Sunday, March 8, 2015

animal paper sculpture by Calvin Nicholls

animal paper sculpture by Calvin Nicholls

Calvin Nicholls  an artist from Canada, creates incredibly intricate and realistic paper sculptures of animals. Calvin began creating his paper sculpture since 1986 and since then has produced more than 500 pieces. 

animal paper sculpture by Calvin Nicholls

animal paper sculpture by Calvin Nicholls

animal paper sculpture by Calvin Nicholls

Each artwork can take him around four weeks to produce and in some cases have taken up to two years. He working with paper and a scalpel, he cuts the component pieces to fit the final drawing and assembles the low relief artwork under studio lighting. When the sculpture is complete the lighting is adjusted to bring out the subtle form and texture.

animal paper sculpture by Calvin Nicholls

animal paper sculpture by Calvin Nicholls

animal paper sculpture by Calvin Nicholls

animal paper sculpture by Calvin Nicholls

 animal paper sculpture by Calvin Nicholls