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Blake Baldwin
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I started kirie after a trip to a kirie museum in Shibukawa, Japan and decided this was going to be my hobby. I started out doing Elfquest pictures because they're my favorite comics and they inspired me to work harder. Then I started practicing on anything that caught my fancy from google.com, and that's where I am now. I can do just about any picture/photo/art with a high level of detail. My next goal is to do larger scale work, maybe as large as poster size. I'd love to do requests if you would like to see something done in this form.
Kirie is literally "cutting picture" in Japanese. Using a picture, black paper, a cutting board, and a pen knife, I carefully cut out all non-black shapes on the picture. The resulting continuous-line black paper is then glued to a sheet of clean white paper. The effect is more dramatic when you look at a piece with your own eyes instead of through a computer screen, as there is a 3-D effect when looking at it for real.
I have a folder set aside in my gallery that shows the kirie process

Current Residence: Portland, OR
Favourite genre of music: Rock
Favourite style of art: Kirie, manga
MP3 player of choice: iPod
Interests
I've been completely absorbed in The Old Republic lately, enough to where my wrist has been getting pretty sore and I want to cool it for awhile before I get carpal tunnel.  Papercutting doesn't hurt (except my back when I get so into a piece that I don't take enough breaks).
As such, I'd like to take on some requests and commissions to fill the time.
Requests are free and I will scan the artwork and send to you in digital form.
Commissions are priced on a square inch basis, as well as black & white vs. color.  For commissions I ship the original artwork in a frame (no shipping/framing charges apply) straight to you, and there is a substantial visual difference in the way papercutting looks digitally and physically.  
Please send a note if you're interested, along with the image you'd like to have cut.
  • Mood: Optimism

What I'm working on right now...

Doing some stuff just for fun. It usually gets me more excited to do some more tedious work later

Thanks to everyone

I really appreciate faves, watchers, and llamas! I never have time to get back to everyone, so hopefully you'll see this and I can thank you this way. It's means a lot to me!

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*TixieLix May 10, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Thanks for the Zelda fave!
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~Toshihirohei Apr 27, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
THx for fav :D
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*SinistrosePhosphate Apr 24, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Hello, buddy.
Happy birthday!

Hope you have a wonderful day and a fantastic year ahead.
- S.P.
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*aerockyul Apr 25, 2013  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
Thank you. Can't wait to show you the piece I'm currently working on.
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*SinistrosePhosphate Apr 26, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
I can't wait, either!
Let me know whenever you're ready! :D
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*aerockyul Apr 25, 2013  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
Thank you very much
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You are welcome
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*Maleijn Apr 24, 2013  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
Happy Birthday! I hope to see lots of great papercuttings in your next year :d ;)
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*aerockyul Apr 25, 2013  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
Thank you! Me too. Can't wait to have my next two done, they're lookin' pretty cool
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~Chuvymust Apr 24, 2013  Hobbyist Artist
Happy Birthday!! :party: :cake: :party:
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*aerockyul Apr 25, 2013  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
Thank you very much
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~Hraundrangi Apr 24, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Happy Birthday! :)
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*aerockyul Apr 25, 2013  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
Thank you very much
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~Hraundrangi Apr 26, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
You're Welcome =)
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*SnowTheWinterKitsune Apr 23, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
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~ninangame Apr 17, 2013  Student General Artist
Thank you so much for the :+fav:! :hug: You have a really nice gallery btw. :la:
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:D
2 weeks late, sorry :ashamed:
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:iconexata:
Thanks for the fav on Deliverance.
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:icongraceyn:
Thank you for the :+fav: on "Survivor" :)

Your art style is very beautiful!
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*aerockyul Mar 29, 2013  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
Thank you for looking, I love what you've done too
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~lyssophobe Mar 24, 2013  Professional General Artist
Thanks a lot for the :+fav: on Guard of the Ruins! :-)
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:iconginebracamelot:
Hi Blake! :tighthug:
Thank you so much for the :iconlovefavsplz: on 'Lara Croft - I Will Survive' :woohoo:
I'm glad you enjoyed this work! :smooch:
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*SnowTheWinterKitsune Mar 7, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
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~Lordmarkoss Mar 5, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Cheers so much for the watch :thumbsup:
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