Little Sculptures In The Tips Of Pencils
My name is Tom Lynall and I carve small pencil sculptures for a hobby. I am from Birmingham, UK and have been a jeweler for 11 years. In November last year I was sitting in my workshop and picked a pencil and thought Id carve a little heart into the tip, little did I know this would start me off on one of the most engrossing hobbies I have ever had.
I love art but I have never been able to draw so this is a good way for me to create things with the limitations of my skill. The main tool I use is the scalpel blade shown in the pictures as well as a few pins which I have altered the end of to give me different blades.
This is great fun to do so if you would like to give it a go the best advice I can give is to not get annoyed when they break, they are extremely fragile but once your done they are fantastically satisfying.
Hidden Village
This piece took about 25 hours to complete and nearly drove me crazy.
Size Comparison Next To My Scalpel
Village Under Moonlight
I also made it light up using a tiny LED.
Instagram Logo
Instagram is the best app I have ever found for finding artists.
Cyanide And Happiness
These always make me laugh so I did this.
Paintbrush And Palette
This was a gift for a very talent artist Erica Wexler who did me a commission.
Mario Mushroom
Zelda Items
I love the Zelda games so made this one. I actually dropped it after 4 hours and had to start again.
Red Heart
Rapunzels Hair From Her Tower
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How cool are these miniature sculptures?
Enjoy
Very cool.
Glad you liked them....thanks for the feedback
Whenever I see incredible creations like these, I wonder how our species can be simultaneously so talented and so destructive.
They are incredibly amazing! Awe inspiring!
A Mac
I was taught as a child that we learn from the bad times and grow personally and therefore learn to appreciate the good times and the good things in the world even more.
Focus on that which is good it will endure
R W
Patience, creativity and skill
Truly amazing pieces of art!
Thanks for the feedback
M M
Glad you liked them
Thanks for the feedback
WOW!! Who would have thought of carving the tips of pencils??? These are incredible!!!
How neat!!!
I hope he gets the recognition he deserves!
These are so cool! I love them. Must take a lot of patience and a steady hand.
(and good eyesight)
Me too
Thanks for the feedback
Nona
I had never heard of such a thing or anything close to it.
Creativity truly knows no bounds
Thanks for the feedback and glad you liked the pictures.
Perrie
Thanks for the feedback, yes patience and a steady hand, but also the creativity to see something this cool in something so small and then to be able to make it happen
I am in awe
Nona
absolutely!