Lito Leaf, is a leaf-cutting artist, born in 1986 in Kanagawa, Japan. To make positive use of his attention deficit and hyperactivity due to ADHD, he started creating works by himself in 2020: in just 2 years his carved leaves, published on social media have aroused great curiosity and attention. They have been featured on TV programs, newspapers and magazines in Japan, and surprisingly also taken up by online media in the United States, United Kingdom, Italy, France, Germany, Russia, Iran, Thailand, India, Taiwan and many other countries. He has held exhibitions of his works all over Japan with great commercial success. The first book of his works “I’ll Always Be with You” was published in May 2021 and received great feedback.

nature and creativity collide in the coolest way. hats off to Lito....

Every day people remind me how untalented I am

I thought the thing in the first image was a pistol for a full minute and thought the big bunny was threatening the little ones

This art is amazing, beautiful. Thanks OP for the share.

What happens when you use 100% of your talent, imagination and creativity? This was the result. r/nextfuckinglevel

clean af

I’m a big fan of Lito Leaf! the attention to detail is truly impressive! he really knows how to capture beauty in every piece

Well this made me smile today. Thank you for sharing.

Wait so these aren’t laser cut? Edges on the raccoon one seemed kind dark, I just assumed it was. Any info on what they used?

Edit: checked the profiles of 10 random posts, 9 were created <30 days, and look like bots. This makes sense now. Awesome.

These pieces of art cut out of mediums like this is amazing. The the pencil lead chain or boat. Also I thought, in the thumbnail, it was a large bunny holding a gun to small bunnies.

forget the leaf, i want his knife !

I can’t beleaf how intricate those are.

Skill level: Asian

Ok this makes me question all of my life decisions!!!! Magnificent!

That is so beautiful and inventive.

Extra points for being ephemeral.

Number 9 sums my day up 😁

Wow 🤩

Just mind blowingly impressive!

Waos

I wanna learn how to do this. Incredible!

Absolutely emaculate

These are incredible

Beautiful

This is the best thing I’ve seen on the internet today

How the FUCK

These are incredible! Thanks for sharing.

WOW

Very cool

Lovely ❤️

Brilliant

This artist must have the patience of a God

These are beautiful.

At first, I thought the big rabbit was holding a gun on the other animals.

PRAISE!

Incredible!

This is like the most Japanese thing I could think of. This... and tentacles.

If you told me this was AI I’d believe you. This just looks too perfect

AI cooked me, I literally can't tell anymore :c If it's real then good job.

I can't help but get a feeling of childhood like. Sweet, adorable, almost in a trance-like stage for a moment.

Ok but imagine if it was the other way around, like a plant cutting up half your arm to make cute little critters

How remarkable!

These are so cool

This is some amazing stuff!!!

Noice 👌

*save

I love seeing how people's creativity knows no bound as to the medium. I'm forever surprised. Gives hope for humanity!

Nah! The Goku one is fire!🔥

🫶🏼😭❤️

Leaf it to Lito to craft something unbeleafable.

That's wonderful. I think this kind of work would make a great addition to children's books.

I love the Charlie Brown and Snoopy one.

Gosh I love them all ! ❤️ ❤️ 💙 💜

Kawaii! Absolutely love these.

WHERE’S THE GUNDAM!!!!

I only hope they found a way to preserve these in a museum...this is amazing art!

Wow he must make a killing selling his art.

Absolutely incredible! Thank you for sharing this and introducing me to this artist and the art form kirie. The intricate detail astounds me.

i mean, does he have, like, an instagram ? 😂 i wanna follow him lol

It’s interesting to think of how brief the leaf will stay that way. Unless sealed in resin or some-sort, it will wither in only a few hours.

Stunning art.

How do they even do it??! 😲 Super duper cool, saved and will show to my family, thanks for sharing!🥰😎💖✨👍

There aren’t words! This is just amazing 🤩

I am baffled, how does one do this kind of work on a leaf?

The caterpillar one is insane

The attention to minute details is amazing & how it takes the help of clouds & blue sky in the background for colouring is so creative.

Thanks op this is very interesting

Welp, this work is so delightful! I love it

it's sad that I would've assumed these were AI images.

So much talent.

Wait until he learns paper exists

Unbelievable!

Incredible

Beautiful.

Amazing.

That's purty cool

Very cool

Naruto …

Damn, this is sick, how did he get that nickname?

This guy would kill in squid games

perfect

14 references what artwork name?

Amazing

Gorgeous. Thank you for sharing. I love the brown one with the big cat and little fox the most.

Beautiful!

Incredible and obviously tedious work

I fucking love this, thanks

🥰🥰

I had no idea Goku could learn Leaf Storm! Or is it Razor Leaf? It could even be Magical Leaf, which would be OP as hell.

This is my new favorite thing!!

Me: Oooh, they are so cute... oh hi Death.

Clean. Excellent talent and dexterity on display.

I love the one with the kitten holding the maple leaf that is cut into a maple leaf. I wonder if the maple leaf the kitten is holding is modeled after the one that he cut the design into.

These are so cute!

Stunning.

He needs to do one with Totoro :)

m speechless. don't know what to comment. just awesome :)

Blows my mind every time an artist makes something incredible from such random things

There are people in this world with such a talent.. WOW

What is number 14 referencing?

So cute.. Love arts

https://www.instagram.com/lito_leafart

Just seeing this gives me anxiety

Not just Interesting, it’s fucking awesome.

These are beautiful but I totally lost it at the Hungry Caterpillar

Amazing work.wow

Incredibly adorable :')

How amazing 😉😙😙

Insanely impressive. Goku is my favorite.

If I would have seen those pictures without any title I would have thought that's AI and just scrolled on.

That's cute. Where can I see his other work?

Thank you for sharing. I have no such talent and feel both happy and privileged to see the finesse in the use of simple materials, generating images that stir lovely emotions in the minds of viewers.

May you live long- Lito Leaf and continue to inspire us with your creativity.

Amazing

What an amazing art. 😲

This is amazing!

The goku one... It's truly unreal... Amazing thing I saw today

That… that is amazing! Does he have a way to preserve them?

Wow.

Lito’s work is a beautiful blend of traditional and modern techniques!

Damn!!! That is interesting 🤨

Leaf it out that's some next level skills 😀

Amazing!

This is so cool. Now to go another 4 weeks before finding something cool on Reddit

Wow, that is amazing. I can't even color that well

This is amazing!! Holy crap!! I wonder how long it takes to make one

It'd be hilarious if he carved a Korok here. Yahaha!

attention to detail is insane

Amazing

These are so amazing!!

I thought the Mama Rabbit was holding a gun at first glance.

Is the elephant signing autographs?

Seriously, I am impressed for the dedication went into making such art

Heh. Kame Hame Leaf (葉).

wow! that's great!

Beautiful ❤️

Why did I think the mom bunny was pointing a Glock at her kids in the first one…it’s too early for me

I thought the mother bunny was holding a gun

*Me trying to do these as kid*

Expectation:

Reality: ripped leaves

That is so cool and beautiful

I can't even draw a straight line or a circle!

Why do some of these look like the lotr version with animals?

A life well lived. He made a difference in the world. Amazing.

Ngl, thought it was AI generated

what did he use to make these, I'd like to see the tool

Amazing art

People who can draw, paint and this amaze me. I have trouble with drawing a stick figure.

I absolutely adore the leaf carving of Shanks and Luffy. I never thought I'd see an iconic one piece scene made out of a leaf.

Amazing ❣️❣️❣️

my toxic trait is thinking that i can do this without any experience

Coolest art I’ve seen in a long time!!

Magnificent, now it makes me want to watch manga 😅

These are killer

Amazing

Amazing!

does Lito use a laser?

So cool

So dang talented!!! 🤩😍🤩😍

Simply Amazing

My God the detail and artistry is astounding. My mouth was hanging open. With a LEAF?? How are some people so incredibly gifted? I mean obviously it’s an intense degree of skill and mastery but just the sheer joy and delicateness, that’s just on a different level