Papercutting (3 session)
Adult Workshop | Registration opens Monday, July 6, 2026 8:00 AM EDT
Papercutting is an ancient art dating back to the creation of paper during the 1st century in China. Since that time, artisans have used paper, scissors and knives to create objects both ornamental and functional. In this workshop, you will learn how to conceptualize, design and cut your own papercut.
What You Will Learn:
- Designing a papercut
- Negative and positive space and understand what gets cut out and what stays in
- Learning how to use an Xacto knife to cut a design
- Using color papers to provide background contrasts
- History of papercutting around the world
Students should start the class with:
- #11 X-acto knife and blades
- Self healing cutting mat at least 9" x 12" (some shared mats will also be available)
- Ruler (some shared rulers will also be available)
- Pencil
- Scissors (some shared scissors will also be available)
Students may also need the following supplies. These are project specific, so you may want to discuss with your instructor during the first session:
- Tracing Paper
- Canson Mi-Teintes Paper - this can be purchased locally at Blick Art Supplies or ordered on line. Buy approximately 3 colors that are complementary.
- Other papers as background colors, something like these.
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