by anonymous

Paper Child is a new， strange and almost inexplainable[无法解释的] phenomenon[现象]. Probably grown out of the miniaturization[微型设计] fetish[迷恋]， it involves humans interacting with smaller， childlike paper cutouts[剪下来的东西] 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[日本漫画] culture， paper children first became popular in Japan and Korea. They can look like just about anything. But most are small， humanlike figures. Surreal[超现实的] and mesmerizing[迷人的]， some are sweet and some are drawn pictures of popular anime or cultural characters.

“纸娃娃”是一个奇妙的新玩意，也挺难说清楚的。这个创意大约是从小型玩偶演变而来的——真人与孩子气的小纸片人儿进行互动，从而拍出有趣的照片。其产生与人气通过deviantart.com这样的艺术分享网站传播开来。你可以在那里找到许多水平各异的纸娃娃艺术家。

从动漫文化衍生而来的纸娃娃最初流行于日本与韩国。这些娃娃千姿百态，不过大多还是小人儿。它们非常超现实，特别让人着迷，有些是可爱系的，有些则是根据人气动画或者其他流行文化所画的角色。

Pimmys Paper Child Tutorial[教程]跟皮米学做纸娃娃

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

第一步：构思点子！为你的纸娃娃构思一个动作姿势。

Step 2： Draw it！ Sketch[绘画] 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：画下来！在卡纸上将你的点子画出来，人物要和你的手差不多大；如果你准备和它进行互动的话，还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：剪出来！用剪刀很小心地沿着勾边剪图案，轮廓线的宽度随你喜欢。基本上，任何在你的手“后面”的部分都应该剪掉，此处不要留白边。

Step 4： Create the illusion[错觉]！ 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[使倾斜] at the same angle. Just use folded paper and tape， or a pencil to prop it up[支撑起某物].

第四步：构图创作！你的相机必须选好角度。要做到这一点，你要设想一下想象中的“相机”的镜头方向，就像你画画的角度一样！要完成这个构图，纸娃娃与相机的角度必须一致。不妨用折纸贴上胶纸（固定），又或者用一根铅笔把娃娃支撑起来。

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[多边形的] 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 “levels” and mess around with[乱搞某事物] the sliders[滑动条] 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！拍下四五张照片，从中选出最好的。有时你不能马上判断出相片有没有对准焦，或者会不会太模糊。在Photoshop软件里打开图像，稍微处理一下吧！调整了色彩平衡之后，用多边形以及磁性套索工具选择纸娃娃，羽化1到2像素。然后进入“色阶”，随意调整滑块，直到图案线条更为清晰，让纸娃娃的亮度有所提高。但是不要处理过度，以免失真。