You may have cut snowflakes out of paper as a child without realizing you were partaking in the creation of paper art. Paper art or paper craft encompasses the use of paper medium as the base of the artwork. There are many different types and techniques that could involve the paper being cut, folded, glued, stitched or layered. The artists below have mastered the medium and techniques to create some awe-inspiring artwork. Some are hard to believe they’re created from paper. Get inspired and perhaps try to incorporate one of these techniques in your next design or campaign.

Papercutting: "White Hand" by Peter Callesen


Quilling: "5000 Dollars" by Yulia Brodskaya


Papercutting: “Purple” by Jen Stark


Folded Paper: “Stairs, Small Room With the Floor” by Simon Schubert


Paper Sculpture: “White Wolf” by Calvin Nicholls


Folded Books: “Read” by Luciana Frigerio


Papercutting: “Never Stop Exploring” by Hannah Baker


Origami: Shark by Nguyen Hung Cuong


Papercutting Lightbox: art by Hari & Deepti


Papercutting: “Octopus” by Kiriken Masayo