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This Japanese artist creates paper cutouts that they then fill in using landscapes and the environment around them. The artist named Kotetsu especially enjoys nature backgrounds, but we can also see many architectural designs. Kotetsu's characters are anime-inspired and they come to life and are filled with color by the many backgrounds the artist uses for them. Pencils or pens would probably not be able to imitate that.

What do you think of this idea? What about the art itself? Tell us in the comments and don't forget to upvote your favorite artwork! And go show some love to Kotetsu on their social media.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can already tell that this artist has some serious talent.

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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This one is absolutely gorgeous! I love how she's playing around with a 2-D image and tricking the eye into reading it as 3-D. And how delicate some of those cuts are!

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This reminds me of the promised neverland. Those flowers make such a vivid and beautiful design.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

its the same characterrrr in the dayyyyy alskdjflksjk amazing :D

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Again! The design of the girl makes the flowers look like snow!

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It looks like for whatever reason they photoshopped their hand into the picture, as seen by the blurry outline around their hand. They might have photoshopped the drawing over the background as well.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Did he get on a plane JUST to take a picture like this? DEDICATION!

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love how her feet are blurred to make them look like they're under water. That's amazing and is such a tiny detail that adds to the overall feel of the kirigami.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's really hard to see the cut out areas in this one. It just looks like a painted/drawn picture.

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