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Birmingham, Duncan.

Pop-up design and paper mechanics : how to make folding paper sculpture / Duncan Birmingham. - Lewes : Guild of Master Craftsman, 2010. - 175 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Includes index.

Getting started. How to use this book ; Terms used ; Materials ; Working practice ; The simple rules of pop-up ; The underlying pop-up structures ; Pop-up sketching ; High-quality pop-ups -- Foundation shapes. Right-angle V-fold ; Acute-angle V-fold ; Pointed V-fold ; Obtuse-angle V-fold ; Asymmetric V-fold ; Parallel-folds ; Parallelogram ; Asymmetric parallel-folds ; Zigzag-fold ; M-fold ; Floating plane ; Box ; Open-topped shapes ; Pyramids ; Curved shapes ; Twisting mechanism ; Automatic pull-strip -- Moving arms -- Building techniques. Cutting parts away ; Sticking pieces on ; Extra creases ; Angle-folded strips ; Counter-folds ; Slots ; Bending planes ; Straps ; 45-degree folds -- Pull-tab mechanisms. Pull-strips ; Pivots ; Flaps -- Project templates. House ; Garden ; Lunch ; Horse ; Dancers ; Aeroplane ; Reclining figure ; Bird ; Boat ; Flower ; Fish ; Runner ; Car ; Dragon.

Duncan Birmingham's totally new and accessible approach to pop-up theory and practice distils the numerous mechanisms into a logical set of underlying shapes, and the techniques for building these shapes is methodically explained with step-by-step pictures and text.

ISBN: 9781861086853 1861086857

Standard No.: 9781861086853

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB061237 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 015551630 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Paper work--Technique.
Paper sculpture--Technique.
Paper art.
Origami.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Nonfiction.

LC Class. No.: TT870 / .B57 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 736.98