I tried the same paper manipulations with different paper types.
- Crumpling
- tearing
- Ridges
- Creased tucks
- crumpled balls
- Pleats
| 1 | Cartridge paper: Stiff, makes good folds, difficult to crumple. |  |
| 2 | Kitchen paper: very soft. Doesn't hold creases. Good for crumpling and soft creases. |  |
| 3 | Crepe paper: Soft and stretchy. Similar properties to kitchen paper. |  |
| 4 | Tissue paper: Crisp, creases well. Can be easily manipilated with care. |  |
| 5 | Handmade paper: This was soft and fibrous which gives nice frayed looking edge when torn. Crumples well. Creases are not sharp. |  |
| 6 | Baking parchment: Springy when crumpled. Creases well but with slightly rounded edges. |  |
| 7 | Thin card: Very difficult to do much with this because it was so stiff. Result was very bulky. |  |
Tissue Paper Manipulations.
Tissue paper was gathered using machine stitching and gathered.
Paper manipulations using various types of paper.
The photo below shows various paper manipulations. Where possible I tried the same effect with 2 types of paper - hard and soft.
- Knotted crepe paper strips.
- Tiny crumpled balls in crepe paper and cartridge paper.
- Two strips, folded over each other to form concertina effect - in cartridge paper and tissue paper.
- Strips of cartridge paper with edges snipped and then rolled up.
- As above but with long snipped edge.
- Cones made from tissue paper and cartridge paper.
- Pieces of torn card piled on top of each other - decreasing size to form contours.
- Tissue paper manipulated in the glue to form ridges
- Strips of crepe paper twisted
- strips of tissue paper, twisted and thenformed into loose knots.
- Strips of thin paper stuck down loosely
Paper Relief Surfaces
These samples are based on tree bark
| 1 | Strips of tissue paper, twisted and knotted and then arranged in concentric circles. |  |  |
| 2 | Tissue paper and lots of glue! The tissue paper was manipulated into ridges |  |  |
| 3 | Design was drawn on card and then cut with knife. The pieces were stuck down with spaces betwwen them. |  |  |
| 4 | Paper folded into four. Slits were cut into paper. The paper was opened up and stretched out before sticking down. |  | |
| 5 | Tissue paper was pinched into peaks and twisted slightly before sticking down. |  |  |
| 6 | Strips of paper folded and stuck down. |  |  |
| 7 | Two thin strips of firm paper were folded over each other to form concertina structure. Several of these were made and stuck down. |  | |
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