Cut feather art

[tripperfunster]

I saw some artist make cut feathers like this, and I was all I TOTALLY HAVE FEATHERS!!! So I thought I would steal try his idea! So cool!

First one is the three Gishwhes mascots.


Second one is Team Free Will and the anti-posession symbol.

Comments

[galwithglasses.livejournal.com]

Very cool indeed. Nice work!

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[reggie11.livejournal.com]

I've never seen art like this before, it looks fabulous. What on earth did you use to cut it with? I can't imagine how difficult this would have been. Cutting paper is one thing, but feathers barbs move unlike paper. Wow, you must have the patience of a saint to to do something like this!

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thank you! For the first one, I started with a regular dollar store box cutter, but then went and got an exact-o knife to finish it.

I've thought about trying paper cutting, it looks so cool! But then saw the feathers and tried them first.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Bloody hell woman. You must have a very sharp knife! Brilliant.

I hop you have tweeted the GISHWHES ones to Misha.

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

I honestly have no idea how to tweet things, so no, I"ve not tweeted him! (go ahead, if you want!
That kind of goes to your tumblr comment. I am NOT tech savvy at all.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

With tumblr it's nothing to do with being tech savvy, it's just a stupid platform.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

PS I don't understand your tumblr format - I can't find any way to reblog or heart your stuff!!! This is yet another reason I don't like tumblr. LOL

[birdsofshore]

Amazing! It's absolutely fascinating and pretty and very, very impressive. How on earth did you do it?

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I cut out a paper template first, then 'drew' it on the feather and cut it out from there!

[birdsofshore]

But what on earth did you cut it with? Fairy scissors? My mind is just boggled at the loveliness and cleverness.

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Just one of these: http://www.dickblick.com/products/x-acto-1-knife/

I bought a smaller one for better detailing yesterday, but I haven't tried it yet.

[drinkingcocoa.livejournal.com]

*flails*

What wizardry is this????

I can't believe the brilliance of this work.

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

:D Flick and swish, baby! Thanks!

[tsuki-no-bara.livejournal.com]

those are so cool! i especially love team free will, altho the other two are really neat.

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

THanks! Yes, they look really great on that dark feather! THank you.

[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

nice!

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thanks hon!

[foxestacado.livejournal.com]

OMG what. I have never seen anything like this. How did you cut these? The precision you achieved is really amazing.

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I cut them with an exact-o knife. (craft knife.) I just bought a smaller, more detail oriented one yesterday, but haven't tried it yet ….

[synn.livejournal.com]

These look fantastic; I'm amazed with the level of detail you got!
I wonder if it would be possible to glue/varnish (whatever that is on the feathers) multiple feathers together and cut a larger portrait in them, like castiel.

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

I was going to try portraits today! I don't know if you could attach them, but you could certainly line them up, like a tryptic type thing! *ponders)

[synn.livejournal.com]

I can't wait to see the results! :D
(also, I love the pattern/color on the second feather. very pretty).

[tmn1966.livejournal.com]

These are fabulous!!

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much!

[mab.livejournal.com]

These are just made of amazing!

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Nothing like a new obsession to get you motivated!

[borgmama1of5.livejournal.com]

Wow!

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

:D Thanks!

[saraid.livejournal.com]

Haven't seen this before. Beautiful work. What did you use to draw the pattern on the feather? My daughter's gf does glued feather art, she's going to love this.

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thank you! For these ones, I cut out the shape, then traced it on the feather. In later ones, I just used the cut out pattern and cut around the paper, instead of drawing it and leaving white ink on the feather's back side.