Trimming for primary school students

Author: Olga Givievna Vakhrusheva, additional education teacher
MBOU DOD "Children and Youth Center" Malinovka village, Kaltan city district
Description: This master class is recommended for additional education teachers, primary school teachers, and parents.
Purpose: making work for an exhibition, decorating the interior of a room, making a gift with your own hands.

Target: familiarization of teachers with the “Cutting” technique.
Tasks:
1. Teach techniques for performing work using the paper cutting technique: contour, planar, volumetric and multilayer methods.
2. Give practical recommendations for the manufacture of products using the facing technique.
3. Activate creative imagination, spatial thinking.
Materials and equipment:
ballpoint pen refill or pencil, scissors, ruler, colored paper or napkins, cardboard, PVA glue.

Master class plan

1. Introduction:
Trimming is a type of paper art that involves creating an applicative mosaic made from small pieces of corrugated (crepe) paper. Mosaic originated in the ancient East, and spread to Russia in the 10th century. Mosaic is a pattern laid out on a different surface.

2. Theoretical part:

Paper cutting is a simple technique in which you can create original decorative compositions. The cutting technology is as follows: small squares are cut out of corrugated colored paper, a rod (pencil or ballpoint pen) is placed in the middle of the square, and the paper is twisted around the rod. The resulting small trim, without removing it from the rod, is glued to the drawing printed on the cardboard, and only then is the rod removed. Each next trim is glued next to the previous one tightly to each other so that there are no gaps left.
Paper trimming can be: contour (trimmings are laid out along the contour of the image);
planar (trimmings are placed directly to the surface of the sheet and are located tightly to each other over the entire surface of the design);
volumetric (trimmings are glued at different angles to the surface of the sheet, which allows you to create a three-dimensional image); Volume trimming allows you to achieve an unusual effect, since the trims can be glued not only at different angles, but also change their shape, size, and also the method of twisting. By changing the angle of inclination when gluing, you can create the visual illusion of the flower turning, etc. In volumetric trimming, you can experiment, each time getting a new effect.
multi-layer (trimmings are glued into each other). When making multi-layer trims, you can get creative: gluing the trims in different ways. Use squares of different sizes, at different angles.
The finished composition is designed in the form of a postcard on double-sided colored cardboard or placed in a frame.

3. Practical part:

Manufacturing technology: step-by-step creation of an applique or painting.
First you need to choose what kind of trimming you will do: contour, volumetric, planar or multilayer.
1. From strips of corrugated paper, cut squares with a side of approximately 1 cm by eye.


2. Let’s make a sketch of the future work on cardboard.





3. Apply a thin strip of glue to a small area of ​​the pattern.


4. Place the end of the rod in the middle of the square.


5. Wrinkle the square and roll the rod between your fingers. We got a colored tube - a trim.



6. Without removing the resulting small trim from the rod, glue it onto a drawing printed on thick paper or cardboard, and only then remove the rod.



7. Glue each next trim next to the previous one so that there are no gaps.
8. With volumetric trimming - (trimmings are glued at different angles of inclination to the surface of the sheet, which allows you to create a three-dimensional image);




9. For planar trimming - (trimmings are placed straight and positioned tightly to each other over the entire surface of the pattern);

Paper crafts for children

Paper crafts using the cutting technique
Master class with step-by-step photos “Doves of Peace” using the trimming technique

The master class is intended for middle-aged and older children, educators, additional education teachers, primary school teachers, and parents who want to organize joint activities with their children.
Performed: Lapteva Svetlana Khristyanovna, teacher of the state budgetary institution of the Novosibirsk region “Social rehabilitation center for minors”, Tatarsk
Purpose: can be used as a gift for veterans on Victory Day, and will be a wonderful decoration for the interior of a group room.
Target: make a craft “Doves of Peace”.
Tasks:
- introduce the technique of trimming;
- improve practical skills in working with paper;
- instill skills of work culture and accuracy;
- cultivate a caring attitude towards the objects of your work.

Trimming is one of the types of paper crafts. This technique can be classified as both an appliqué method and a type of quilling. Using trimming you can create amazing three-dimensional paintings, mosaics, panels, and decorative interior elements. Still little known, this technique is quickly gaining new fans and gaining popularity in the world of needlework. Such a rapid growth in its popularity is explained by the unusual “fluffy” effect that trimming gives and the very easy way of execution.
The basis of this technique is the creation of images and objects using three-dimensional elements made of paper. The volumetric trimming element is called “trimming” or “butt”. It is a piece of soft paper compressed into a funnel or cone. It is from such elements that the intended product is created. Each “end” is like one brush stroke in creating a picture, like one loop in knitting or one bead in beading.
Trimming is not a difficult job, but it is painstaking. It requires not only perseverance, but also accuracy, attention and a certain dexterity.
To make crafts using this technique, you need a minimum set of materials and tools: paper, glue, scissors and the so-called “crosscut” tool.
Not all paper is suitable for cutting. Typically, this technique uses corrugated paper or, in other words, crepe paper. In addition to corrugated paper, regular paper napkins are also suitable for trimming. The “ends” are made directly from corrugated paper. Scissors and glue will be needed to cut and glue these end pieces to the base of the craft.
A wide variety of materials are used as a base. You can “fur” corrugated paper on any surface to which this paper is glued. Well, the main tool for trimming is a long thin stick with a blunt end. A pencil, a refill or body from a ballpoint pen, or refills from gel pens may well be suitable for the role of such a tool.


Like Angels, but only Earthly...
A creation of incredible beauty...
The souls of my dear part...
As beautiful as May flowers...
They certainly have many advantages...
There aren't enough fingers to count...
After all, the dove is a creation from God...
The Lord put light and grace into them.


To work you need:
- crepe paper in white, blue and red colors;
- PVA glue;
- scissors;
- gel pen refills;
- packaging cardboard;
- stationery knife;
- plastic jar;
- construction gypsum;
- sticks;
- dove templates.


We will lay out the dove templates on cardboard and trace them. We need two large and two small pigeons.


Using a utility knife, cut out the doves.


Let's glue the big and small pigeons together. This is necessary to make the craft more voluminous.


Cut strips of white paper 2cm wide. Let's make cuts on both sides along the length of the strips.


We begin to seal the open sections of the pigeons with strips.


We completely seal the open sections of the large and small pigeon.


We fix the pigeons on sticks.


Cut strips 2cm wide from rolls of corrugated paper


From strips of paper we cut squares with a side of 2 cm (the larger the size of the square, the higher the pile)


To further carry out the work, we need to prepare a tool for facing. We use a gel pen refill.


Place the end of the rod in the center of the square.


We crumple the square and roll the rod between our fingers. We will get a tube-end.


Apply PVA glue to the end of the tube. Press the crosscut onto the base and remove the rod.


We glue each next end piece next to the previous one. We try to place the end pieces close to each other so that there are no gaps. We make the dove's beak with red trims and blue eyes.


Thus, we fill the entire blank. We highlight the wings and tail of the pigeon with blue trim.


Completely fill one side of the large and small dove.


In order to fill the second part with trims, we secure the pigeons in a plastic jar using plaster. We will continue to fill the dove blanks with trimmers until the end.


Wrap the sticks on which the doves are attached with white paper and tie a bow from a small strip of red paper.


Wrap the jar in blue paper and decorate the top with a red bow. Work is done.

Trimming in kindergarten

Master class on working with plasticine and corrugated paper "Fruit bowl", made of corrugated paper using the “Cutting on plasticine” technique.

The master class was prepared by the teacher of the MBDOU TsRR D/S No. 4 “Freckles”, Moscow region. Kolomna Kozlova Natalya Yurievna.

The master class is intended as a training manual for teachers to work with children of senior preschool age.

The presented work is a good assistant for teachers both for using this technique in design classes and outside of direct educational activities: manual labor, productive activities, etc. In addition, cross-cutting contributes not only to the development of fine motor skills in children, but also to the development of imagination, thinking, and fantasy. How many beautiful, bright and voluminous compositions a child, and even an adult, can create after mastering the basic techniques of this technique.

“Fruit vase” made using the technique of “Cutting on plasticine”- unusually bright, rich, as if real. This vase is ideal for decorating your interior. The fruits in it will always remain fresh and juicy. And the guests are pleasantly surprised by the colorful, unusual and interesting work done by you and your children.

Purpose of this composition: interior decoration.

Master class objectives: teach how to work in the technique of cutting on plasticine, develop imagination, motor skills, and creative thinking.

Description of the “Cutting” technique.

Trimming- this is one of the types of productive activities - the technique of making three-dimensional paper crafts. This is a type of paper design - the art of paper rolling, in which three-dimensional terry compositions are created by gluing rolled pieces of paper - tubes - end pieces onto a template or base: paintings, panels, mosaics, postcards, etc.

There are two types of facing:

On paper (the trims are glued to the base paper);

On plasticine (the plasticine base is laid out with trim pieces).

Trimming on paper happens:

❀ planar (the trims are located tightly to each other over the entire surface of the pattern);

❀ three-dimensional (the trims are glued at different angles to the surface of the sheet, which allows you to create a three-dimensional image;

❀ multi-layered (the trims are glued into each other in layers, one inside the other).

Trimming on plasticine happens:

❀ contour (trimmings are laid out along the contour of the image without filling the internal space);

❀ flat (the facings are located close to each other over the entire surface of the workpiece);

❀ volumetric (the trims are glued at different angles to the surface of the sheet, which allows you to create a three-dimensional image.

❀ The basis for trimming on plasticine is an image covered with plasticine or a three-dimensional figure made of plasticine.

To make crafts using the trimming technique, you need the following equipment:

❖ Crepe (corrugated paper) or napkins

❖Plasticine or PVA glue (you can use a glue stick)

❖ Scissors

❖ Container for storing paper blanks

❖ Ballpoint or gel pen refills, or cotton swabs, or brushes with a blunt end

The basis: velvet paper, cardboard, three-dimensional molds, foam plastic, thick paper, plasticine mold, etc.

Stages of work:

❖ cut out a small square from corrugated colored paper, 1 - 1.5 cm in size

❖ Place a rod end-to-end (for example, an unsharpened pencil) in the middle of the square and twist the paper tightly around the rod. It turns out to be a tube - a short end.

❖ The resulting small trim, without removing it from the rod, is glued to the workpiece and only then the rod is removed.

Each subsequent trim is glued next to the previous one tightly to each other so that there are no gaps left. The work is ready.

Works made using the cutting technique are unusually beautiful, voluminous and very popular with children and their parents.

Fruit vase using cutting technique. Master Class

To make our “Fruit Bowl” we need the following equipment:

❖ Corrugated paper of different colors

❖ Plasticine and cotton swabs

❖ Scissors

❖ Capacity for storing paper blanks.

❖ Wire


Element 1. “Pourer apple”

❖ we form an apple from plasticine;

❖ cut red and orange corrugated paper into squares measuring 1-1.5 cm.

❖ We take a square in our left hand, and a cotton swab in our right hand. Place a cotton swab in the middle of the square and twist the square tightly around the stick;

❖ it turns out to be a tube - a short end;

❖ without removing the end piece from the stick, we stick it, stick it into a piece of plasticine - an apple, and only then take out the stick;

❖ insert each next end piece into the plasticine next to the previous one;

❖ when the main part of the apple is filled with red ends, we will make the remaining barrel from orange ends;

❖ In the middle we insert a wire - a twig wrapped in green corrugated paper;

❖ the pourable apple is ready.

Element 2. “Juicy watermelon.”

❖ cut strips from a roll of corrugated paper;

❖ cut strips of green, red, black corrugated paper into squares;

❖ we form a watermelon slice from plasticine;

❖ Using green end pieces, we lay out the base of the slice - watermelon peel;

❖ with red ends, the remaining part of the slice is juicy pulp;

❖ to obtain a voluminous and more terry composition, it is recommended to insert end pieces into the plasticine more closely together;

❖ juicy watermelon is ready.

Pictures using the cutting technique for kindergarten

"Fairy-tale paintings" using the cutting technique. Photos and tips

Author: Yakurina Marina Ivanovna, teacher, Non-state preschool educational institution "Kindergarten No. 201 Open Joint Stock Company "Russian Railways", Russia, Republic of Khakassia, Abakan

Master class, this material is designed for children of senior preschool and primary school age, teachers and parents.
Purpose: making gifts, participating in competitions, exhibitions, decorating groups and corridors of kindergarten, etc.
Target: creating an applique using the cutting technique on paper.
Tasks:
- improve the technique of cutting with corrugated paper and colored napkins;
- develop artistic taste, sense of composition, creativity, fine motor skills;
- cultivate perseverance, accuracy, and the desire to complete the work started.
Materials: colored corrugated paper, colored napkins, ballpoint pen refill and PVA glue.
1. From strips of corrugated paper, cut into squares with a side of approximately 1 cm.


2. Take any picture or coloring book you like on the theme "Fairy Tales"
3. Apply a strip of glue to a small area of ​​the design.
4. Place the end of the rod (blunt end) on the prepared square of corrugated paper, then
crumple the square and roll the rod between your fingers.


You will get a colored end tube.
5. Place it on the glue.
6. Remove the rod.
7. Glue each next end piece next to the previous one. Try to place the ends tightly together so that there are no gaps. You can dip each end piece in glue and then attach it to the drawing.

It is better to use color illustrations with a large pattern, since small details are poorly visible in this technique (and we will leave them unchanged), and it is better to use color ones because if there is a small gap between the edges, it will not look like sloppy work. The colors of corrugated paper do not always have halftones or the desired color, so I recommend replacing them, if necessary, with ordinary colored paper napkins; it will be practically unnoticeable at work. Here is an exhibition of works by teachers who were inspired by the idea of ​​​​creating such paintings. The works look like a carpet - a painting, very bright and aesthetically pleasing in a kindergarten.
"Little Red Riding Hood"


"Kolobok"


"Swan geese"


"Gold fish"


"Mashenka and the Bear"

Contrary to its name, trimming has nothing to do with processing the ends of any object. This design technique, often used to decorate postcards and paintings, is related to appliqués, but unlike the latter, it is aimed at creating volume. The intricacies of trimming are very easy to master, so this activity is ideal for leisure activities with young children.

Trimming: what is it?

The main attractiveness of paintings created using the cutting technique lies in their certain airiness and lightness, which is achieved through the use of corrugated paper - thinner and more transparent than ordinary colored paper. And also due to the technology of cutting and fixing it. Unlike other methods of working with paper, in trimming the accuracy of cutting out parts does not play a role: on the contrary, the more uneven the edges are, the more attractive the finished picture will be, since it will have an individual relief. True, some rules still need to be followed so as not to step over the line between deliberate negligence, which adds liveliness, and unattractive, carelessly performed work.

To realize the idea conceived using the cutting technique, in addition to the picture, you need to stock up on colored corrugated paper, which is cut into small elements of square, triangular or round shape, 1.5-2 cm in width and length. In this case, as already mentioned, the edges can be made not only smooth, but also zigzag, wavy, etc. The main thing is not to unnecessarily increase the size of the parts. If the picture is large, you can make 3*3 cm squares, but no more than that. The smaller they are, the more of them there will be in a certain area, as a result of which the filled form will look more holistic.

The paper is fixed to the glue using a thin long object: it can be a pencil or a match: the area of ​​its end should be small, and at the same time it will be inconvenient to use a thin needle. The match is placed exactly in the center of the paper element, after which its edges rise, clasping the match, and curl slightly along it. Then the paper is pressed against the side edges of the match with your fingers to strengthen the resulting paper shape, and the element is seated in the chosen place using glue. Finally, it is pressed down in the same center where the match stood for 5-7 seconds. According to this algorithm, each paper blank is glued, and the larger the area that needs to be filled, the longer it takes to work with the product, since the elements are placed end-to-end to each other, with maximum density. When examining the finished section, the joints of the parts should not be noticeable: visually, a craft made with high quality using the cutting technique always resembles an expensive fluffy carpet.

Those who are just trying their hand at this method of decorating products with paper are recommended to start with simple “paintings”, practicing not only the step of twisting and fixing parts, but also transitions and color combinations. For example, lay out a rainbow, trying to make the stretch as soft as possible, which is achieved by selecting a large number of shades of paper and smoothly blending elements into each other. If you want to try experimenting with shape, building flexible lines, start with simple geometric shapes and their connections: first fill the circle, making it as even as possible, then connect it with an oval - you get the head and torso of a person. Then you can begin to deform the usual details: concave several lines of the triangle so that you get a butterfly wing, or stretch out its base in places and round the top, getting a barely open tulip bud.

Corrugated paper cutting technique: description


  • The basic principles of facing as a technique were discussed above, but it is worth understanding that facing does not always represent filling a certain area. For example, there is a contour trimming technique, the name of which speaks for itself: fluffy paper twists frame the selected shape around the perimeter, and the center can either remain empty or be decorated using other techniques - quilling, scrapbooking, etc. Contour trimming also looks interesting on crafts made in monochrome or when using only 1 color different from the background color. The drawn outline of the picture is simply duplicated with rolled paper to match, and not always completely - perhaps only in areas where you want to add volume.
  • Planar trimming is a classic for paintings and postcards, which was already discussed above. This is a traditional filling of any shape on a plane, and with the combination of all the shapes of the pattern, an even terry carpet of rolled paper is obtained. Due to the small size of the paper elements, all lines, contours and boundaries of the drawing are preserved, and the picture does not lose clarity and ideas.
  • There is also a technique for volumetric trimming: the operating algorithm is similar to the algorithm for planar trimming, but paper twists are used to tightly cover a volumetric figurine - a box, a figurine, etc. In addition to the fact that in this way you can give new life to an old thing, such a design idea allows you to create figures on a simple base from cardboard, plaster, clay, etc., “revitalizing” them not with a brush and paints, but through paper decoration. Here, the degree of twisting, the angle of inclination when fixing and the size of the paper parts often vary depending on what kind of shape needs to be put into paper. Moreover, the elements are not always attached with glue: for example, the plasticine base will independently hold the paper pieces, without additional means.
  • The last option, which should be considered a subtype of any of the previous techniques rather than a separate method, is layer trimming. It involves gluing rolled paper blanks into each other, while simultaneously varying their size and density, which allows you to achieve very soft color transitions or realistic volume on a plane. All this affects the overall perception of the craft: the same green grass in the picture will look livelier and more natural if in shading areas it is made in a dark green shade, and where the sun’s rays fall - in light green. You can use layered trimming for both contour and other techniques.

Trimming corrugated paper: pictures and ideas


On the Internet and magazines dedicated to needlework, you can find a lot of different pictures that will serve as the basis for planar or contour trimming, but sometimes you want something special, your own. If you have basic skills in working with graphic editors, you can draw the desired sketch on a graphics tablet, print it in a certain size and design it using the trimming technique. Or you can do the same thing in Photoshop using brushes that represent a variety of elements - from basic geometric shapes to full-fledged details of nature, clothing, silhouettes, etc. You can also outline the contours of the future painting by hand, using a pencil for this - it will not be rubbed and imprinted as much as a pen, especially at the moment of contact with glue. It is not necessary to make complex drawings: it is enough to simply indicate the shapes that will be filled in, or the contours that need to be duplicated.

If in other techniques - quilling, etc. - even simple elements looked quite impressive, then in trimming, paintings that have at least 4-5 details look much more interesting. Even if it is a simple sun, clouds, a house, an apple tree nearby and a wooden fence, then this is already a finished product, which, after filling it with paper rolls, becomes voluminous and alive, and also carries a holistic idea. A single flower, decorated using the trimming technology, will look no worse only if a volumetric technique is used on the originally constructed frame of this flower. But even here, bonsai and topiary are much more attractive: artificial flower trees. By the way, using the volumetric trimming technique you can even create a bridal bouquet from “artificial flowers” ​​or decorate a wedding table.

Crepe paper cutting is a great idea for an evening at home with the kids or even alone. Crafts made using this technology are distinguished by their special tactile softness and visual grace, and by combining several techniques at once you can get unusual, but very attractive paintings and sculptures.