Realistic 3D painted fish

Japanese artist Riusuke Fukahori creates these realistic sculptures of fish by meticulously painting the fish on layers of resin. Had me fooled.

When I first saw the pictures, I thought someone was boiling the poor things in oil. Then thought actual fish were encased in resin. Quite surprised that they weren’t real and it’s just paint.

Check out this video showing Fukahori hard at work:

Imagine the time and effort he must have put in to create something this exquisite. Amazing work.

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