A HEAVENLY PAPER CUT

The first question to ask is, who are Heavenly? And secondly, why choose to do a paper cut of them? 

Q1. Heavenly were a 1990s indie pop band, originally formed, in Oxford, in 1989 and comprised Amelia Fletcher (vocals/guitar), Mathew Fletcher (drums; Amelia's brother), Peter Momtchiloff (guitar) and Robert Pursey (bass). Heavenly is no more, but Amy and Rob continue to make music under the name of Tender Trap.

Q2. Over the last 5 years Amelia and Rob have become good friends.

I have not done paper cut art for some time now, but I can tell you, it is a lot easier cutting paper than it is carving wood! The process is quite involved ie the cutting side of it, but the results can be very rewarding. Here are a few pictures, showing the process.  Why not try it yourself; you don’t need to be able draw that well, but you do need to be able to handle a very sharp scalpel!

THIS OLD NEWSPAPER CLIPPING WAS THE CATALYST

I THEN IMPORTED THE IMAGE INTO PHOTOSHOP AND USED THE RUBBER STAMP FILTER. (YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A POINT WHERE THERE IS ENOUGH DETAIL TO STILL RECOGNISE THE FACES BUT, AT THE SAME TIME, NOT MAKING IT TOO DIFFICULT TO CUT THE PIECE OUT).

ONCE YOU HAVE THE PAPER CUT FINISHED. YOU CAN EXPERIMENT WITH LIGHT AND SHADOWS AND PHOTOGRAPH THE RESULTS.

THEN ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS TO CHOOSE YOUR BACKGROUNDS. BE AS CREATIVE AS YOU WANT. BUT BE CAREFUL WITH YOUR PAPER CUT, AS IT CAN BE FRAGILE!

Check out a professional paper cutter from this blog. Someone who knows what they are doing http://timwhittondesign.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/interview-with-artist-jessica-palmer.html

Have a look at my Bob Dylan paper cut blog for more info.
http://timwhittondesign.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/bob-dylan-paper-cut.html

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