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Published: 2011-10-04 15:06:48 +0000 UTC; Views: 1368; Favourites: 22; Downloads: 14
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10" x 13" - 3 layered cut paper - black on white with a solid gray background. I cut four at a time, so I may use orange or brown for the next one, but gray is what the actual cat is ([link] ).Just fyi, this took two 3-day weekends to complete, and my fingers are still numb. I used scissors, a regular X-acto and the X-acto pen knife to cut, but I also now use another tool... glasses! 1.5x magnification - kept my eyes from getting tired as fast, but still the level of concentration kept me from working on it more than 2 or 3 hours straight without a break. Whew!
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¸¸♥´¯) Thank you so much!
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May I ask what types of cutting tools (and other tools) you used to create this image?
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Chainsaw.
Just kidding. Just a standard #11 X-Acto, though I do use the broadtip blades because the tips don't snap off as quickly. Paper is Canson Mi Tientes 90# which can be found in most craft stores.
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This looks great! I definitely thought it was a photo from the thumbnail and then did a double take. Nice!
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Thanks! I have three more ready to cut out (I went to a friend's house that has two cats and took about 50 pics of them - I'm going to make an early Christmas present out of three of them). They aren't QUITE as detailed, so we'll see how long it takes to cut them out. I'll post the final products, naturally.
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Amazing! i'm not surprised it took so much time 
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Yeah, you have to cut the smallest details first, and then leave some areas intact while cutting the larger areas because it gets to be like cutting tissue paper. Everything is shredded and you're trying to keep all the layers aligned because if they (or you) slip, you could kill the whole thing with one snip. Key is keeping a sharp X-acto. A sharp blade cuts smoothly and doesn't PULL on the paper - a dull X-acto has friction with the paper and you can rip the paper by accident if you aren't aware. Just a few tips I was thinking of to pass on to newer cutters!
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