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kottke.org posts about Rudy Willingham

Severance Scenes in Underwater Paint Swirls

a man runs followed by a plume of blue smoke

a man and woman dancing are surrounded by multicolored smoke

Using paint in water to simulate clouds or smoke, Rudy Willingham created these magical scenes of characters from Severance (Instagram).

Willingham also created this cool animated zoetrope record with dancing Severance characters.

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Clever Cutout Portraits

Rudy Willingham holds up paper cutouts of people (and Muppets!) against carefully chosen backgrounds and photographs the results, resulting in these witty portraits.

cutout portrait of Big Bird

cutout portrait of Beyonce

cutout portrait of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

cutout portrait of Prince

You can find more of Willingham’s work across his various social media platforms: website, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and TikTok.