Check Out Stacey Elaine’s Tissue Paper Illustrations

Tissue paper is often used for wrapping gifts, but artist Stacey Elaine found it another use. She uses it for illustrating animals and her illustrations are absolutely beautiful. “The idea to work with tissue paper came to me as I was falling asleep one night,” Elaine writes on her website, “and since I started working with this medium it has felt more natural and effortless than anything else I’ve ever made.”

She uses a sharp knife to cut out portraits of creatures that often go together with other natural elements. Decorative patterning makes each piece even more gorgeous. Once she’s done, she scans every work so it looks like it was made with printmaking techniques; that’s because of the tissue paper opacity.

Scroll down to see how her finished pieces look.

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Sealing down some sweet little leftover cuties. 💕

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