My Own Paper Cut Designs

     I found some designs i like from the internet and drew parts of them onto white paper creating my own design. I then cut through the white paper and the dark plum coloured paper, creating two stentils. I put yellow card behind this stencil, and I think the two colours contrast really nicely.

This is another advantage of doing the cut outs. You get a beautiful stencil at the end, which could be used for other techniques such as screen printing. Here I have backed it onto black card, The effect is not as nice as the coloured one, so I could try and experiment more with it.

This design was made from the pieces that i cut out of the original image. I have arranged them differently only a lilac piece of card. I quite like this effect because its the same colour in different shades. It has a neutral, pleasant look to it.  I really enjoyed doing these paper cuts because from doing one, you can create numerous pieces of work.

I done the same with this design. I do like this one better because the pattern is more intricate and detailed. The colours in this one relate more to some of my previous work, however the contrast isnt quite as strong as my other cut out.

This is my stencil I created from this cut out. I have placed it up side down on a piece of black card. I think I will create some screen prints with this one too.

This third cut out was created with silver shiny paper put onto a bright pink background. I do like the effect of the shiny paper, as you can kind of see a reflection of me taking the photograph of this peice of work. This image could be inproved by adding some more detail.

This second piece of work was created from the stencil that was produced from the original cut out, and I added some simple, unique designs to make it look more detailed and the colours I have used work really well together in my opinion.

This is an image I made from the two previous paper cuts. The brown paper gives a lovely contrast against the blue and green. Producing all of these images has got me thinking about my final piece, and that I could use this technique in the work I show at the exhibition. 

My own designs.

From using what I have found so far, I have created some of my own designs.

I drew this image using soft chalk pastels. i started by creating some abstract flowers for the background and then added bold black lines to create the shape of a figure. I enjoyed doing this piece of work, however i dont think the background and the drawing work well together. This was an experimentation with a different media, I have decided that I dont want to develop this technique any further.

This is the first image I created using acrylic paints. I am pleased with my choice of medium because it has given a bold effect, however I would like the detail to be more intricate and neat. This image reminds me of the work of Henri Matisse and his paper cuts.

Henri Matisse

      Henri Matisse was a French artist well known for his use of colour and his originality. During the last fifteen years of his life, he developed his last artistic 'triumph' by 'cutting into colour'.  His technique involved cutting free hand into coloured paper creating beautiful shapes which he then pinned to the studio walls. 

     Henri Matisses work pushed the boundaries of conventional painting, drawing and sculpture.  Later, the cut outs were glued onto large white pieces of paper for shipping or display.  I like Matisses cut out because I think they look quite abstract and colourful. By looking at his work it has inspired me to create some of my own paper cuts based on pregnant figures and some intricate pattern designs.