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kalicothekat — Phoenix -- Pipe Cleaners
Published: 2007-08-09 02:13:03 +0000 UTC; Views: 12628; Favourites: 257; Downloads: 883
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Heh, I forgot to upload this one
. It was finished about a month ago, in front of ~azraelkarasu 's and ~PhantomPhenox 's eyes XD.Not too much to say...'cept that I love and always will love phoenixes
. I took a lot of last minute photos just now, as it was just sold 
. I'm pretty proud of this one, I think .Pipe Cleaners + Copic markers
Sculpture is © to me, please do not use this image without my permission, thanks!
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, as always ;D.And commissions are still open XD. Email me (kalico AT gmail.com) or note me for more info
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do you spray paint the pipe cleaners used for the wings, they look so real!
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I do still do commissions!
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WOW
my pipe cleaner stuff is far form being that advanced but I just got started. That's amazing.
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Awesome job! I just wanted to let you know that I featured this in "Realms of Fantasy and Myth: Week 18 - Phoenix", you can find it here: [link]
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wow all the pipe cleaner art is fabulous^^ i had no clue anyone could do this with pipecleaners^^ sweet!! very different and original!
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The wings are beautiful. I don't know how I feel about relying so heavily on markers, though - I'm a bit of a purist, and I like the challenge of using only pipe cleaners, nothing else. Still, nice work.
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I totally agree with you
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Your experiment worked, I think.
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woah, what's so cute. how did you learn to do that? from a book or just fooling arround?
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haha awesome username XD
and just taught myself
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This is gorgeous, I want your pipe cleaner blending skills.
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Awesome work!
How did you get the colours to blend?
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Those fading colors are amazing. All of your sculptures are really remarkable! <3
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teehee, I wish I could sell it, but it's already sold D:! I sometimes miss the little guy ;D.
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8D You are the master of the pipe cleaneeeers. lol
AMAZING work here.
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You're very welcome.
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oh my gosh, that is the best thing ever! I never actually thought of pipe cleaners for sculpting.... yet, you proved me wrong! nice job!
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I love how you used markers to blend the colors, it gives it a much more natural appeal.
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Thank you so much!! I find that marker works really well! Acrylic works colorwise, but it makes it all stiff. The marker merely colors it and lets the pipe cleaners keep their soft textures, so it's perfect
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deffinetly a cool trick that I will have to take note of
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wow! this is beautiful! I love to make make pipe cleaner animals too, but mine arent as good as yours are!
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I love this! I really like birds so I think that this is a really cool thing. You are really good at making things out of pipe cleaners!
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I'm having a hard time realizing those are pipe cleaners! 
That is so dang creative!
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The colors are absolutely stunning. At first I was wondering where on earth you managed to buy stems that fade into multiple colors like on the tail feathers there, then I started reading comments and learned that I need to shop for pens. Amazing how such a luscious effect can be achieved through the use of simple tools.
The only curious thing I note is that when looking at the phoenix from the side, the sparse placement of the head feathers makes it look a little bald. I'm not sure if that's intentional or not.
I also must know: how robust are your sculptures? I mean, are they constructed solid enough that they could be played with like action figures, or are they more delicate and for the eyes only?
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Hey there! Aww, thanks so much! Yep, it's done using Copic markers, though I bet really any marker would work. Pipe cleaners don't soak up the ink immediately, so you can blend easily (and then get your fingers covered in red when you touch it before it dries |D;; ).
You're totally right about the feathers on the head and that wasn't quuuuite intentional. More from laziness, than anything, to be honest 
And hmm...I think they're pretty sturdy! When I was much younger, I used to make them as toys for myself (though...those will stay forever buried in a closet somewhere, quite hidden |D), and those used to fall apart at times, oops. My current ones, though, don't--although, when I used to use no glue at all, their eyes would sometimes fall out a year later or something xD. But, yeah, now they're pretty sturdy. I've made/given some to my 8-year-old cousin, too, and she plays with them...rather roughly, and yet the last time I saw, they were just fine!
....sorry for the really long reply!
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OMG this is amazing! I have never seen anyone do something this amazing w/ pipe cleaners..or w/ any type of typical arts&crafts item. This is no where close to typical and the work is so detailed, you have some talent! My younger brother its a phoenix fanatic too! He'd love this!
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