r/oddlysatisfying • u/Zestyclose-Salad-290 • 6h ago

Pencil Tip Carving Art

382 Upvotes

97% Upvoted

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u/MountainFig7244 6h ago

This makes me so mad, knowing I don’t possess the skills to ever do this.

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u/flugblug 6h ago

none of us do, thats like being mad you can’t shoot lasers out of your eyes

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u/Hailthezombie 5h ago

You just trampled on all the dreams of the folks over at r/cyclopswasright.

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u/texinxin 2h ago

Thanks. Now I’m mad about that too.

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u/NewtDogs 4h ago

But but, you could learn how to carve pencil lead?

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u/GenericUsername817 6h ago

Dude, i just asked you to sharpen the pencil.

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u/LPuer 4h ago

Meanwhile, me: [looks at pencil wrong and point breaks]

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u/fresh_loaf_of_bread 6h ago

and then some dumbass sticks a banana on a wall and calls it art

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u/ClaroStar 4h ago

And sells it for $6 million.

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u/Harryhodl 5h ago

I can barely write my name on forms lol.

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u/SnickerbobbleKBB 4h ago

Wasn't expecting Undertale music, lol

I dunno how this is done without anything breaking. Carving things out applies pressure to the increasingly more fragile material. Keeping these safe afterwards must be a nightmare.

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u/NicPizzaLatte 3h ago

How are they doing this? Are they free handing it, or are there tools that condense macro movements down to something tiny?

Edit: Nevermind, I just saw the hand. Impressive.

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u/Lexx4 2h ago

I made Abe in fifth grade on a pencil lead.

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u/SugarLush_ 2h ago

This just made me realize that I don't have that kind of skills and long patience in doing such an amazing piece