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LisaCrowBurke โ parakeet -paper cutout
Published: 2008-08-21 03:58:42 +0000 UTC; Views: 1685; Favourites: 34; Downloads: 10
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this piece is black paper cut to form the image of a parakeet in some branches laid atop some hand-made paper with marbled green and gold dyes.not my typical pencil drawing, but something i enjoyed doing anyhow.
sorry if the image seems a little spotty, it was scanned through glass
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Have you seen the movie "Predator"? This bird has a cloaking function. Hmmm
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Very creative and very well executed!!!!ย beautiful!
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thank you, glad you like it
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they totally are! i have two - they are the sweetest things
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Awww, cute! And they really are
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bellissimiii!! il passerotto poi รจ tenerissimo
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thank you! it is sort of similar to stained glass i think, in a backwards sort of way
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This piece is even more beautiful in person, love the detail. <3
~Burkey
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Funny, that: The black paper look green in the scan (at least on my screen), but somehow I think that looks even better than flat black would. I might be wrong, but, anyway, the image is lovely.
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yeah the image was behind glass so i had trouble getting it so show up as flat black... but it is, i swear! ^^
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very cool effect 
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i do lots of different things with tons of stuff, but i do love pencil best ^^ you should see my unfortunate collection of random art supplies XD
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no thanks, i have a hard enough time keeping track of my own art supplies
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If the cut outs were on there own, it would look as if the parakeet were sitting on branches out in the open air. But the effect of the green dyes give the impression of the perspective being inside a cavernous area within a bush with light shining through the leaves from outside.
Brilliant work as usual.
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i thought so too.
originally i was intending the piece to be like stained glass with different colored papers... but i accidentally fell in love with this one sheet of paper that had said effect.
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well thank you!
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you're very welcome
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well i just used what i had available - x-acto #11. standard size knife leftover from all those graphic design courses in college. the cut paper is 9x12 black "artagain" sheets from either canson or strathmore, i forget which. no scalpels for me
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try a scalpel if you can purchase one. in my eyes much more suitable, because the tip of the blade is rounded, which allows to follow curves easier. if you buy one seek for "swann morton". use only #4 stainless steel handles and equip them with those blades which are best for your needs (i use blades #20 and #23). see this page from swann-morton.
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wow, thanks for the info.
you know, it's sort of scary how similar x-acto knives are to surgical knives. though not as industrial, they come close enough for a striking resemblance. i have seen x-acto blades that look like your #20 blades, so maybe i'll give them a shot. if that doesn't work out, i've got swann-morton bookmarked.
thanks again
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thanks
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