Greetings to all members of Papercraft & Origami. I'm seeking advice on the most effective method for precisely cutting a square from a large sheet of paper. Additionally, I'm interested in suggestions for adding color to my plain white sheet through painting techniques. Any insights or recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for your time and assistance :)
>>620542I cant speak on coloring but a large cutting surface paired with a drywall square and a razor works perfectly for when i need to trim large paper
>>620542You could always paint digitally then print onto both sides of the paper, i would just use a ruler and an Xacto knife to make squares of the desired size.
I've always had issues getting a perfect square from a large sheet
folding a corner toward the edge like your picrel marks the square perfectly. Just cut along the superimposed edge. Dont fold to hard if the crease is undesired
>>620584Thank you for your suggestion. Digitally painting and then printing sounds like an interesting approach. I found a helpful video on YouTube that explains a similar technique https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGYK0X99CQIIm going to give it a try :)
https://blog.kusudama.me/2017/07/09/howto-paint-origami-paper/Paint helps protect the paper but the added thickness might not be desired for more complex models.There's a book called 'origami bonsai' by Ben something(forget his last name) that has a different technique for painting paper, however it's a lot more time consuming.Good luck!
>>620542This is the best reference that more or less makes it possible to figure out how to make a square from any cut of paper. Otherwise, measuring the length and folding that crease and then using that as a guide for the diagonal fold to make a square is the easiest way if the larger paper is square or rectangular. Also just folding edge to edge diagonally and trimming the excess.
