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Japanese Artist Fills In Their Anime-Inspired Cutouts With Their Surroundings (100 Pics)

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This Japanese artist creates paper cutouts that they then fill in using landscapes and the environment around them. The artist named Kotetsu especially enjoys nature backgrounds, but we can also see many architectural designs. Kotetsu's characters are anime-inspired and they come to life and are filled with color by the many backgrounds the artist uses for them. Pencils or pens would probably not be able to imitate that.

What do you think of this idea? What about the art itself? Tell us in the comments and don't forget to upvote your favorite artwork! And go show some love to Kotetsu on their social media.

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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Sarcastic Panda 3 years ago

wow!

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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Mila S 3 years ago

This one is my fav!

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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Sarcastic Panda 3 years ago

this is so beautiful

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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Apex Bot 3 years ago

Thank you very cool

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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Sarcastic Panda 3 years ago

i'm getting Alice in Wonderland vibes here... anyone?

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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Ian Taggart 3 years ago

I can already tell that this artist has some serious talent.

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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(っ◔◡◔)っ im a domestic weeb 3 years ago

its beautiful

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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Suki-Chan 3 years ago

This is beautiful!

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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Sarcastic Panda 3 years ago

beautiful!

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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Suki-Chan 3 years ago

I would love to know how to draw like this

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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Sarcastic Panda 3 years ago

her dress is woven from the stars

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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Apex Bot 3 years ago

that is Great!

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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Zoe Hoesley 3 years ago

Oh wow I love this one

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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(っ◔◡◔)っ im a domestic weeb 3 years ago

elegant i like it

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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That One Girl 3 years ago

you. did. not 😍

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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La Petite Morte 3 years ago (edited)

This one is absolutely gorgeous! I love how she's playing around with a 2-D image and tricking the eye into reading it as 3-D. And how delicate some of those cuts are!

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#17

Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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LENNON GRAF 3 years ago

Purty

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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Apex Bot 3 years ago

it fits so well!

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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Emiko Kiyomi 3 years ago

This one is so cute, I love it so much

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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Sarcastic Panda 3 years ago

how the heck did they cut that out so intricately?

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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Apex Bot 3 years ago

Amazing

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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OpalTheRainwing 3 years ago

The shadows and the delicate snipping is anazing

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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That One Girl 3 years ago

anybody else getting Over The Moon vibes?

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That One Girl 3 years ago

more Over The Moon vibes, anyone

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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Terry S. 3 years ago

E..legant

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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Terry S. 3 years ago

those colors...

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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Apex Bot 3 years ago

Flower

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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Sarcastic Panda 3 years ago

stunning

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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LENNON GRAF 3 years ago

I would name her himawari. Its japanese for sunflower.

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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MiaOokami 3 years ago

Autumn magical girl

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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Apex Bot 3 years ago

Like This is just Great

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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MiaOokami 3 years ago

Using art as a background for art... Artception

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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Zoe Hoesley 3 years ago

This one is awesome

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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MiaOokami 3 years ago

The girls appearance makes the petals look like snow!

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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xXPlague_19Xx 3 years ago

This one is so cute!

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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Sarcastic Panda 3 years ago

walking in the air...

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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Kali Stevens 3 years ago

this ones my fav

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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MiaOokami 3 years ago

This reminds me of the promised neverland. Those flowers make such a vivid and beautiful design.

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Suki-Chan 3 years ago

This has to be my fave

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KittyGirl 3 years ago

That's some big boobs!

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#41

Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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MiaOokami 3 years ago

New leaf magical girl!

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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Terry S. 3 years ago

that hat though...

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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MiaOokami 3 years ago

She's so cute! I'm gonna call her Hotaru!

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阴阳 3 years ago

its the same characterrrr in the dayyyyy alskdjflksjk amazing :D

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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That One Girl 3 years ago

this is reminding me of something ... idk what it is

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#47

Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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Terry S. 3 years ago

my girl got some nice, luscious hair!

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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MiaOokami 3 years ago

Again! The design of the girl makes the flowers look like snow!

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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阴阳 3 years ago

the ocean prom dress

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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Logic and Reason 3 years ago

It looks like for whatever reason they photoshopped their hand into the picture, as seen by the blurry outline around their hand. They might have photoshopped the drawing over the background as well.

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#52

Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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MiaOokami 3 years ago

Oh. That is pure gorgeous.

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#53

Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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MiaOokami 3 years ago

Daylight Hotaru!

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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MiaOokami 3 years ago

Aww! It's a flower themed idol trio!

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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The one and only 3 years ago

how do??? this????

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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MiaOokami 3 years ago

Menma!

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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阴阳 3 years ago

huhhhh how'd the cut out go so smoothly?!?

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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阴阳 3 years ago

The stars won't be out of reach for any longer

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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KittyGirl 3 years ago

Did he get on a plane JUST to take a picture like this? DEDICATION!

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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MiaOokami 3 years ago

Wedding dress goals.

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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阴阳 3 years ago

A new prom dress!

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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MiaOokami 3 years ago

Miku looks good in any color my god.

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阴阳 3 years ago

We gonna be a flower girl today

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Japanese Artist Colors His Drawings With Real Landscapes

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La Petite Morte 3 years ago

I love how her feet are blurred to make them look like they're under water. That's amazing and is such a tiny detail that adds to the overall feel of the kirigami.

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Apex Bot 3 years ago

Flying in the Sky

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La Petite Morte 3 years ago

It's really hard to see the cut out areas in this one. It just looks like a painted/drawn picture.

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MARVEl,Animals,& HP 3 years ago

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Fascinated by music, movies and sitcoms, I'm passionate about social media and can't live without the internet, especially for all the cute dog and cat pictures out there. I wish the day had about 40 hours to be able to do everything I want.

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My name is Aelita and I have been an Editor for Bored Panda since 2019. I spend my days working with my amazing team and making articles the best they can be. Fantasy and magic have always ruled over my world, from movies to TV shows, to Video Games to tabletop games like Dungeos and Dragons, I try to find magic in every part of my life. Writing is a big part of me too, I hope to publish a fantasy novel one day. I also enjoy playing guitar and singing, as music always help me to get in a great mood. I have an adorable German Shepherd named Hela and we get into all kinds of adventures together.

My name is Aelita and I have been an Editor for Bored Panda since 2019. I spend my days working with my amazing team and making articles the best they can be. Fantasy and magic have always ruled over my world, from movies to TV shows, to Video Games to tabletop games like Dungeos and Dragons, I try to find magic in every part of my life. Writing is a big part of me too, I hope to publish a fantasy novel one day. I also enjoy playing guitar and singing, as music always help me to get in a great mood. I have an adorable German Shepherd named Hela and we get into all kinds of adventures together.

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Sarcastic Panda 3 years ago

i love these... but how did they cut them out so intricately? if I tried I'd probably murder myself

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La Petite Morte 3 years ago

It's called kirigami, the art of paper cutting. It's evolved to be just as intricate and detailed as origami can be. Using negative space (the cut out areas), combined with pen and ink art can produce some amazingly stunning results. You use exacto blades and really really tiny art scissors to make the cuts. There are some amazing artists all over the world that use this as their medium.

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Suki-Chan 3 years ago

Haha! Same

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KiwiBubbles 3 years ago

lol no kidding! really impressive. It's also a pretty unique and cool idea in the first place! Being able to come up with the idea and then carry it out, too! O.O

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TheAnimalLady 3 years ago (edited)

Don't mind me, just deleting the comment that posted itself twice 🙄. Anyone else seen the ones about painting on feathers and embroidered leaves? They blew my mind 🤯.

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Star of the world 3 years ago

I would like all of all of these dresses

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Guardian54 3 years ago

Man, Japan is gorgeous

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Sarcastic Panda 3 years ago

i love these... but how did they cut them out so intricately? if I tried I'd probably murder myself

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La Petite Morte 3 years ago

It's called kirigami, the art of paper cutting. It's evolved to be just as intricate and detailed as origami can be. Using negative space (the cut out areas), combined with pen and ink art can produce some amazingly stunning results. You use exacto blades and really really tiny art scissors to make the cuts. There are some amazing artists all over the world that use this as their medium.

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Suki-Chan 3 years ago

Haha! Same

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KiwiBubbles 3 years ago

lol no kidding! really impressive. It's also a pretty unique and cool idea in the first place! Being able to come up with the idea and then carry it out, too! O.O

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TheAnimalLady 3 years ago (edited)

Don't mind me, just deleting the comment that posted itself twice 🙄. Anyone else seen the ones about painting on feathers and embroidered leaves? They blew my mind 🤯.

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Star of the world 3 years ago

I would like all of all of these dresses

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Guardian54 3 years ago

Man, Japan is gorgeous

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