Intricate and Vivid Paper Illustrations by Matilda Jung

Matilda Jung is a freelance paper artist and illustrator from South Korea who creates amazing and incredibly detailed drawings from paper. Instead of drawing with a regular pen, Matilda is using the versatility of paper to create her artwork, which she likes to call “Paper Illustrations”.

“I would like to call my work ‘Paper Illustrations’ because I am not following the traditional way of making paper art. My work is different from paper sculptures. In fact, I’m not a big fan of 3Ds or giving too much depth to my work. I prefer a slightly flat looking result, like paintings,” the artist said in an interview with Ballpit Magazine.  

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#Throwback My past work for people who didn’t get to see it. This is one of my favorite pieces, and I’d love to share it again with my new followers. I get my inspirations mostly from nature, renaissance paintings, art nouveau patterns, greek mythology and fantasy(especially from tarot cards and zodiacs.) ⠀ Thank you so much for supporting through my art journey. ⠀ 과거 작업 리포스팅. 요즘 메인으로 생각하는 주제에 대해서 집중하는 시간을 가져보려고 노력중.(그러면서 중간중간 만들고 싶은걸 만들겠지만) 아주 느린 속도로 전시 준비중에 있습니다. 응원하고 지지해주셔서 항상 감사드려요.🌹#페이퍼아트 #페이퍼아티스트 #종이공예 ⠀ All made with Paper, Hand-cut. 2018⠀ ⠀ #paperart #paperartist #papersculpture #papercraft #paperillustration #artnouveau #renaissance #artist #paperlove #illust #illustration #fineart #inspiration #instacraft #artistoninstagram #madewithpaper #페이퍼커팅아트 #페이퍼커팅 #그림 #수작업 #일러스트 #페이퍼콜라주 #페이퍼아트 #papercutting #cutpaperart #papercut

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Her art can be easily recognized for its incredibly vivid colors and many intricate details. Jung says her paper illustrations are mostly inspired by scenes from her memories, life, and surroundings.

“My art is mainly about observations of the world around me, places I have lived, people, culture, nature, animals, and mythology. I love using vivid colors and complicated details.”

Check out these awesome paper illustrations in the photos below.

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#TopNine2019 ⠀ As New Year approaches, I want to take a moment to thank all of you for your constant love and support. 2019 was an emotional roller coster for me, but it has lead to knowing myself a lot more and some positive growth. I learned to travel on my own, connect with nature, recovered from the end of a very significant relationship, moved, met new people, developed my making skills, worked with nice clients, am in a recovery from passing of my grandparent, and preparing for my first exhibition at this moment. It’s been a lot but I feel stronger and ready to deal with whatever comes my way. I’m also looking forward to open my website to sell my original arts and possibly some prints in new year! Stay tuned, and thank you all for sticking around🙏 ⠀ 2019년도 얼마 남지 않았네요. 개인적으론 감정적으로 힘든 한 해였지만, 작업자로서 지속가능한 작업을 할 수 있게 서포트해주신많은 분들과 좋은 인연들 덕분에 감사함을 많이 느낀 해 였습니다. 2월에 있을 전시 준비에 한창인 요즘이에요, 포스터 나오면 다시 공지하겠습니다! 항상 지지해주시고 응원해주셔서 감사합니다, 2020년엔 다들 평온하고 다정한 한해가 되길 바래요.🌈🌼 ⠀ #topnine #bestnine2019 #paperart #paperartist #madewithpaper #collageart #collageartist #artist #papercut #페이퍼아트 #페이퍼아티스트 #종이공예 #일러스트 #illustrationart #artwork #illust #makeart #artoftheday #paperworkers #inspiration #instacraft #handmade #originalart #paperlove #painting #papersculpture #artistoninstagram #artnouveau #artdeco

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