Spock
I finally finished my tribute to Ape Lad's Spock illustration for the BoingBoing TV intro. I had to downsample the original image to make the finished
piece a reasonable
size. I used Ikea Pyssla beads (often called perler beads) for the pixels, so I couldn't match the
colors exactly, but I still managed those rosy cheeks! Must be the
human half coming out ;o) You just put the beads on a pegged workboard
and then melt them all together with an iron.
Thanks for the inspiration, Ape Lad!
Comments and faves
GoldnGirlr, Ape Lad, C.Y., tastyfake, and 20 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Ape Lad (53 months ago | reply)
Nice job! That looks great.
noh_thing [deleted] (53 months ago | reply)
How big did it wind up being and is it meant to hung on the wall?
blakewest (53 months ago | reply)
It's about 8" x 10", and yes, once i find a suitable frame, I plan to hang it. I thought it might look good sandwiched between two sheets of plexiglass bolted together.
noh_thing [deleted] (53 months ago | reply)
Very nice. I would love to see others in this vein. I never would have thought about using beads in this way.
hectordelapuente [deleted] (51 months ago | reply)
i know!
justinpotts (50 months ago | reply)
that's awesome
magic_mushroom (43 months ago | reply)
hah this is sooo awesooome!:DD
tara.vanderhey (38 months ago | reply)
Love your Perler designs! They're awesome! Do you know Perler is holding a million bead Give-Away? 4 grand prize winners will each win 1 million beads! Sign up at www.perlerbeads.com from now thru 6/14/09!
Sam Howzit (38 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Live Long and Prosper, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Monklin (35 months ago | reply)
This is amazing! I love those perler beads. They're really fun to work with! Great job! :D
tracy_keel (17 months ago | reply)
That would be nearly perfect, except that Spock "blushes" green, due to his genetic makeup. *Trekkie Alert* Otherwise, that's really cool!!!