Taras Lesko- Self Potrait Papercraft

Taras Lesko

Ukrainian born and raised, Graphic Design Artist, currently based in Seattle United States. I’m a 1 man studio, offering unique and often viral creative solutions to various clients, brands and organizations. My visual design fascination began in 1996 and I have been working at it professionally as a career since 2002. Making creative work is what I do and it’s what I’ll keep doing until the day I breathe my final breath.

Self Potrait Papercraft Clone

Taras Lesko :

My First real attempt at photo realistic paper crafting. And what better way to try out this new technique than to makea 2:1 scale replica of my own head? This was a very interesting learning process, spanning within some 120 hours. I must say that there is no experience quite like holding an oversized version of my head in my lap while piecing it together.

Credit : Taras Lesko

Bert Simons – Incredibly Lifelike Portrait

Bert Simons Sclupture

Eerie, faceted 3-D paper heads float on a wall like grotesque hunting trophies. They’re photo-realistic replicas of Rotterdam papercraft artistBurt Simons and his friends, created when Simons had a ‘mid-life crisis’ in 2006 and realized there wasn’t much of him that would be left behind. So, Simons decided to ‘clone himself’, sculpting his head in 3D and using photographs to texture it. He uses a computer program to flatten out the head into printable pieces of paper and then assembles them with glue. Simons says having his clones around helped him “get used to his bald spot”.

Credits : Bert Simons, weburbanist

Ingrid Siliakus – Detailed Architectural Masterpieces

Dutch paper artist Ingrid Siliakus deems her work ‘paper architecture’, and it’s a fitting description. Siliakus builds paper recreations of buildings made by master architects as well as her own abstract sculptures. She draws inspiration from sources like artist M.C. Escher and architect and paper sculptor Masahiro Chatani, whose work inspired her to try her hand at 3-D paper sculpture.

credits : Ingrid Siliakus , Weburbanist

Haruki Nakamura – Moving Parts Paper

Haruki Nakamura’s papercraft does more than just sit there and look pretty. The pieces fit together like gears, and actually turn for a kinetic effect that goes far beyond most papercraft creations. Skip to the 49 second mark on the video to see his papercraft heart in action.

Credit : Haruki Nakamura - weburbanist

Sher Christopher – Emotive Paper Figurines

Sculptor Sher Christopher’s creations look like characters in a play, replete with theatrical masks, hats and intricate costumes. Christopher gathers papers of various colors and textures from around the world, using the weight and feel of a sheet of paper to suggest the fluid flow of a gown or a wisp of hair. Christopher’s sculptures are characterized by unexpected attention to detail, such as an embossed belt barely visible under the folds of a coat.

credits : sher christopher | weburbanist

Eric Joisel – Detailed Classic Monster Figures

There’s a simple difference between mere papercraft and origami: the traditional concept of origami uses only once piece of paper with no cuts or glue. Eric Joisel is one modern origami artist that creates incredibly complex paper sculptures using blueprints that take him literally years to complete. Joisel says the creation process is like a scientific method, with creatures from myths and legends – like dwarves, fairies, hobbits and mermaids – popping up from his ‘crease patterns’.

Credits : Eric Joisel - weburbanist

Shin Tanaka – Adult Skills with Childlike Joy

Japanese artist Shin Tanaka creates paper toys with a look that is clearly influenced by urban street art and culture. Tanaka’s designs can be downloaded as a PDF so you can print, cut and build your ownversions of these playful creations. Tanaka was inspired to create these little guys when making plastic toys proved to be too costly, and he realized that creating and publishing paper toys was practically free. Shin began making paper models of sneakers he admired by couldn’t afford, which led to a display in a showcase of the NIKE design library as well as design collaborations with major shoe brands like Adidas.

credits :Shin Tanaka -weburbanist