by anonymous

Paper Child is a new， strange and almost inexplainable[無法解釋的] phenomenon[現(xiàn)象]. Probably grown out of the miniaturization[微型設(shè)計] fetish[迷戀]， it involves humans interacting with smaller， childlike paper cutouts[剪下來的東西] to create interesting photos. Its existence and popularity have spreaded through artistic sharing sites like deviantart.com. There you can find many paper child artists of various degrees of skills.

Grown out of anime or manga[日本漫畫] culture， paper children first became popular in Japan and Korea. They can look like just about anything. But most are small， humanlike figures. Surreal[超現(xiàn)實的] and mesmerizing[迷人的]， some are sweet and some are drawn pictures of popular anime or cultural characters.

“紙娃娃”是一個奇妙的新玩意，也挺難說清楚的。這個創(chuàng)意大約是從小型玩偶演變而來的——真人與孩子氣的小紙片人兒進行互動，從而拍出有趣的照片。其產(chǎn)生與人氣通過deviantart.com這樣的藝術(shù)分享網(wǎng)站傳播開來。你可以在那里找到許多水平各異的紙娃娃藝術(shù)家。

從動漫文化衍生而來的紙娃娃最初流行于日本與韓國。這些娃娃千姿百態(tài)，不過大多還是小人兒。它們非常超現(xiàn)實，特別讓人著迷，有些是可愛系的，有些則是根據(jù)人氣動畫或者其他流行文化所畫的角色。

Pimmys Paper Child Tutorial[教程]跟皮米學做紙娃娃

Step 1： Think of an idea！ Think of an idea to use as a pose for your paper child.

第一步：構(gòu)思點子！為你的紙娃娃構(gòu)思一個動作姿勢。

Step 2： Draw it！ Sketch[繪畫] this idea onto card stock making the character about the size of your hand， and plan finger placement ahead of time if you intend to use it to interact with you.

第二步：畫下來！在卡紙上將你的點子畫出來，人物要和你的手差不多大；如果你準備和它進行互動的話，還要提前想好手指的位置。

Step 3： Cut it out！ Very carefully cut along the edges of the drawing with scissors. Its up to you how thick the outline should be. Basically， anything “behind” your hand should be cut away. Dont leave the white edges here.

第三步：剪出來！用剪刀很小心地沿著勾邊剪圖案，輪廓線的寬度隨你喜歡。基本上，任何在你的手“后面”的部分都應該剪掉，此處不要留白邊。

Step 4： Create the illusion[錯覺]！ You have to have the camera at just the right angle. To do this， think about what angle the imaginary[假想的] “Camera”is facing， as in， the view of the picture that you drew！ To complete the illusion， you have to have the paper and the camera tilted[使傾斜] at the same angle. Just use folded paper and tape， or a pencil to prop it up[支撐起某物].

第四步：構(gòu)圖創(chuàng)作！你的相機必須選好角度。要做到這一點，你要設(shè)想一下想象中的“相機”的鏡頭方向，就像你畫畫的角度一樣！要完成這個構(gòu)圖，紙娃娃與相機的角度必須一致。不妨用折紙貼上膠紙（固定），又或者用一根鉛筆把娃娃支撐起來。

Step 5： Take the picture！ Take four or five different pictures and then choose the best one. Sometimes you cant tell if the angle is off or if its too blurry[模糊的] right away. Open the image in Photoshop and edit it a little！ Adjust the color balance. After that， use the polygonal[多邊形的] and magnetic lasso[套索] tools to select the paper. Feather[羽化] the selection by a pixel[像素] or two. Then go into “l(fā)evels” and mess around with[亂搞某事物] the sliders[滑動條] until the lines are clearer and the paper less dark. Dont change it too much， or it wont look natural.

第五步：拍照吧！拍下四五張照片，從中選出最好的。有時你不能馬上判斷出相片有沒有對準焦，或者會不會太模糊。在Photoshop軟件里打開圖像，稍微處理一下吧！調(diào)整了色彩平衡之后，用多邊形以及磁性套索工具選擇紙娃娃，羽化1到2像素。然后進入“色階”，隨意調(diào)整滑塊，直到圖案線條更為清晰，讓紙娃娃的亮度有所提高。但是不要處理過度，以免失真。