His Endangered Species series is supported by the philanthropic organization Acts of Kindness, and is also in partnership with World Wildlife Fund Philippines, with the aim to educate the public about the plight of at-risk animals. According to Cabral, a portion of the sales from this collection has gone towards supporting nature preservation in the Philippines.

But what is even more incredible, is that Cabral doesn’t limit himself to only paper. A multi-disciplinary artist through and through, his talents include calligraphy, sculpting, web designing, and even app development. His creative career actually began with web developing and animating, having worked for corporate branding and digital advertising, as well as fashion websites.

According to his personal website, he first found his artistic voice when he was only 11-years-old and when he took an odd job of writing the names of graduating students’ high school diplomas. Who would’ve imagined this would only be the beginning of an incredibly fruitful career?

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“Melinda’s signature art features paper sculpture designs, which combine watercolor and gouache illustrations and three-dimensional hand-sculpted paper elements into one-of-a-kind art pieces. These new designs literally jump off the page, causing viewers to do a double take upon realizing they’re not just flat paintings,” we read on her website.

Fabian used to create watercolor art before she switched to making paper sculptures. It all happened in the middle of her fight with cancer when she lost the will to continue with illustration, but she got to explore other art options.

Scroll down to see her paper sculptures below and follow her on Instagram for more.

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“I still recall working on my first bird sculpture and marveled at how my interest in drawing, model making, sculpting, and photography blended so beautifully with my life long interest in wildlife and the natural world,” he writes on his website. “Every piece is a discovery of sorts too. I’m always learning with each new sculpture.”

Each of his pieces takes tens and hundreds of hours to create, depending on their size and level of detail.

“Detailed fur is slow and feathers can be equally challenging so predicting accurately how long a piece will take is very difficult,” writes Nicholls. “The largest sculptures I’ve done require several hundreds of hours while the more modest pieces keep me busy for two or more weeks. Familiarity with the subject is a big factor as well. My love of birds often propels me through pieces much faster than when sculpting subjects with emphasis on musculature and structure.”

And though the finished product looks incredibly fragile, Nicholls assures his followers that his sculptures stay put.

“The cuts and texture are often tiny and very delicate but due to the numerous glue joints for every piece, the overall strength is substantial. Tests of the bond between glue and paper reveal that when deliberately forced, the paper tears while the glue seam remains intact.”

Check out some of his work in the gallery below.

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To create his 3D animal portraits, Cabral uses recycled paper and superimposes between 20 and 30 layers. Cabral’s works are incredibly detailed and include lots of patterns cut with nearly surgical precision. His work is so minute it could be compared to lace. Each of the pieces is done in 10-15 days.

Patrick Cabral says he chose paper as art medium because the material is accessible and inexpensive; the Filipino artist is committed to saving endangered animals by donating to WWF 50% of the money he earns by selling his work. Each of the pieces costs $2,000, which means that the association receives $1,000 for every sale.

For now, Cabral has created 13 works for WWF Philippines. You can check out some of them below.

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His Endangered Species series is supported by the philanthropic organization Acts of Kindness, and is also in partnership with World Wildlife Fund Philippines, with the aim to educate the public about the plight of at-risk animals. According to Cabral, a portion of the sales from this collection has gone towards supporting nature preservation in the Philippines.

But what is even more incredible, is that Cabral doesn’t limit himself to only paper. A multi-disciplinary artist through and through, his talents include calligraphy, sculpting, web designing, and even app development. His creative career actually began with web developing and animating, having worked for corporate branding and digital advertising, as well as fashion websites.

According to his personal website, he first found his artistic voice when he was only 11-years-old and when he took an odd job of writing the names of graduating students’ high school diplomas. Who would’ve imagined this would only be the beginning of an incredibly fruitful career?

The post Multi-Disciplinary Artist Carves Animals Out of Paper appeared first on MobiSpirit.

“Melinda’s signature art features paper sculpture designs, which combine watercolor and gouache illustrations and three-dimensional hand-sculpted paper elements into one-of-a-kind art pieces. These new designs literally jump off the page, causing viewers to do a double take upon realizing they’re not just flat paintings,” we read on her website.

Fabian used to create watercolor art before she switched to making paper sculptures. It all happened in the middle of her fight with cancer when she lost the will to continue with illustration, but she got to explore other art options.

Scroll down to see her paper sculptures below and follow her on Instagram for more.

The post Melinda Fabian Makes Incredible Paper Animals appeared first on MobiSpirit.

“I still recall working on my first bird sculpture and marveled at how my interest in drawing, model making, sculpting, and photography blended so beautifully with my life long interest in wildlife and the natural world,” he writes on his website. “Every piece is a discovery of sorts too. I’m always learning with each new sculpture.”

Each of his pieces takes tens and hundreds of hours to create, depending on their size and level of detail.

“Detailed fur is slow and feathers can be equally challenging so predicting accurately how long a piece will take is very difficult,” writes Nicholls. “The largest sculptures I’ve done require several hundreds of hours while the more modest pieces keep me busy for two or more weeks. Familiarity with the subject is a big factor as well. My love of birds often propels me through pieces much faster than when sculpting subjects with emphasis on musculature and structure.”

And though the finished product looks incredibly fragile, Nicholls assures his followers that his sculptures stay put.

“The cuts and texture are often tiny and very delicate but due to the numerous glue joints for every piece, the overall strength is substantial. Tests of the bond between glue and paper reveal that when deliberately forced, the paper tears while the glue seam remains intact.”

Check out some of his work in the gallery below.

The post These Amazing Animal Sculptures Were Made Out of Paper appeared first on MobiSpirit.

To create his 3D animal portraits, Cabral uses recycled paper and superimposes between 20 and 30 layers. Cabral’s works are incredibly detailed and include lots of patterns cut with nearly surgical precision. His work is so minute it could be compared to lace. Each of the pieces is done in 10-15 days.

Patrick Cabral says he chose paper as art medium because the material is accessible and inexpensive; the Filipino artist is committed to saving endangered animals by donating to WWF 50% of the money he earns by selling his work. Each of the pieces costs $2,000, which means that the association receives $1,000 for every sale.

For now, Cabral has created 13 works for WWF Philippines. You can check out some of them below.

The post Filipino Artist Creates Paper Animals That Look Like Pieces of Lace appeared first on MobiSpirit.