imageTECHNIQUES

Each project has clear explanations of the techniques you will use; however, there are just a few things I’d like to explain more thoroughly before you begin!

Scoring

This is an extremely helpful technique to have in your repertoire when you’re working with paper. Scoring is simply making an indentation along the line of a fold. It makes your fold clean and crisp. You will need a ruler and a bone folder with a pointy end or, just as good, use a dull (non-serrated) butter knife. You line your ruler up on the place you want to make the fold and run the knife or pointy end of the folder firmly along the edge. Now when you fold your paper, ...

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