How much do you spend a week on paper?

malachi · Post by **malachi** » July 25th, 2006, 6:04 am

Oh, I should probably mention that none of this was precut paper. I got 23 sheets of lokta, hemp, unryu, and wyndstone marble paper.

~folder~of~paper~ · Post by **~folder~of~paper~** » July 26th, 2006, 5:59 am

I have to say ur lucky again coz you can't get wyndstone marble in australia... It's kinda annoying because it's the best to use when making models by jeremy shafer coz that's what he used to design them and he made them to look good using wyndstone marble light...

wolf · Post by **wolf** » July 26th, 2006, 6:14 am

~folder~of~paper~ wrote:...it's the best to use...coz that's what he used to design them...

Don't forget to use the same colour of paper as well, otherwise it won't turn out right.

Seriously though, that's not always true. While some designers do tailor their designs for certain papers, many others do not. Some models may even turn out nicer when folded from paper other than what the designer was thinking of. The skill of the folder determines the final look of the model far more than the kind of paper used.

~folder~of~paper~ · Post by **~folder~of~paper~** » July 26th, 2006, 6:23 am

I suppose, but in the opening of his book he said wyndstone marble is intended for majority of the models here shown.

wolf · Post by **wolf** » July 26th, 2006, 11:19 am

If you look at some of the books published last century, particularly those with complex models, you'll find that some of them recommend using tissue-foil. Today though, those sample models are just as effectively, and sometimes even better, folded (dry, wet or MC) from soft, thinner papers like unryu.

LorenzoMarchi · Post by **LorenzoMarchi** » July 26th, 2006, 12:05 pm

Not even 5$ a week...not so much

~folder~of~paper~ · Post by **~folder~of~paper~** » July 27th, 2006, 11:01 am

I've made some tissue foil, but my guilotine isn't big enough to cut it. I don't know if I should use scissors. Personally, I think scissors make horribly shabby cuts in tissue foil.

wolf · Post by **wolf** » July 27th, 2006, 11:46 am

~folder~of~paper~ wrote:I don't know if I should use scissors.

This got discussed earlier, and the consensus was that knives/rotary cutters and a good cutting mat are the way to go:

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giro · Post by **giro** » July 27th, 2006, 2:29 pm

A week i dont know, but in spain is dificul to fins specials paper, this week i received mulberry tissue and lokta from EEUU. And i next weeks i receive a big package of more 1000 sheets of mulberry from Taiwan.

I have enough for many time.
Giro.

~folder~of~paper~ · Post by **~folder~of~paper~** » July 29th, 2006, 6:19 am

look on ebay. I found a stack of yuzen for about $3!!!!!!!!!

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