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8 years ago, I have started my project “100 methods of drawing”, and leaf-cutting art is one of my favorite. Within this project, I try to use different materials and techniques. I draw with ketchup, nails, gypsum, food, etc. So once during autumn in 2013, there were a lot of fallen leaves on the street, so I came up with the idea to use leaves as a material to draw. Leaf’s life is fleeting so as our lives and I am giving a second life to them to discover an untold story.
I simply imagine a bright moment that I want to share with my audience. I draw it on the leaf and cut with a razor. The most important thing is to find the best suitable place to catch with my camera at the right time and right angle. And the story has been released!
Hope you will like them and enjoy my art.
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To tell it from the beginning, I collect good-looking leaves (usually in late summer and autumn), making sure that they are the correct size. I prefer to use maple leaves, I like their color, texture and shape. It looks very beautiful in a picture. Then I draw on paper, making sure that I know what parts have to be cut, then I glue paper on the leaf and cut the drawing with a razor knife. Paper gives additional support to the leaf. I press the leaf and make sure that the glue has dried enough. If I take it too early, the leaf just shrinks. Then I look for a good place with a beautiful recognizable background to take a picture. It took time for me to realize what's the perfect angle to take and time to choose for photo shooting. Then I make some edits with photo editing tools and post the picture to my Instagram. Roughly one work can take up to 2 weeks from the beginning to the final stage.
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Angie Wang 6 years ago
It's so details and realistic even. This is amazing that it can come from leaves.
GSMountainWolf 4 years ago
OOOOOOMMMMMGGGGGG I MUST BUY THIS I LOVE WOLVES LIKE HEKKKKKK ITS SO GOOD
Here's a little more about myself. I work as a senior manager at Nazarbayev University administering entrance exams and monitoring marketing campaign of the Center for Preparatory Studies (division of the university). My hobby helps me to think creatively and out of the box in any area I'm involved in. But mostly I prefer to consider my hobby a space where I can be myself and express myself through my art. And it also saves me from burnout.
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Charlee Gilbert 6 years ago
This is so amazing, beautiful, and marvelous. Keep doing what yous doing, your doing it right.
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Autumn Dance
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What I really like in cutting leaves is that I control every step in the process and it is really satisfying to see the conversion from a basic leaf to an art piece. The usual tools that I use to make drawings are a razor knife, paper, and glue.
I have two kids (a 3-year-old boy and a 6-month-old daughter). So right now it is hard to find a time for my hobby, but whenever I have it, I spend it with pleasure. There are a lot of requests to buy my leaves. So right now I am working on starting my online shop to offer such an opportunity. But I really want to open my own art studio and spend time on my art projects.
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Joan Zatorski 4 years ago
Your work is as accurate as laser-art sold in stores! The images are very creative, too! As the leaves dry out further, do your carefully crafted images dry out and change shape also?
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Transparency
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Angie Wang 6 years ago
Wow how does this happen??? It's incredible and this must have been so hard to do without breaking the leaf...
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Angie Wang 6 years ago
This is beautiful... I love how the two leaves have inverse shaded sections. It's so pretty.
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Angie Wang 6 years ago
This can't have been so perfect on the first try... it's too perfect... I love it!
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khadija waseem 4 years ago
omggg!!!!!!!!!!!!!! there're sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo beautifulllllllllllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Ashley Say Wha?!? 6 years ago
To everyone calling this an assault without actually knowing if it was or wasn't, This wasn't an assault. The woman in the photograph explained what happened in a documentary I watched and she was very much consenting to that kiss. She smiled and laughed about it when retelling the story....
Vicky Z 4 years ago
I don't know which was this documentary but this is her words from an interview : “And then I was grabbed,” she says. “That man was very strong. I wasn’t kissing him. He was kissing me.” She also said that she was shocked and that the guy was drunk!! I didn't find anywhere her saying that there was consent even the photographer says that the guy grabbed her and they didn't know each other! His actual girlfriend can be seen in the photo so what consent?
Load More Replies... Angie Wang 6 years ago
This has beautiful shading and how someone makes a LEAF look like a realistic sketch I have no idea.
Twenty øne doggos 6 years ago (edited)
calm down, everybody, whether it was an assault or not, the artist obviously thought it wasn't (which is true), or else they wouldn't have posted it. besides, can we just appreciate their skill? look at how intricate that is!
Ashley Say Wha?!? 6 years ago
It wasn't an assault. She gladly kissed him back. I've seen a documentary where she explained what happened that day.
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Ashley Say Wha?!? 6 years ago
This wasn't an assault. The woman in the photograph explained what happened in a documentary I watched and she was very much consenting to that kiss.
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J Garza 4 years ago
He is not actually at the locations. His Photoshop is obvious.
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Spider Chick 4 years ago
Here is a better question: Why are you such an a**?
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sharron lynn parsons 4 years ago
This talent, is more than impressive, it's far beyond creativity !!!
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sharron lynn parsons 4 years ago
Extremely well done, my computer, is a nightmare, so I stop now !!!
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Val/Malibu/Dante/Bob 6 years ago
Shush please. I’d like to see you cut Robert Downey jr on a leaf.
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Val/Malibu/Dante/Bob 6 years ago
Havent u been taught that I want gEtS you no where? I see why Lola is your spirit loud...
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What do you think ?
Hello please don't judge 6 years ago
Holy s**t! These are amazing! HOW did you use a craft knife? how did you teach yourself to do this and then furthermore come up with this gorgeous idea? I have so many questions
i_ship_it 6 years ago
These are so cool! I like how you really have to look at them sometimes to get them. Great work!
Hello please don't judge 6 years ago
Holy s**t! These are amazing! HOW did you use a craft knife? how did you teach yourself to do this and then furthermore come up with this gorgeous idea? I have so many questions
i_ship_it 6 years ago
These are so cool! I like how you really have to look at them sometimes to get them. Great work!
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