This Instagram Artist Uses The World Around Him To Color His Creations

You could say that the artwork of Nikolai Tolstyh is collaborative, since he uses the natural beauty around him to color his pieces -- and we mean that literally. Tolstyh cuts out the silhouettes of various animals from white paper, and then hunts down the perfect backdrops to fill them in. He usually chooses backgrounds that resemble the natural coloring of the animal. Instagram / n_tolstyh (Nikolai Tolstyh) He used fallen leaves to mimic the feathers of this little owl. Pockmarked wood is reminiscent of this beaver's favorite pastime. Instagram / n_tolstyh (Nikolai Tolstyh) By placing the outlines over natural...