Bored Panda works better on our iPhone app
Continue in app Continue in browser

Add post form topAdd Post
Tooltip close

The Bored Panda iOS app is live! Fight boredom with iPhones and iPads here.

I Created A Photorealistic Fuse Bead Project Out Of 58,482 Beads
User submission
151

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

ADVERTISEMENT

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.

For people.

RELATED:

    Final result

    Closer Look 1

    Closer Look 2

    Far look 1

    Far Look 2

    ADVERTISEMENT

    Side look

    Side Look 2

    ADVERTISEMENT

    Work in progress

    Work in progress 2

    Eye detail

    Finnish Look without frame

    15% done

    ADVERTISEMENT

    Almost filled Board

    Half Look

    Half Look side

    Work in progress 2

    Light shades

    Eye detail size

    Photorealistic perler bead portrait

    ADVERTISEMENT

    151views

    Share on Facebook
    Claudiu Alexandru

    Claudiu Alexandru

    Author, Community member

    Read more »

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

    Read less »
    Claudiu Alexandru

    Claudiu Alexandru

    Author, Community member

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

    Ieva Midveryte

    Ieva Midveryte

    Moderator, BoredPanda staff

    Read more »

    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.

    Read less »

    Ieva Midveryte

    Ieva Midveryte

    Moderator, BoredPanda staff

    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.

    What do you think ?
    Add photo comments
    POST
    Branko Fort
    Community Member
    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

    Community Member
    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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!!!

    Load More Replies...
    Rwby Couch
    Community Member
    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

    Community Member
    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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!

    Load More Replies...
    Branko Fort
    Community Member
    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

    Community Member
    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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!!!

    Load More Replies...
    Rwby Couch
    Community Member
    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

    Community Member
    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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!

    Load More Replies...
    You May Like
    Related on Bored Panda
    Related on Bored Panda
    Trending on Bored Panda
    Also on Bored Panda