Indian Couple Make Miniature Birds From Paper

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Anita C
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Vaishali and her partner Nayan are paper artists based in India, whose crafting journey began one year ago. In 2018 they have joined the 365-day challenge of creating Miniature birds using paper and watercolors.

“The concept of this miniatures is to express the intricacy and vibrancy of the birds around us,” Vaishali shared on Bored Panda. “We used the technique of layered paper cutting to give volume to the artworks and get a three-dimensional feel to them. All the artworks are entirely hand cut and hand painted and are made without using any kind of magnifying tools.”

Every single artwork takes between four to eight hours to complete, depending on the details of feathers and coloring.

Scroll down to check out some of their creations.

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433/730, Number four hundred and thirty three from our 730 Days of miniature Nature art ~ Royal Sunangel in flight and this guy is endangered coz of habitat loss 😐… . . . SAVE NATURE SAVE WORLD . . . . The royal sunangel (Heliangelus regalis) is a species of hummingbird. It is endemic to subtropical elfin forests and shrubs in the Andes of northern Peru and adjacent south-eastern Ecuador. It is endangered due to habitat loss. It is strongly sexually dichromatic, and while females resemble other female sunangels, males are unique with their iridescent dark blue plumage. . . . . #365daysofart #miniature #papercut #paperart #sculpture #paperbird #royalsunangel #hummingbird #endangeredspecies #hummingbirdart #naturalhistorymuseum #birdphotography #hummingbirdphotography #hummingbirdsofinstagram #naturalhistoryillustration #artistofinstagram #birdsofinstagram #birdstagram #artoftheday #birdart #nvillustration #etsy #365feathersproject

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446/730, Number four hundred and forty six from our 730 Days of miniature Nature art ~ White-throated Sparrow for the #springmigration …. . . SAVE NATURE SAVE WORLD . . . . The white-throated sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) is a passerine bird of the American sparrow family Passerellidae. The genus name Zonotrichia is from Ancient Greek zone, "band", and thrix, trikhos, "hair". The specific albicollis is from Latin albus, white, and collum, "neck". . . . . #sparrow #papercut #paperart #sculpture #paperbird #miniature #whitethroatedsparrow #sparrowsofinstagram #naturalhistorymuseum #firstdayofspring #artcollector #artcurator #naturalhistoryillustration #artistofinstagram #birdsofinstagram #birdstagram #artoftheday #birdart #nvillustration #etsy #365daysofart #365feathersproject

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442/730, Number four hundred and forty two from our 730 Days of miniature Nature art ~ The Yellow Cardinal …. . . SAVE NATURE SAVE WORLD . . . . The yellow cardinal (Gubernatrix cristata) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is the only member of its genus, Gubernatrix. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, temperate shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and temperate grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss and from pet trade trappers. . . . . #art #papercut #paperart #sculpture #paperbird #miniature #yellowcardinal #redcardinal #rarebird #naturalhistorymuseum #cardinalsofinstagram #artcollector #artcurator #naturalhistoryillustration #artistofinstagram #birdsofinstagram #birdstagram #artoftheday #birdart #nvillustration #etsy #365daysofart #365feathersproject

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439/730, Number four hundred and thirty nine from our 730 Days of miniature Nature art ~ Snowcap Hummingbird couple enjoying some sunlight ☀️ . . . SAVE NATURE SAVE WORLD . . . . The snowcap (Microchera albocoronata) is a small hummingbird. It is the only member of the genus Microchera. This is a tiny hummingbird, 6.5 cm long and 2.5 g in weight, with a short black bill and black legs. The adult male snowcap is unmistakable. It has the shining white cap which gives this species its English and scientific names, a deep purple body, and white outer tail feathers. The adult female is bronze-green above, dull white below, and has dull white outer tail feathers. She has more white below than other female hummingbirds. Juvenile snowcaps resemble the adult female, but are duller, have greyer underparts, and bronzed central tail feathers. The purple plumage of young males starts on the underparts as a striking dark central line. . . . . #hummingbird #papercut #paperart #sculpture #paperbird #miniature #snowcap #hummingbirdsofinstagram #naturalhistorymuseum #papercutting #artcollector #artcurator #naturalhistoryillustration #artistofinstagram #birdsofinstagram #birdstagram #artoftheday #birdart #nvillustration #etsy #365daysofart #365feathersproject

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437/730, Number four hundred and thirty seven from our 730 Days of miniature Nature art ~ Double-barred Finch… Last night was strange and first time in last 437 days we were not able to share our art with you, glad to have mr. @instagram back thank you @zuck for getting this little world back on track… enjoy the artwork guys 😍🥳☺️ . . . SAVE NATURE SAVE WORLD . . . . The double-barred finch (Taeniopygia bichenovii) is an estrildid finch found in dry savannah, tropical (lowland) dry grassland and shrubland habitats in northern and eastern Australia. It is sometimes referred to as Bicheno's finch or as the owl finch, the latter of which owing to the dark ring of feathers around the face. . . . . #miniature #papercut #paperart #sculpture #paperbird #doublebarredfinch #finch #birdsofaustralia #naturalhistorymuseum #papercutting #artcollector #artcurator #naturalhistoryillustration #artistofinstagram #birdsofinstagram #birdstagram #artoftheday #birdart #nvillustration #etsy #365daysofart #365feathersproject

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