Building a Sci-Fi Cyber Octopus for 80’s Style Practical Effects
In a throwback to 80s cyber punk, “Attack of the Cyber Octopuses” features cool 3D printed practical effects.
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Dana Muskat’s “BigStuffed” Underwater Creatures
After making an octopus plushie for her baby niece as a “welcome to the world” gift, fashion designer Dana Muskat decided to make an entire collection of creatures from her “underwater universe.”
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6-Year-Old Evan Declares Flaming Octopus to be “Cray-Cray”
“I’m proud that he included the propane tank in the drawing. His curiosity led him to figure out what made the thing work,” says Evan’s father.
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How-To: Octopus Hairpiece
When you have a Steampunk Ball to attend, sometimes you have to construct an amazing octopus hairpiece.
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Demi Octopus Pattern
Go ahead and put an octopus on it with this Demi Octopus pattern designed by Jennifer Wang to be sewn onto anything you want.
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Knitted Cephalohedron
Tumblr user Earth Teeth recently posted this remarkable knitted Cephalohedron project based on a pattern by Erica Schlueter.
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Creating an Accurate Anatomical Model of an Octopus in 3D
If you look up “octopus anatomy” in Google Images, you will mainly find detailed illustrations of the internal organs. Unfortunately, they don’t do the anatomy of an octopus justice. I saw the octopus I’d dissected as a piece of art: a clean, tightly-packed bundle of clearly distinguishable parts with a great sense of symmetry. I photographed everything from different angles as reference for the 3d model I was planning to create. The goal was to start work on something I’ve dreamed of for a long time – a library of very detailed anatomical models.
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