When it comes to papercrafting, there is always something new to learn. If you love making crafts out of paper this good news, because you can always be expanding on your skills and learning new techniques. The more techniques you learn the more different projects you can create with your craft suppliesand the better you can express yourself. This is part of the thrill of this hobby – the ongoing process of learning new things never ends.
So how can you learn new papercrafting techniques? Here are a few of the best ways to keep adding to your skillset.
Watching Videos
If you search for “papercrafting tutorial” on Youtube you will find an incredible amount of videos, each giving you very helpful step by step instructions for learning new skills. Learning via a video is great because it shows you the steps quite clearly so all you have to do is follow along. Plus, if you are unsure you can pause the video or go back and watch it again. There are a lot of talented crafters who learned a lot of their skills from watching videos online.
Take an Online Course
There are many websites, such as Udemy and Craft Classes Online, that allow you to take courses online at your own pace. You can sign up for an art skills and techniques course and learn a lot of new things from the comfort of your own home. Usually the courses are taught via video and they are much more affordable than it would cost to take a similar art course at a university or college. Also, you will be able to fit the course around your schedule even if you are too busy to take a conventional course.
Learn From a Friend
If you have a friend who also loves papercrafting and you notice that they have created a beautiful project recently, why not ask them if they can teach you the technique they used. Often if they are your friend they will be happy to and you can offer to take them out to coffee to thank them for their time.
Take a Local Class
Often your local community centre or art gallery will host classes where you can learn a specific art technique. These can be a lot of fun because you will get to meet other people who are passionate about making art. They will usually meet once per week over a series of weeks, but can sometimes be a day long or weekend long intensive. Sign up and see what happens, you just might learn something new while also gaining many great art-loving friends!
Read Crafting Books
Another great place to find inspiration and new techniques for crafting is in books. There are a lot of books out there that feature great crafting techniques and ideas, so why not check out a few to see if any of them inspire you? You can find crafting books at your local library or bookstore, or order them online. The best crafting books have lots of different techniques and ideas in them, so that you can keep coming back to them again and again.
Experiment
Sometimes you can come up with a new papercrafting technique, just by being adventurous and trying something new. Give yourself a chance to experiment with your papercraftsuppliesand try new ways of using them. For example, what happens when you soak the paper in water before applying paint? What happens when you use a scrunched up ball of paper to blend charcoal? What happens when you draw with crayons and then paint over them with watercolours? Try using your materials in as many different ways as possible and see what you can come up with.
These are just a few of the ways that you can learn new papercrafting techniques and give yourself a fresh burst of inspiration. Whether you just started papercrafting or you have been crafting for many years, there is always something new that you can learn. Have fun and never be afraid to experiment with a technique you have never tried before – you never know what great new project you will come up with next!