How to Create a Colorful Paper Sculpture

Sal Matteo creates his vibrantly colored sculpture with paper shapes and swirls.

Paper Sculpture

All About

Product Ideas

Materials and Tools:

acid-free card stock paper
latex house paints
industrial single-edged razor blade
cutting board
small clamps
1/4" thick hardboard
thick white glue
matting
metal picture frame
Plexiglas
small paint rollers
metal paper binding clips
skewer
table saw
safety glasses
foam board
contact cement
screwdriver

Step 2

1. Cut the 1/4-inch thick hardboard to size and paint it the desired color. Let dry.

2. Paint papers in a variety of colors. Let dry.

Step 4

3. Place a painted paper onto a cutting board and clamp it down using binder clips.

4. Cut and score the paper into various shapes with an industrial razor.

5. Bend the shape along the scored line to create a dimensional shape.

Step 7

6. Repeat with different colors of paper and a variety of shapes until there is enough to make a composition.

7. Arrange a composition by moving the shapes onto the colored hardboard.

8. Glue the composition onto the hardboard using small dots of white glue applied with a skewer at the points where the dimensional shapes touch each other. Let dry.