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Question: Where can I find out how to make complicated pop up books or paper engineering!?
I am 15 and i have set myself the difficult task of making a pop up book, this needs to be a complicated book as it is not for children but for my art coursework so i do not want childish simple pop ups please help me I'm really struggling Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
First, find a copy of Luke Herriot's "The Packaging and Design Templates Sourcebook"!. Amazon has it, but if you have access to a college or art center library, try that first!. It's not about books, specifically, but it has tons of interesting paper-folding ideas and techniques that can get you started, plus a CD of templates so you can print them and try making them!.

Then, if you're really serious about paper arts, I suggest finding a local art organization and taking a class!. In the city where I live, we have a great book arts center, and even just going to look at their galleries has given me tons of ideas!. They teach classes on several book-making topics every month, from paper folding to binding to printing!.

Better yet, websites for such places often have many useful links to arts centers in other areas (so you can find one near you), and also links to websites that can teach you different book arts techniques!.

Check out some art fairs too - you'll likely see some inspiring ideas and get a chance to talk with the artists about how they did it and where some good resources are!.

Good luck!Www@QuestionHome@Com

The Japanese have done it for centuries - Kurikami!. It's origami's stepbrother!. There are many resources - a simple search for kurikami on google will help - but I learned from a great book whose title and author are gone from memory!.
Kuri = cut
gami = paperWww@QuestionHome@Com

There's a medium in fine art; 'artists book' look up those; they usually involve folding, use of varying materials, and are about as far away from a traditional book as you can get and still be called a book!.
-EWww@QuestionHome@Com