Tag: miniature
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This Tiny Artist Creates Miniature Paintings of Tiny Animals That Capture Every Cute Detail
Irene Malakhova identifies herself as a tiny artist. Not because of her stature, but because of the size of her paintings. She has been working for a couple of years now on a series she calls #tinycreaturesdays. They are awfully cute little things, and we would love to hang them on our walls. Her subjects…
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Japanese Artist Creates Stunning Miniature Antique Dollhouse Furniture by Hand
If you like all things small, then Japanese artist Kiyomi (aka @chiisanashiawase2015) is for you. A mother of two, Kiyomi brings interior design chic to the world of dollhouses, with a range of handmade miniature antique furniture and accessories. She makes her miniatures using various materials including paper, wire, and perspex, and her incredibly detailed,…
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These Teeny Tiny Bonsai Plants Give New Meaning to the Word Miniature
It’s no secret that the Japanese excel at making things smaller, whether it’s automobiles, electronics or food. In fact, Japan’s love of small things can be found in literature dating back over a 1,000 years. When it comes to the land of the rising sun, it’s clear that beauty comes in small packages. So what…
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Japanese Artist Tatsuya Tanaka Releases Another 365 Days Calendar And It’s Even Better Than Before
Miniature artist Tatsuya Tanaka has just released a new series of miniature marvels created using the simple combination of everyday objects, tiny model humans, and his boundless imagination. Crinkle-cut potato chips become desert sand dunes, spiral-bound notebooks delineate swimmers poised to compete, and books filled with sticky notes create an urban skyscraper scene. Here are…
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Miniature Paper Cut Artist Creates 365 Days of Egrets, Sparrows, Pelicans and Other Birds
If you’re a fan on all things miniature, then you should be following India-based cut paper artists Nayan Shrimali and Vaishali Chudasama. They have set out to construct 365 miniature bird species by the end of 2018. To form each work, the pair begins by cutting feathers, beaks, and talons from layers of paper and then using…
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Miniaturist Creates Scenes Of Work and Play Set Amongst Office Supplies
Complaining online, whether through sarcastic memes or Tweets, has become something of an art form. In supremely satisfying Instagram vignettes, soon-to-become a photo book titled WORK, Figuratively Speaking, photographer Derrick Lin literally turns his gripes about corporate culture into art, rendering them as humorous scenes of miniature figures acting out relatable and universally aggravating work struggles.…
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The Miniature Models That Made Blade Runner 2049
One of the most anticipated movies of the year, Blade Runner 2049, was recently released to great applause. But what might be even more impressive is how a lot of the film was made – using miniature sets. With a series of photos and a video, Weta Workshop reveals the secrets behind these ultra-detailed models… Wow! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIyUWdqLnGc
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Fancy a Floating Bonsai Tree? Now You Can!
Ever dreamt of owning your very own floating Bonsai Tree? Now you can, thanks to a brilliant new Kickstarter campaign called “Air Bonsai“, flying its way out of Kyushu, Japan. It’s pretty ingenious really: attach a system of magnets to the bottom of your bonsai, then levitate that above a small electrified pedestal – simple! You…
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Artist Carves a Miniature Train Into a Pencil
We admit it: we love miniatures! However when we recently came across this amazing miniature train carved into a carpenter’s pencil by Cindy Chinn, we were blown away. Here’s what Cindy told Bored Panda about here work: I’ve been seeing carved pencils online for the past few years and REALLY wanted to try my hand…