Cut Aways
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It is with this final basic technique that the art of designing one-piece pop-ups becomes almost open-ended, the only limitations being one's imagination. The variations on page 59 highlight some of the more basic Cut Away themes, but there are many others.
Using a penci, draw a line across the centre of the paper. Then, draw two more vertical lines equidistant from the gutter crease.
Join these lines to create a rectangle. Then draw three shapes, one on each vertical line.
Erase all the excess lines. (For clarity, coloured ines have been used in this example to show which lines are for cutting and which are for folding.)
1. Having carefully drawn the construction, cut along the brown lines. Note that there are two long cuts as well as the semicircle, square and triangle.
2. Using an indenting tool and a ruler, indent all the creases.
3. From all the creases individually, you may find it easier to create some of the creases from the back.
4. Finally, foming all the creases simultaneously, flatten the pop-up. Press the creases to reinforce them.
The three Cut Aways are seen here rising from three creases in a basic step form po-up. Note how each Cut Away creates a negative (empty) shape where it has been cut away, as well as the positive shape of the Cut Away form.
I If cut Aways are paced along a single crease, they overlap to form a curious dovetail-joint effect. Note which creases are mountains and which are valleys.
II Two basic asymmetrical block forms (the hearth and fireplace) have had Cut Aways introduced to animate an otherwise simple geometric composition. The transformation of a geometric pop-up into one that is representational is often simpler than you might at first imagine.
III Here, two generations of conventional bocks have been transformed into a chair with a cushion, and between the front legs.
DOVES
Height 30 cm (12 in)
This beautiful semi-abstract repeat design makes ful use og the Cut away technique to create a sense of negative/positive silhouettes. By using more than one crease, the pattern can be made to extend sideways, to establish the epeat.
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Using a penci, draw a line across the centre of the paper. Then, draw two more vertical lines equidistant from the gutter crease.
Join these lines to create a rectangle. Then draw three shapes, one on each vertical line.
Erase all the excess lines. (For clarity, coloured ines have been used in this example to show which lines are for cutting and which are for folding.)
1. Having carefully drawn the construction, cut along the brown lines. Note that there are two long cuts as well as the semicircle, square and triangle.
2. Using an indenting tool and a ruler, indent all the creases.
3. From all the creases individually, you may find it easier to create some of the creases from the back.
4. Finally, foming all the creases simultaneously, flatten the pop-up. Press the creases to reinforce them.
The three Cut Aways are seen here rising from three creases in a basic step form po-up. Note how each Cut Away creates a negative (empty) shape where it has been cut away, as well as the positive shape of the Cut Away form.
I If cut Aways are paced along a single crease, they overlap to form a curious dovetail-joint effect. Note which creases are mountains and which are valleys.
II Two basic asymmetrical block forms (the hearth and fireplace) have had Cut Aways introduced to animate an otherwise simple geometric composition. The transformation of a geometric pop-up into one that is representational is often simpler than you might at first imagine.
III Here, two generations of conventional bocks have been transformed into a chair with a cushion, and between the front legs.
DOVES
Height 30 cm (12 in)
This beautiful semi-abstract repeat design makes ful use og the Cut away technique to create a sense of negative/positive silhouettes. By using more than one crease, the pattern can be made to extend sideways, to establish the epeat.