scissors and glue are all one requirements for nearly instantaneous pop-up creations.
Reader ReviewsThis book is an excellent follow-on to volume 1, which I enjoyed very much. This second volume covers platform and tabbed pop-ups of various sorts: structures which are cut separately from the main pop-up card or paper and are attached to it by hidden glue tabs, slots and other devices. These are the structures used by paper engineers like Robert Sabuda in their fabulous books. Like the first volume (which features many of the various pop-up structure you can make by folding and cutting into a single piece of paper or card) this book includes samples of each structure that you make yourself. Following the directions--which are very clear and well illustrated--and actually cutting and gluing the pop-up yourself is a great way to learn and remember how to make it. In addition, as a bonus, you have a nice, fully-illustrated pop-up card you can keep or give away when you're done (much nicer than practicing with just a plain piece of paper). Carol Barton is both a first rate paper engineer and a capable writer, a combination of talents which results in a great book that anyone interested in pop-ups will enjoy. If you master the techniques in this book and volume 1, you will be well on your way to becoming a pop-up expert. I highly recommend this book.
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