Collage Cutting Tools

Video Transcript

"So the next tool that you're going to need is going to be your cutting tools. These you can pretty much decide on what works best for you, what's your most comfortable with. I preferably always have on hand, three different types of cutting tools, or you're never going to be sure exactly what you're going to need, so just have them on hand. A pair of, good pair of cutting scissors, paper scissors are really important because you want some nice, clean edges on some part so you want to get a nice pair of scissors. The most important tool is an Exacto knife. The reason is for this is because this is going to provide you with the most detailed cuts. So you want to make sure that you can pick one of these up, anywhere, the hardware store, an art supply store that carry this. But you also want to make sure that you have a ton of extra blades. The blades can dull out on this pretty quickly and when you're coming to final points and edges you don't want it to tear or rip the paper in a way that you weren't looking for. So always have extra blades. And I also tend to have a box cutter knife and the reason for this is for larger cuts. You want to be able to have enough more efficient tool than the smaller blade that the Exacto comes with."