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Better, of course, when viewed from a short distance. This is only 4"x6"--which means tiny little pieces! This took about 6 or 7 hours to cut and piece together, add in at least another hour to figure out layering. But it was fun! I've been dying to try out something like this for a while. For comparison purposes, the 8"x8" paper things I make take normally 40min-90min, depending on complexity, so it took a lot of patience to do this! I did it in two sittings, within a 18 hour period. (also, i fixed the foot that looks white and fuzzy; perhaps I'll post a new picture later.)For the record, yes, this is inspired by part of a paint-by-number, mostly because of a deal my mom and I had*. I certainly intend to make my own from pictures (yay) soon, which I do believe is quite manageable...and of intricacy of my choosing, I hope. We'll see!
Made from cardstock.
*See the quilt my mom made from this here!
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Comments: 19
tyzekat [2011-04-04 19:33:48 +0000 UTC]
im sure it took loads of patience to arrange all those islands! i did a portrait like this once and there weren't a whole lot of them but man they were frustrating.
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zippybluedwarf In reply to tyzekat [2011-05-16 00:58:21 +0000 UTC]
Yes, placing all the little pieces is definitely the hardest part!
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nattyjphotography [2011-01-17 07:15:41 +0000 UTC]
Wow! Your work is absolutely amazing! Do you have a gallery in Michigan? I'm frequently in Ann Arbor and would love to see your work!
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KreepingSpawn [2010-11-25 03:32:23 +0000 UTC]
elephant! ;D
the red is an interesting choice. but i think it works!
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Ravalad [2010-05-18 18:01:23 +0000 UTC]
Veri interestng piece of work. I admire your creativity and patience
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Silver-Vamp [2010-03-22 01:58:33 +0000 UTC]
I really do understand how much that you put into this. It looks awesome.
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Little-Vampire [2010-03-21 17:51:58 +0000 UTC]
Amazing use of different coloured paper! Great work in cutting it in pieces and in creating the shadings for this elephant!
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rejlan [2010-03-06 17:28:34 +0000 UTC]
Wow that looks so nice and I like the technique it's unique. What I alsow like it is made with a lot of skill and thought.
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Simanion [2010-02-27 06:51:19 +0000 UTC]
It's beautiful! This sticks out as something different
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tryingfailingtrying [2009-12-09 01:34:42 +0000 UTC]
this is stunning! your color choices for the layers are perfect.
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Enveloped [2009-09-18 01:00:14 +0000 UTC]
These are awesome. <3 What do you use to cut the cardstock?
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zippybluedwarf In reply to Enveloped [2009-09-19 19:22:29 +0000 UTC]
Why thank you! I use a combination of scissors (large bought at meijer lol and small Ginger brand scissors) and a regular exacto knife to cut my cardstock. I much prefer scissors, but sometimes my pieces are just too small!
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monterrey0love [2009-09-17 19:35:42 +0000 UTC]
This is just great! I love the colors together!
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