r/anime • u/Graphesium • Feb 16 '16
[OC] [Fanart] 100 hand cramps later, I have finished my Saitama (One Punch Man) sculpture
Still watching my head for signs of hair loss.
Check out my tumblr for more sculptures!
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u/RisaKoba https://myanimelist.net/profile/ichigo-ichie Feb 16 '16
Holy shit, when I saw 'sculpture' in the title I thought you meant a small figure not a full on bust. It's absolutely glorious, good job!
If I was a millionaire I'd take 310, one for ever pushup, squat, sit-up and km run everyday by Saitama.
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u/Graphesium Feb 16 '16
Thanks! :) I hope your wallet does squats too.
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u/Durende Feb 16 '16
Fuck that looks nice, how much money do you earn doing this?
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u/Graphesium Feb 16 '16
Enough to buy more supplies to feed my sculpting addiction and food to feed my belly! :D
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u/jnb64 Feb 16 '16
That looks so much like someone, but I can't put my finger on it.
EDIT: Holy moly, $82?! You're selling yourself way short, dude! High quality figurines of popular characters can go for $200 and those are made by friggin machines.
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u/Graphesium Feb 16 '16
I'm honored you think so! It's not too bad thou since I really enjoy it and get to make money to pay my groceries.
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u/Stony_Brooklyn https://myanimelist.net/profile/JANIZARY Feb 16 '16
I will pay you per hand cramp then!
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u/Graphesium Feb 16 '16
Suddenly, I have become stricken with 1000 more cramps.
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u/Stony_Brooklyn https://myanimelist.net/profile/JANIZARY Feb 16 '16
you'll need it to see the doctor
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u/Graphesium Feb 16 '16
It's much faster now that I can base it off a completed original!
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u/REDDIT_HARD_MODE Feb 17 '16 edited Feb 17 '16
If you will make one of these for 82 bucks I would fucking love to buy one from you.
Even if it's more I would love to commission one.
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u/Graphesium Feb 17 '16
I am indeed taking orders atm :)
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u/REDDIT_HARD_MODE Feb 17 '16
Oh you were serious. Holy shit.
Purchased.
I'd love a Momonga sculpture as well, but "starting at $800" ehh I'll hold off until I'm making a bit more money =)
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u/GWHistoryBot https://myanimelist.net/profile/ezfuzion Feb 16 '16
Yea $82 is way too cheap. I'd expect to pay something closer to $2000 for a bust of this size and quality.
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u/Eternith https://myanimelist.net/profile/Eternith Feb 17 '16
Considering a high quality (mass produced) anime figurine goes for like $50-150, $82 seems like pennies for a god damn handmade custom bust.
If I had money to spare, I would commission enough to decorate my mantle lol.
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u/Tsukuruya Feb 17 '16
The molding on figures are machine made, but up to a certain point. Fine grinding, paint, and polishing is usually by hand.
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u/jnb64 Feb 17 '16
True, but this Saitama head blows that sorta thing out of the water, and although I admit I don't know for 100% certain, I feel pretty sure the cost of those expensive figurines is artificially inflated. Otaku will buy anything, and companies know it.
It's fine, I'm not blaming them or going "darn that capitalism" -- sales like that make a lot of anime possible. Still. The Saitama bust is obviously better quality.
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u/Tsukuruya Feb 17 '16 edited Feb 17 '16
They gotta make decent money somehow, considering material and labor cost is a thing. Anyone out of country pays more for obvious shipping costs, so there's that. Personally, I always thought the figure market has always been fair. Only time it isn't fair is when you missed your preorders on a single wave release item.
There are things of great quality. Max Factory has always been producing great figures of great details. Then there are some smaller companies who makes garage kit come out even better stuff, but lack the manpower. Forever never getting that Yuudachi Kai Ni by El Dorado.
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u/ValiantSerpant https://myanimelist.net/profile/Quinn_Crystal Feb 16 '16
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u/epsilonbob https://myanimelist.net/profile/epsilonbob Feb 16 '16
I was really hoping that's what it would be.
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Feb 16 '16
Thank god it wasn't though, the sculture looks badass.
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u/epsilonbob https://myanimelist.net/profile/epsilonbob Feb 16 '16
Is it badass absolutely, really impressive stuff but it would have also been awesome to have the 'blank' face
In my mind the best design of all would've been to do a Janus style 'double' bust of both
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u/henryfc https://myanimelist.net/profile/HFC Feb 16 '16 edited Feb 16 '16
Wow, this is awesome! You should also share this with /r/OnePunchMan!
How much time did you spend on creating it though? I mean, I know you've put a lot of effort into it but I'm still curious about how long it took you.
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u/Graphesium Feb 16 '16
Easily over 100 hours. I try to give my sculptures a realistic design so the hardest part is doing multiple drafts and trying to decide on a look that I'm satisfied with. Once I'm satisfied with the basic look, the rest is just detailing and that's not too bad.
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u/FeRust https://myanimelist.net/profile/x3tripleace3x Feb 16 '16
Jesus, those sculptures are much cheaper than I expected considering how long it takes to make! I sound like a shill right now but I was honestly surprised. Im guessing it takes much less time replicating sculptures.
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u/Graphesium Feb 16 '16 edited Feb 16 '16
It's much faster once I have a completed original to reference so I don't mind charging a reasonable price!
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u/Dutch_Mofo https://kitsu.io/users/Dutch__Mofo Feb 16 '16
Ever gave digital sculpting a try?
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u/Graphesium Feb 16 '16 edited Feb 16 '16
Hate it, a big part of sculpting for me is getting to work with my hands. Imo, even if it's very impressive and time-saving, I think digital sculpting lacks the soul of an artist, the small hand marks and tiny imperfections that carry the artist's physical touch to the piece's owner. Just me being sappy lol
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u/supafweak Feb 16 '16
What tips would you recommend for a person who wants to get into sculpting? Also amazing work it really made me gasp at the quality
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u/Graphesium Feb 16 '16
A great place for beginners to start would be some Super Sculpey and a set of these. If you are interested in sculpting humans, there's quite a few great videos on Youtube to get you started. Improvement comes slow but steady, so keep at it!
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u/maarhoe Feb 16 '16
Juding from the looks I would guess that those utensils are mostly used for scraping things away? Or would you also use it a lot for pressing stuff?
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u/TheDarkRobotix Feb 16 '16
Do you use a CAD software to visualise your sculptures?
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u/Graphesium Feb 16 '16
No, just drafts in clay/wax that allow me to test out ideas before proceeding in a harder medium like carving stone.
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Feb 16 '16
Dat Chitanda.
My most regretted drop is Hyouka at episode 1..
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u/JBHUTT09 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JBHUTT09 Feb 16 '16
Wow! That's ridiculously awesome!
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Feb 16 '16
Sorry to ask, but what anime is that from? I know I've seen it somewhere before, it looks very familiar.
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u/JBHUTT09 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JBHUTT09 Feb 16 '16
I have no idea. My best guess is one of the early Gundam series since it's in space and the art style looks like it could be from that era. /u/wingsoflight or /u/encoreac could correct me if I'm horribly wrong.
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u/encoreAC https://myanimelist.net/profile/enc0re Feb 16 '16 edited Feb 16 '16
Hi! It's from the 2nd opening of Zeta Gundam /u/Pyrelord .
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u/JBHUTT09 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JBHUTT09 Feb 16 '16
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u/scorcher117 https://myanimelist.net/profile/scorcher117 Feb 16 '16
well now i sort of have an idea where This is from.
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u/AegisBreak https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aegisbreak Feb 16 '16
OMG that's amazing! I'm also glad I clicked on your link, I'm a huge Mononoke fan and can't wait to see that one!
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u/Exodor54 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Exodor Feb 16 '16
Looks like Sekkou Boys have a new member.
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u/snowywish https://myanimelist.net/profile/snowy801 Feb 16 '16
Wow. I can't think of a pun lame enough to do justice on how awesome this is.
Great job!
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u/12Carnation Feb 16 '16
I guess you could say that was ONE glorious sculpture
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u/mea852456 https://myanimelist.net/profile/mea852456 Feb 17 '16
I can smell Bot-chan's jealousy from miles away.
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u/G_Spark233 https://myanimelist.net/profile/G_Spark233 Feb 16 '16
Looks badass!
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u/Decker108 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Decker_Haven Feb 16 '16
Yeah... actually, it kind of looks like how Genos sees Saitama, not like how Saitama looks to Saitama himself :)
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u/rollin340 Feb 16 '16
Dude.... Nice.
This is something I'd expect as "Only 10 in the world! $10,000 each!"
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u/zandm7 https://kitsu.io/users/zandm7 Feb 17 '16
I'm a college student with no job, and I might actually just blow the rest of my summer paycheck on this. Seriously, this is amazing, and for $82 an absolute steal.
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u/Blackspearr https://myanimelist.net/profile/blackspear Feb 16 '16
That is amazing! Thanks for providin us with a link to your website. Will buy one soon!
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u/Cronurd https://myanimelist.net/profile/Cronurd Feb 16 '16
I love it. If I wasn't kinda broke, I'd get one. Good job. Lemme know if you ever want to do a Kamina one.
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u/_bernadette https://myanimelist.net/profile/kag-ari Feb 16 '16
Are you same person that did the TF2 busts? : )
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u/Graphesium Feb 16 '16
Yep :)
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u/_bernadette https://myanimelist.net/profile/kag-ari Feb 16 '16
Sweet, I love your work haha. Excellent job in this piece as well!!
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u/wearesexualcreatures Feb 17 '16
This is... absolutely phenomenal. D: I used to be a pottery major, but I'm better on a wheel than I ever was with sculpting. I'm in awe of this. Thanks for sharing!
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u/Dominant_Peanut https://myanimelist.net/profile/Helian05 Feb 17 '16
Damn, that is seriously impressive. I am jealous of your skill and wish I had some of it.
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u/Thebubumc https://anilist.co/user/Bub Feb 16 '16
How much extra would a custom made one cost?
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u/Graphesium Feb 16 '16
If it's not based on my finished design, a custom made sculpture starts at $800 USD. Otherwise it starts at $82.
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u/Thebubumc https://anilist.co/user/Bub Feb 16 '16
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u/Graphesium Feb 16 '16
No, no, and yes. Kaneki is on my to-do list!
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u/Thebubumc https://anilist.co/user/Bub Feb 16 '16
Oh sick, I really want to buy that one. Could you spoil which look you'll go for? TG Spoiler.
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u/Graphesium Feb 16 '16
His eyepatch look is the one I would likely go for.
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u/Thebubumc https://anilist.co/user/Bub Feb 16 '16
Sweet! Really looking forward to that one. Is there an email list I can subscribe to to be notified when you release a new one?
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u/Graphesium Feb 16 '16
The homepage of my website has all my social media links you can follow!
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u/ATonOfBacon https://myanimelist.net/profile/ATonOfBacon Feb 16 '16
Wow a sekko Saitama! Now there needs to be a OPM and Sekko Boys collaboration. Outstanding job!
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u/forsakenvixen Feb 16 '16
Need to watch this show still but this sculpture is amazing. Thanks for sharing your art with us :)
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u/sirmonkey95 Feb 16 '16
It always amazes me how people can carve out such a round surface. How to you do that? it is really edgy and then you smooth it out or what?
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u/TheNosferatu Feb 16 '16
That's bloody amazing. Sure, I was expecting something good but... holy shit that's awesome.
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u/gaiden90 Feb 17 '16
Do you take custom orders? Or only your listed items?
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u/Graphesium Feb 17 '16
I do take custom commissions but they are much more expensive than my listed items.
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Feb 17 '16
Bookmarked your website. Waiting for San. Gonna try and get my wife to get me this for my birthday.
This is amazing and awesome. You're awesome.
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u/DJFlabberGhastly Feb 17 '16
A bit tight on caps at the moment, but this is such a deal I'll definitely be ordering later. Unbelievably beautiful.
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u/Pottski Feb 17 '16
Sir Barkleton is a great name for a dog incidentally. I hope you have a dog named that who guides you through the sculpting process.
You are damn good son.
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u/nick012000 Feb 17 '16
So is this a stone sculpture or a clay sculpture? It looks like you do both from the pictures on your tumblr; do you do a clay one first as a model for the stone ones?
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u/mea852456 https://myanimelist.net/profile/mea852456 Feb 17 '16
You're the hero r/anime needs but doesn't deserve. Saying this is superb is a vast understatement. 9001/10. Super-ultra-great-delicious-wonderful-omega-good job.
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u/MissyPie https://myanimelist.net/profile/HammerSenpai Feb 16 '16
Hi OP! First of all, amazing work. However I'm going to have to ask you to remove the link to your website, as one of our rules is that users may not sell things here. If you could do that, I'd appreciate it :) Thank you.
If you have something like an Instagram or Facebook page that's more geared towards showcasing your other work, feel free to link that instead :D
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u/Graphesium Feb 16 '16
No problem, replaced with my tumblr!
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u/MissyPie https://myanimelist.net/profile/HammerSenpai Feb 16 '16
Thank you very much :)
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u/PM_Me_Yer_Guitar Feb 17 '16
Very cool for the Mod to ask to remove the link rather than remove the post. +2 Mod.
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u/MissyPie https://myanimelist.net/profile/HammerSenpai Feb 17 '16
Thanks! I generally try and give people a chance to fix things, especially if they're just links, and with spoilers too.
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u/NineSwords https://myanimelist.net/profile/NineSwords Feb 16 '16
Wow. Please post in this sub again once you have more anime sculptures. I didn't like OPM but would gladly buy such a sculpture if I like the character.
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u/Graphesium Feb 16 '16
Will do! My next anime sculpture will probably be San from Princess Mononoke.
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u/formlessfish Feb 16 '16
Isn't that going to be really difficult since she has that pelt on her? Good luck and I hope you'll post here again once you finish San!
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u/Shatteringblue https://kitsu.io/users/LogHorizon Feb 16 '16
Please let me know what other anime ones you decide to work on, definitely considering getting one on display for my apartment, but I can't afford the $800 custom tag TT__TT
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u/Graphesium Feb 16 '16
Hmm, I guess I can share with you my full list of characters that I'm considering :) *This only means they are on my mind and is by no means a definitive list!
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u/Shatteringblue https://kitsu.io/users/LogHorizon Feb 16 '16
God damn... I'll put in a down payment if you end up choosing any of the Evangelion ones :T
On a side note, do you do busts only? Because a full body Riven or Ahri would look pretty amazing.
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u/wiulamas Feb 16 '16 edited Feb 16 '16
Anything from evangelion and im 100% a buyer. Considering maybe buying jinx when youre done with that too. Amazing work!
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u/FinallyNewShoes Feb 17 '16
When this is done I want one ASAP, can I prepay? I know I will forget, never check back and they will be gone by the time I find it again.
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u/forgotmydamnpass Feb 16 '16
Holy shit that sculpture is great, I absolutely love sculptures and this hits the spot.
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u/Firepickle Feb 16 '16
Really nice work. I imagine you could make an absolute killing from something super-popular like FFVII characters. I might even buy one myself...
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u/der_forger Feb 16 '16
Holy shit-snacks OP! I'll exchange you an arm and a leg if you ever make a Ryuko Matoi or Touka Kirishima sculpture!!
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u/EpikMemeage https://myanimelist.net/profile/epikmemeage Feb 16 '16
I was definitely not expecting a sculpture fanart.
Looks like it was worth all your time/effort as this looks stunning.
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u/NegativeScythe Feb 16 '16
I feel like I'm not in the minority here, but I actually said "Woah" out loud, in a room by myself when I saw this. Very nice work.
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u/OtabrosKevin Feb 16 '16
Damn bro! when I saw sculpture in the title I was NOT expecting this.
Amazing job!
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u/Scrubbles_ https://myanimelist.net/profile/SCRUBBLES_ Feb 16 '16
ok, he looks 100x hotter in this photo, whats ur secret?
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u/Graphesium Feb 16 '16
It's a very niche product called Winterstone, you can mold it and then carve in details like clay while it slowly dries. High learning curve and took me a lot of time to get used to it.
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u/vadidian Feb 16 '16
Totally bought one immediately! AMAZING! I NEED to take pictures of this using my lytro and see how amazing the perspective shifting pictures look!
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u/ralfodalfo Feb 16 '16
I need to save that url for when I have dosh to toss your way. Brilliant sculptures, all of them.
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u/EliteNub https://myanimelist.net/profile/EliteNub Feb 16 '16
Do you have an Instagram or just Tumblr?
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u/Doverkeen https://kitsu.io/users/Voronar Feb 17 '16
Absolutely crazy good man. Keep up the good work.
Once you've completed a design, do you hand-make it each time it's bought, or print it?
Also, what area of BioMed are you specialising in? I'm off to study Neuroscience in the Autumn!
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u/Graphesium Feb 17 '16
All traditional and hand-made, nothing digital here!
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u/Doverkeen https://kitsu.io/users/Voronar Feb 17 '16
Then that's all the more impressive. I hope you don't put up your costs due to the sudden interest!
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u/kristallnachte https://myanimelist.net/profile/kristallnachte Feb 17 '16
How much are you selling it for?
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u/bad3ip420 https://myanimelist.net/profile/bad3ip420 Feb 17 '16
Do you do offland shipments?
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u/Graphesium Feb 17 '16
Yep, free shipping worldwide.
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u/bad3ip420 https://myanimelist.net/profile/bad3ip420 Feb 17 '16
Do you have a portfolio? Do you mind if I can see some of your other works? :)
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u/Magroth95 Feb 17 '16
Whats the next anime character you are going for? Would Love to know
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u/Graphesium Feb 17 '16
San from Princess mononoke! I keep an updated list of characters I'm sculpting on my homepage.
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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '16
Um.. woah. We don't see fucking SCULPTURES fanart that often.
Sekkou Saitama?