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A Study in Paper
Published: 2010-10-12 15:18:42 +0000 UTC; Views: 40548; Favourites: 2786; Downloads: 0
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A Sherlock BBC papercutting featuring Sherlock Holmes and John Watson in front of their flat.It's a bit rough; if I were making a proper project of this I'd call this a draft and do another version with cleaner cuts. But for an experiment I think it came out pretty well.
Done with craft knife on regular letter-size paper.
Edit: Wow, a DD! Thank you to =xthumbtakx and ^FrockTarts , and to everyone for the lovely comments and favs! This paper experiment was the one that led to many more, so I'm thrilled that people like it so much.
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When I first looked at this, I didn't understand what it was. I thought it was painted, or an optical illusion of some sort. And then I realized that what I see is actually cut out of paper. Masterfully done!
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So nicely done. I think the rough cuts add a more gestural, handmade quality.
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What was the hardest part of creating this piece?
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I love how recognizable they are just by their silhouettes, though the street number and scarf help
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Is paper best for this sort of thing? Because I've been using a stanley knife on cardboard and it comes out quite badly. Any tips?
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What problems have you been having with your cuttings?
My early paper cuttings (like this one) were done with regular printer paper, which worked well. Later I switched to cardstock, which I like even better because it's thick enough to be sturdy (especially with free-standing paper sculptures like this one: [link] ) but not too thick to cut fairly easily.
It also helps to have a knife that's lightweight (so it's not too unwieldy to handle) and very sharp (so that it cuts the paper cleanly, without dragging/ripping it).
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Lovely! I've never seen anything quite like this~
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This is awesome! wonderful job...I wish I could stuff like that..
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The second I saw 221b I was like "OMG, HOLMES!!!"
Luv it ^_^
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do you mind if i have a go and upload mine to my deviantart? (obviously it wont be anywhere near as good as yours but im really wanting to have a try)
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Thanks for asking, yes, do post yours!
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this is my attempt: [link] i'd really appreciate it if you could give me some feedback on how i can improve
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oh wow that is amazing, I think I'm gonna try to that. you did a really good job
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YES! WE ARE TAKING OVER.
I believe in Sherlock Holmes. Moriarty was real. Fight John Watson's war.
This is the best fandom ever.
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Nice job on the shading. I love this show! Wished Sherly and Watson had sideburns though... Oh well.~
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holy shit! i totally know who they are the first half of second xDDD
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That is amazing! Even by the thumbnail, I could tell it was Sherlock from the silhouette! Brilliant job!
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very cool. i like how you turned up their coat flaps for some depth.
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Thanks! I was unsure whether to even start this project, but when the idea came to me to do that with their coat collars, I just had to give it a go. All of my paper art since then (except my paper snowflakes) have some 3D element to them.
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I've seen a lot of artists do this type of paper art (though never with the 3d twist), and i've been meaning to try my hand at it for ages.. some year!
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dang!! You're just... brilliant!! 
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It's awesome that this popped up when I was looking at sherlock art from an artist I watched.
THIS IS COMPLETELY AWESOME.
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