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Paper Tole Thanksgiving Using
Painting That is Titled
Visiting Grandma by Will Moses
This is a very cost
effective way to learn how to do the old-fashioned
art of Paper Tole 3d layered paper cutting. You get
to practice without spending $5 per layer!! Yes,
that is the going rate, so have some fun on me
learning how. I sure wish the 3d effect would really
show up in photos. Evidently all Tole artists have
the same problem. You'll just have to trust me at
how cute this project is when done and framed.
Required tools and
supplies:
-
X-acto knife and fresh
blade
- Metal straight-edge
ruler to use to press against and make perfect
creases
- Tweezers
- Cutting mat
- Detailing scissors
- Fast-grab, quick-dry
white craft glue that dries clear
- Small piece of aluminum
foil to use as a glue pot
- Artist's paint brush to
apply glue
- Small piece of
3/16" thick foam core board
- 3.5"x5" frame.
Less than 8.5"x11"
- Foam Mounting
Tape (Scotch brand makes one). This is a length
of foam about 1/16" thick and is sticky on both
sides.
- I used Epson
9.7 mil matte inkjet specialty paper. Get the
best color by using a paper designed to get the
maximum
- "Stick-up
poster clay" for holding down pattern on foam
board
- Glue gun
Close-up View
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1. Cut out
parts. You will probably need to print two copies |
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2. First layer is not
cut at all. |
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3. Please visit
the
"how to cut tight spots" tutorial before
starting.
Second layer
the following are cut away:
- Door
- Fireplace
opening
- Fireplace wood
storage unit
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4. Third layer the
following are cut away:
- The back wall
around the red cabinet, side table, fireplace
brick unit
- Fireplace
opening
- Fireplace wood
storage unit
FYI:
I
always cut out center pieces before cutting out the
surrounding areas.
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5. For the
fourth layer, cut out completely the following
items:
- Two paintings
over fireplace
- Larger cradle
on left
- Table, chairs,
boy, girl, girl's stool, dog, and wagon as one
unit
- Grandma,
Grandma's chair, side table, lamp, and dollhouse
all as one unit
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6. Create the
box to display work. Take printed black and white
page of pattern pieces. Turn it over and
strategically place flat dots of stick-up poster
clay on back of each piece. Do not cut pattern
pieces apart! |
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7. Turn pattern page
over onto foam core board and press as flat as you
possibly can. Having lumps distorts the final size
of each piece. |
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8. Use the metal
straight edge ruler as your guide, and a very new
and sharp X-acto knife to cut pieces as displayed.
Make cuts perpendicular to the cutting mat. You
don't want angles in the core board. Make shallow
multiple passes with the knife so as not to tear up
the foam core.
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9. Build box as shown.
Make sure to follow directions on pattern pieces.
Box sides rest on top of box back. Glue top and
bottom first then sides in-between.
Note:
Glue must
be very hot! |
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10. Place the first
layer in box. If you trim edges, remember
exactly what you trimmed, because all layers will
need to be trimmed the exact same way.
Glue first layer in
place.
Not shown:
size then glue left and right sides and ceiling and
floor pieces to hide white board. I forgot to do
this in the demonstration!
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11. Take lots of
little pieces of the foam mounting tape and place at
all points shown. You want to make sure that
wherever there may be a sag, a piece of foam will
hold it up, especially with the other layers placed
on top. Do not position foam tape right on paper
edges for viewers will see it on your finished
project.
Check positioning before taking tape backing off. If
fit is good, take tape backing away and position 2nd
layer in box.
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12. Strategically
position tape to the back of layer 3. Check
positioning before taking tape backing off. If fit
is good, take tape backing away and position 3rd
layer in box. |
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13. For layer 4,
these will be the loose objects and you will want to
use plenty of foam tape, but not so much that
viewers will see any from the sides. Practice
positioning before removing the green tape backing. |
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14. I glued each
corner of the glass (just a little) to the frame.
Then I put a little glue at each corner of the box
against the glass. I used the hot glue gun to glue
the frame's backing to the back of the box when all
is dry...voila, your first Paper Tole project! |
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