what is the art of making shapes using paper called?

Answer 1

Hi:

If it involves using or doing any thing with paper only; than it's under the heading of Papercrafts


If it involves just folding paper to make shapes in paper than it's: origami
If it involves cutting with scissors,knife,and any other cutting tool and paper folding than it's: kirigami, Scherenschnitte, Chinese paper cutting, Swiss cuttings and any other type you can named

If it involves cutting just paper into shapes and gluing them together than it's Paper Sculpture, However this covers a wide range of things:

Pop- cards
Paper mobiles
Scherenschnitte to a degree
Papers baskets
Paper quilling
Paper Scrapbooking
Stenciling
Signs if made out of diffrent paper sheets
Cups, and 3-d items
envelopes
Cards
The list goes on and on here

If it involves glue and paper be put on on something other than paper to get it shape than it Paper mache, this would fall under the heading Paper Sculpture also

You may not agree with me here . But this is how I classified it

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Check the Barnes and Nobel bookstore website and you will see it for your self

Thank you

Answer 2

Making Things Out Of Paper

Answer 3

The art of making shapes using paper is called 'Origami'.This art first originated in Japan.The art includes the folding of paper into various shapes representing flowers and birds,animals..

Origami only uses a small number of different folds, but they can be combined in a variety of ways to make intricate designs. In general, these designs begin with a square sheet of paper, whose sides may be different colors, and usually proceed without cutting the paper. Contrary to most popular belief, traditional Japanese origami, which has been practiced since the Edo era (1603-1867), has often been less strict about these conventions, sometimes cutting the paper during the creation of the design (Kirigami ) or starting with a rectangular, circular, triangular or other non-square sheets of paper.

Although some historians argue that Origami originated in China, it is generally accepted that its actual development as an art form occurred in Japan. Origami was mostly a traditional art for the amusement of children until Akira Yoshizawa spurred a renaissance of the art form with his new advancements, including wet-folding and the Yoshizawa-Randlett system of diagramming. In the 1960s the art of origami began to spread out, first with modular origami and then with various movements developing, including the kirikomi, purist and pureland schools of thought.

Although almost any laminar material can be used for folding, the choice of material used greatly affects the folding and final look of the model.

Normal copy paper with weights of 70–90 g/m² can be used for simple folds, such as the crane and waterbomb. Heavier weight papers of 100 g/m² or more can be wet-folded. This technique allows for a more rounded sculpting of the model, which becomes rigid and sturdy when dry.Many shapes can be made by folding paper.This is a very interesting piece of art which can be practised by various people.

Answer 4

Paper Mache

Answer 5

Cutting of paper into designs is called Kirigami

Answer 6

If you are talking about paper folding, it's origami. There is also Paper Mache which uses a paper pulp.

Answer 7

It sounds like you're talking about construction paper but canvas is a fabric, it's usually bought white though. if you go to a craft store and look around you'll see all kinds of fun mediums to work with :)

Answer 8

Quilling

Answer 9

Origami

They even have some easy ones to do as templates in your Microsoft Word

Answer 10

origami



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