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Another Western hobby is paper sculptures.
(photo from etsy.com/shop/PaperwolfsShop)
They are used as home decor. Mostly hung on walls:
Placed on shelves and on the floor:
But their point is probably not to somehow decorate your home. The point is to do such a thing with your own hands. This is a kind of handicraft kit, working with which a person calms down, is distracted by something good, and then admires the results of his work.
The paper sculptures shown above are made by computer animator Wolfram Kampfmeier from Germany. He sits at home (because in his main profession he works remotely), invents and does.
He sells on Etsy (through his store etsy.com/shop/PaperwolfsShop, where 6,150 sales were recorded) and, perhaps, not only there. Everyone liked his sculptures so much and sales increased so much that he could no longer cope with orders (despite the fairly high price of a paper kit to create one figurine - on average 55-65 dollars). Then he founded the company and now full-time employees are engaged in the production and dispatch of orders. And the business ideologist was left with a lot of free time and the opportunity to create and come up with new models.
What is good about selling such a product is that it consists of several sheets of paper and can be sent by letter (even abroad). I looked at the international tariffs of Russian mail for sending such letters - they are not that expensive. Delivery of a letter weighing from 101 to 250 g by air costs 180 rubles (3 dollars).
But it’s even better to send your creativity abroad not by paper letter, but by electronic file. Then there is no need to waste time on forwarding, and the file will reach the client in a matter of seconds after payment.
Another computer scientist familiar with 3D model creation programs, Frenchman Stéphane Chesneau, has achieved similar results in selling similar models of similar paper figures:
(this and subsequent photos are from the page etsy.com/shop/OXYGAMI)
And although he sells them cheaper than their paper counterparts (from 11 to 16 dollars per figurine), he sells more (and he doesn’t have to bother with production, packaging and delivery at all). In less than a year, he has already sold more than 3,000 electronic copies (through his Etsy store - etsy.com/shop/OXYGAMI).
And, of course, such a number of sales were ensured by the originality of his models and the quality of the images:
And this despite the fact that there are only 15 models in his store:
But he sold each one several dozen (or even hundreds) times.
It’s interesting how the young man came up with the idea of creating 3D models of paper figures. In the 7th grade of school, during a geometry lesson, they learned how to lay out a three-dimensional three-dimensional figure on paper, in the form of a flat pattern (we did not study this). The boy was so excited about this idea that he began to create similar paper patterns for future three-dimensional figures. Not everything worked out perfectly for him - because he did the calculations manually (no one had computers then).
Then he abandoned this idea. But he remembered already in adulthood, when insomnia began to overcome him. He remembered his childhood hobby and began creating patterns of 3D figures using a computer. He did them without errors!
At night, he drew his patterns using a computer, and then assembled the figures himself.
And then I decided to sell my designs on Etsy. Judging by the first review from one of his customers, he started selling in November 2016, that is, he sold 3,014 units in about 8 months, which is approximately 376 units per month, or approximately $3,000 in income per month.
It is not surprising that the young man decided to make his childhood hobby his main job. After all, there is nothing better than doing your favorite thing at home, at the computer, and, without making any special movements, receiving $3,000 into your account every month.
I would like to emphasize in this regard that if you sell digital information (electronic files) on Etsy, then it does not matter to buyers what country you live in. The main thing is that using your files you can easily create the figurine that is presented on your selling page.
Another helpful thought is that your purpose touched your life as a child. Remember what fascinated you then. What were you passionate about? Maybe we should do this again, at a higher level? Then you won’t need to look for a business, you’ve already found it.
Each of us in childhood tried to make at least one paper airplane, crane or boat. At first glance, this seems like a completely childish activity. But Calvin Nichols, a talented artist from Toronto, Canada, has been doing this for 30 years. In his work he uses only scalpels, scissors and glue. What he creates from paper exceeds all expectations about the capabilities of this simple material.
It takes from one month to two years to create one work.
If you look closely, you can see in the dog's eyes who he is looking at.
The artist depicts not only every hair, but also conveys emotions.
To create a figure, first a rigid frame is made that describes the contours of the future figure. It gives the sculpture strength, and the main small parts are already attached to it.
The artist cuts the paper into thousands of small strips and assembles the sculpture by hand.
Wings are particularly difficult elements to perform.
To make the sculpture look three-dimensional, strips of paper are tightly laid in several layers.
When an artist works with white paper, it is important for him to consider the depth of each piece so that it creates the necessary shadow.
Calvin received an award for his work Bird of Paradise.
King of beasts.
“My passion for wild animals, nature, photography, design, sculpture, light and shadow has converged in one point - in my work. When I started in the 1980s, I had no idea what my work would look like 30 years from now.”
Paper sculptures by Li Hongbo aslan wrote in April 11th, 2016
The snow-white sculptures of the Chinese author Li Hongbo are unlikely to seem interesting and original to those who see them for the first time. Such plaster figurines are used in art schools, teaching beginners the basics of fine art. But they are not as simple as they seem.
The sculptor works not with plaster, but with white paper, and his paper sculptures from the Pure White Paper series can stretch and bend, like the bellows of an accordion.
The author keeps the main secret of his work a secret, but if you look closely at the sculptures, when they are stretched, bent and twisted, you will notice that they consist of thousands of thin white leaves, firmly connected to each other.
The artist's interest in paper began while working as an editor, but Lu Hongbo was truly inspired by honeycomb, a popular paper for creating children's toys or holiday decorations in China. Its amazing flexibility, stability and strength attracted the attention of the artist, and he began to use it as a material for his gutta-percha sculptures.
Li Hongbo uses a special "rubber" glue, which is usually used to make traditional Chinese soft paper toys. By the way, these toys inspired the sculptor to create the art project Pure White Paper.
The artist first glues several thousand sheets of paper together in a special way, after which he processes it like marble sculptors.
Children love to watch how a flat paper box suddenly stretches several meters, turning into a snake, dragon or caterpillar. Li Hongbo believes that adult people are no longer surprised by caterpillars, so they need something more serious. That’s why his sculptures are not flat boxes, but “full-size” sculptures, practically indistinguishable from ordinary sculptures.
But as soon as you pull such a sculpture by its protruding parts, it will begin to stretch, deforming in a funny way, but remaining a solid object. You can play with such an accordion endlessly, the sculpture will not deteriorate, except that the paper may not withstand active actions and at some point deteriorate.
The talented author's series of flexible paper sculptures includes busts and full-size figures of people, skulls and limbs, as well as imaginary creatures that defy classification.
And a short video about these amazing sculptures
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American artist from Los Angeles (Jen Stark) creates stunning geometric sculptures from paper, wood and other organic materials. Stark's works are beautiful and organic, and her arsenal is surprisingly simple: the artist uses only a ruler, a special knife and pencils.
The artist’s sculptures have an amazing hypnotic power – this is noted by regulars of Stark exhibitions. Bizarre patterns captivate viewers so much that they spend a long time looking at the color palette of each small masterpiece of the master.
According to the artist herself, she draws inspiration from natural forms and human anatomy. The work takes Stark a lot of time - sometimes the artist works on one sculpture for two weeks. However, this activity does not seem tiresome to her - on the contrary, Stark considers her work meditative and calming.
Jen Stark was born in Miami, Florida in 1983. Graduated from the Maryland Institute College. Stark's work is often exhibited in major art spaces in the United States, including the Museum of Contemporary Art in Miami and the Florida Museum of Art. The artist currently lives and works in Los Angeles. Paper sculptures are not Stark's only hobby. She devotes a lot of time to drawing and animation.
Perhaps, the works of the sculptor can compete with the works of Stark in terms of complexity and “jewelry” of execution Rogan Brown. His works, united in the Paper Sculptures series, are characterized by minimalism, airiness and incredible beauty of the finished works.
