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Wednesday, July 11, 2007

38. Quoth the Skull...

Hand cut paper. I recently did a cut paper illustration for a friend and while the process is rather tedious the results are pretty satisfying. When the idea for today's image popped into my head I decided it was the right medium for it.

UPDATE: OK, you asked for it, here's a PDF version of this art for you to play with. As with everything on this site the image is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. and of course I expect a picture of whatever you do (especially if you get a tattoo!).
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23 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 11, 2007 at 5:17 PM

    Excellent subject matter and execution!

    And it looks cool too!

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  2. JillJuly 11, 2007 at 5:34 PM

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  3. JillJuly 11, 2007 at 5:35 PM

    Awesome! Reminds me just how much I like Poe.

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  4. Monster-ManiacJuly 11, 2007 at 5:55 PM

    Very nice! I love The Raven, so this is right up my alley!

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  5. AnonymousJuly 11, 2007 at 6:57 PM

    Even Melville was inspired by Poe.

    Chapter X
    "Shall I ever forget the triple horror of that spectacle?"

    *** I immediately thought of this when I saw today's entry-

    http://www.plinko.net/nevermore.htm

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  6. Terry BorderJuly 11, 2007 at 7:53 PM

    wow. I make stuff out of everyday objects also, but to limit the subject to one thing? That's crazy talk. I think I'd go insane(er) if I did that for more than 2 weeks!

    Good work!

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  7. MicaJuly 11, 2007 at 10:00 PM

    That would make a nice tattoo..and i am overdue for my next one..hmmm

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  8. mimJuly 11, 2007 at 11:02 PM

    Oh, I was going to say it'd make a nice tattoo...mica beat me to it! I'm due for a new tattoo, too (tutu!) but I think not the skull but it'd be great on someone else.

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  9. AnonymousJuly 12, 2007 at 12:18 AM

    Oooh, do one in flowers, one in pastry!

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  10. IppagoggyJuly 12, 2007 at 12:26 AM

    This is absolutely beautiful. This is something that I think would be worth framing and hanging on my wall!

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  11. AnonymousJuly 12, 2007 at 7:20 AM

    Damn, that looks killer! I hope the skull-a-day is here forevermore.

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  12. Tere @ My Precious StudioJuly 12, 2007 at 8:07 AM

    How big is it?
    And oh yeah...GIMME!
    xo

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  13. EthanJuly 12, 2007 at 8:50 AM

    AWESOME.

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  14. Tony BullardJuly 12, 2007 at 9:17 AM

    You should release a pdf stencil of that.

    Love the site!

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  15. AnonymousJuly 12, 2007 at 10:24 AM

    ha. seems alot of folks will be cruising around w/ this new tatoo! cause that was my first thought too - awesome tattoo design, iwant it, ineed it. -cbl

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  16. Matt StaggsJuly 12, 2007 at 8:34 PM

    Very damn cool.

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  17. PrixMadonnaJuly 13, 2007 at 11:37 PM

    gorgeous! This and the plastic bag are my most favoritests yet.

    Mady

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  18. All About TravelSeptember 1, 2007 at 12:08 PM

    This looks amazing! I love Poe as well...can't wait to get the shirt!

    Nice work!

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  19. chimerastoneApril 3, 2009 at 12:11 PM

    This will look good on a greeting card. I have downloaded the pdf but haven't checked the size. If the papercut is large I can always put it in a frame.

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  20. M Bodhisattva HillOctober 26, 2009 at 9:08 AM

    That is simply beautiful. I am definitely appreciative of the work involved...

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  21. AnonymousOctober 22, 2010 at 1:01 AM

    That's great looking! I tried to do one myself tonight. I'm thinking of personalizing this a little bit more for a Halloween card.

    As yo can see here, it turned out alright except for the letters:
    http://effingjro.wordpress.com/2010/10/22/card-season/

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  22. Gothic HedgehogSeptember 28, 2015 at 9:07 AM

    Have had it done as a tattoo

    [IMG]http://i59.tinypic.com/2wof2fd.jpg[/IMG]

    Ignore the lardar*e as I enjoy beer too much :-)

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  23. NoahSeptember 28, 2015 at 9:21 AM

    Awesome, thanks for sharing!

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