By plain white paper, I mean printer or copier paper. White 8 1/2 by 11 inch smooth paper.
“Craft paper?” you say.
Yes, craft paper. Some beautiful white on white sculptures have been created using this paper, scissors and glue. Using stilts to separate the layers and provide shadows to give the forms depth, scenery and figures can be created. These are sometimes used in magazine advertisements, so watch for them.
This is also a cheap and readily available paper for paper cuts and other paper crafts. The plain white gives the paper cut an elegant air not afforded by using colored paper. It can be used to craft paper flowers.
Search for paper artists online and see how many of them use white paper, and what they can make with it.
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