Create stunning papercuts the easy way

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Use traditional paper-cutting techniques with digital processes to add originality, writes Jonathan Chapman

I'm often asked how I go about starting a papercut design, and people don't usually expect me to use software or computers at all.

As all my designs are hand-cut with a scalpel, people expect me to create all my work by hand too, but sometimes technology can speed certain things up - creating beautiful curves that echo natural elements, for example.

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