Category: Papercutting

Decorative Vector Ornaments: Paper cut 045

Day 45 of this project (cutting a design a day for 100 days, from the “922 Decorative Vector Ornaments” book, in preparation for incorporating them in future papercuts that are made by laser and also by hand.)

 

This one looks OK from a distance…

…but on closer inspection I ripped a few of the really fine lines. Serves me right – I was using a really blunt blade that I hadn’t been bothered to change, and so it ended up more like carving the design than cutting it. Must get a new blade for the next one.

 

 

 

 

 

Decorative Vector Ornaments: Paper cut 044

Day 44 of this project (cutting a design a day for 100 days, from the “922 Decorative Vector Ornaments” book)

I quite like this one. Maybe I’m getting a bit less critical of my hand-cut work…

 

 

 

 

Decorative Vector Ornaments: Paper cut 043

Day 43 of this project (cutting a design a day for 100 days, from the “922 Decorative Vector Ornaments” book)

Er, I’m not 100% sure what this is, to be honest. A fish? A dolphin/plant hybrid?

 

 

 

 

Decorative Vector Ornaments: Paper cut 042

Day 42 of this project (cutting a design a day for 100 days, from the “922 Decorative Vector Ornaments” book)

 

 

 

 

 

Decorative Vector Ornaments: Paper cut 041

Day 41 of this project (cutting a design a day for 100 days, from the “922 Decorative Vector Ornaments” book)

 

 

 

 

 

Decorative Vector Ornaments: Paper cut 040

Forty days into this project (cutting a design a day for 100 days, from the “922 Decorative Vector Ornaments” book)!

It’s a bit lopsided up close, but is one of those that felt very satisfying to cut, and where I don’t mind the little idiosyncrasies too much because they just show that it’s hand-cut instead of laser-cut:

 

 

 

 

 

Decorative Vector Ornaments: Paper cut 039

Day 39 of this project (cutting a design a day for 100 days, from the “922 Decorative Vector Ornaments” book).

No twirly moustache and evil grin today (unlike yesterday):

Not toooo bad, and isn’t too lumpy considering how close up this image is:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decorative Vector Ornaments: Paper cut 038

Back on track, and here is my current project (cutting a design a day for 100 days, from the “922 Decorative Vector Ornaments” book).

Is it just me, or does this one look like a creepy villain’s face (maybe with devil’s horns?), complete with twirly moustaches?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decorative Vector Ornaments: Paper cut 035, 036 037

Waaaah – I went away over the weekend to a writers’ conference, and although I remembered to take my scalpel and scissors and paper, I forgot to take my phone or camera, so couldn’t upload photos of the latest pieces in my current project (cutting a design a day for 100 days, from the “922 Decorative Vector Ornaments” book).

So a little belatedly, here are cuts 35 and 36, plus 37:

I actually love this one! It’s very tricky to cut, but very satisfying.

 

This one’s OK. It’s a bit more unusual in the design:

 

…and I like this one, too:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decorative Vector Ornaments: Paper cut 034

I can’t believe I’m over a third of the way through my current project (cutting a design a day for 100 days, from the “922 Decorative Vector Ornaments” book).