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As the blossoms blowby ~RandomRemix

Fan Art / Manga & Anime / Traditional / Other

The blossom or the sword.... there is so much beauty in the world for it to be wasted on war...

Paper card collage on a 5 x 7 in. index card of Japan/Kiku Honda from Axis Powers Hetalia

Looking through history, Japan is indeed a country of two faces, one of honor and violence, another of sagacity and the beauty in living with the seasons. I wanted make him look torn between these two cultures, but despite his sadness, he embraces and reflects on both as they are both undeniably himself.
(this sounds too serious to be hetalia =-=; )

Except for Japan, who was inked and cut out from an index card, everything was cut from authentic origami and chiyo-gami ("fancier" origami made from traditional "washi" paper which has a heavier texture similar to textiles).

So many details are lost in the scan ;_; all the shimmery-shiny-ness...

You can't really see it here, but there is also white washi paper glued as the background of the card to give it a rougher texture in real life. I used metallic acrylic paint to paint the gold trim on his uniform as well as the gold on the sheath for a "lacquer" effect. There is also gold brushed onto the cherry blossom petals (which I cut out one by one from origami @_@; ) so they shimmer.

Honda Kiku/Axis Powers Hetalia belong to Himaruya Hidekaz

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~Manaka0211 May 19, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

~Moons-Tear Feb 11, 2012

this is just....amazing.

~VicodinFlavoredMints Feb 7, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

This is just plain cool! You capture the mood well, great job!

~TsukasaInTheBowl Feb 6, 2012

_{Wow, great job!}

~nanairo-hime Feb 5, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Wow wow wow this is great. *A*b

~X-I-L2048 Feb 5, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

You did an AMAZING job with this!

All the different layers lend a very interesting three dimentional effect to the pic. Great job!

~nekobaka99 Feb 5, 2012 Student General Artist

It's so beautiful! The details you put in it are beautiful~ *o*

(The only thing I have to say about the actual drawing, is Japan's hand that is on his sword. It looks a bit... thin. His fingers should be a little wider, and the top of his palm doesn't need to be seen. Other than that, everything is perfect! :3 But don't mind me, I'm just a little artist that pays too much to details o.o)

~DilapidatedxMemory Feb 5, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

this is amazing~! i love the colors and the background!

*smilyimp Feb 5, 2012

Wow, this is really cool

~AshAngel899 Feb 5, 2012 General Artist

.... Holy fudge. This is too good.... O ____ O
No no, serious Hetalia is good. * A * I think Japan's like that as well....
So much meaning * - *`
This obviously had a lot of effort put into it.. Really great job * A * <3

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