Pop-up Book Fundamentals: Storytelling with Paper and Light

Learn fundamental techniques to create your own pop-up books that come to life with light, from the initial concept to the finished 3D model

• Introduction
• Mechanisms and Inspiration
• Designing and Assembling the Pages
• Finalising the Book
• Final project

Pop-up books, for many people, evoke a sense of childhood nostalgia and wonder. Paper engineer Helen Friel hopes to inspire those feelings in her readers, but with a twist! By using light, she brings each spread to life and transforms 3D pages into something even more special. Helen has published books including Midnight Monsters and Hoakes Island, and worked with clients like TIME, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Sky, and The Savoy Hotel.

In this online course, she teaches you the fundamentals of building your own interactive light-up pop-up book. Craft three spreads, each of a different city scene, and learn how to use light to bring a whole new dimension to your art.

• About Me
• Influences
• Materials, Tools, and Workspace
• The Box and Floating Platform 1
• The Box and Floating Platform 2
• The V-Fold and Combining Mechanisms
• Finding Ideas and References
• Designing Page 1: Big Ben
• Assembling Page 1: Big Ben 1
• Assembling Page 1: Big Ben 2
• Designing Page 2: Leicester Square 1
• Designing Page 2: Leicester Square 2
• Assembling Page 2: Leicester Square 1
• Assembling Page 2: Leicester Square 2
• Designing Page 3: Hyde Park 1
• Designing Page 3: Hyde Park 2
• Assembling Page 3: Hyde Park
• Putting the Book Together 1
• Putting the Book Together 2
• Finishing Touches
• Pop-up Book Fundamentals: Storytelling with Paper and Light