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I Created A Photorealistic Fuse Bead Project Out Of 58,482 Beads

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Greetings from România! My name is Claudiu Alexandru and I use these fuse beads since 2012. In the past, I’ve made a multicolor Lion head also from the smallest pieces (~47k, 17 colors) in 85 hours. After 6 years of that Lion, I decided finally to do something truly realistic from this tinniest fuse bead ( a grain of rice Size, 2,5 mm diameter ). I’ve spent 150 hours doing this and another 10 hours for assembly only using grandma’s tweezers. It was a tremendous amount of patience and careful work bead by bead. This project is from Perler beads (hama brand mini beads 2,5 mm diameter aka a grain of rice size pieces ).

The project has 58,482 pieces, 86 × 43 cm with frame, and 40 colors used. I’ve spent 2 weeks just editing the design. I want realism, and I was focusing on eye detail. Bonus: I’ve added RGB remote led behind each eyeball, and they fit perfectly (swimming Poll round led) For a little bit of touch, or something unique just to use at night maybe. I want to make a custom portrait from this fuse bead.

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Claudiu Alexandru

Handmade artist. I am using fuse bead since 2012 with tweezers to make beautiful art.

Handmade artist. I am using fuse bead since 2012 with tweezers to make beautiful art.

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Hello Pandas! My name is Ieva, though it's often mistaken for the word 'Leva,' and in Lithuanian, it means 'loser' (insert the pain emoji). While I don't take offense if you accidentally call me a loser, I thought I'd share something interesting with you, which I also do professionally at work.Anywayyy, my favorite part here is introducing you to creative people who deserve just as much recognition as famous celebrities. Besides that, I also enjoy memes and funny, lighthearted posts, and occasionally, I find myself drawn to a bit of internet drama.

Hello Pandas! My name is Ieva, though it's often mistaken for the word 'Leva,' and in Lithuanian, it means 'loser' (insert the pain emoji). While I don't take offense if you accidentally call me a loser, I thought I'd share something interesting with you, which I also do professionally at work.Anywayyy, my favorite part here is introducing you to creative people who deserve just as much recognition as famous celebrities. Besides that, I also enjoy memes and funny, lighthearted posts, and occasionally, I find myself drawn to a bit of internet drama.

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Branko Fort 1 year ago

Which program did you use to create this and how did you adjust it to make it look so realistic? Awesome piece of art!

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Claudiu Alexandru (Post author) 1 year ago

Hello, it was very complicated i ve spend 2 weeks to edit For final design, adjusted light, sharpness, contrast, Size, etc, i ve used some softwares, and also i ve used gimp, paint.net, photoshop as i told you it was very complicated but i figured out how to obtain realism from this pieces. Thank you very much!!!

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Rwby Couch 1 year ago

How much this would have cost... and the detail!! This was NOT an easy feat. Awesome job!!!

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Claudiu Alexandru (Post author) 1 year ago

I ve invested 300 euro to build that, and alot of time as you see in the article. I will try to sell at an auction When i will obtain Guiness certificate, otherwise i ll estimate my piece around 5k ... ( is my opinion ) i didn t see anyone do that amount of detail or a complex piece like this. Thank you very much!

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Branko Fort 1 year ago

Which program did you use to create this and how did you adjust it to make it look so realistic? Awesome piece of art!

1point

Claudiu Alexandru (Post author) 1 year ago

Hello, it was very complicated i ve spend 2 weeks to edit For final design, adjusted light, sharpness, contrast, Size, etc, i ve used some softwares, and also i ve used gimp, paint.net, photoshop as i told you it was very complicated but i figured out how to obtain realism from this pieces. Thank you very much!!!

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Rwby Couch 1 year ago

How much this would have cost... and the detail!! This was NOT an easy feat. Awesome job!!!

1point

Claudiu Alexandru (Post author) 1 year ago

I ve invested 300 euro to build that, and alot of time as you see in the article. I will try to sell at an auction When i will obtain Guiness certificate, otherwise i ll estimate my piece around 5k ... ( is my opinion ) i didn t see anyone do that amount of detail or a complex piece like this. Thank you very much!

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