Artist Jeff De Boer created samurai armor for cats and mice.
Q. How long does it take to make a suit of armour for a cat or a mouse?
A. Someone once asked a famous painter how long it took to complete a painting. His response was “25 years.” It is not just the amount of time it takes to actually build a piece, it is also the years of work needed to attain the necessary skills and tools. I have always been able to work quickly and with few mistakes. Still, it does take time to make a mouse or a cat. Some silver mice can take up to 20 hours to build and another 10 hours to polish, and we haven’t even made a base for it yet. Some mice are less complicated or have different finishes, thus taking less time to build. With this in mind, I would say that a mouse will take from 10 to 40 hours to make. As for cats, the same thing applies, but as you go bigger, things simply take longer. A cat will take from 50 to 200 hours.
And a photo tutorial on how to make a samurai cat suit.
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2 responses so far ↓
JAE // March 10, 2009 at 1:38 pm |
i love this.
krunkymunky // March 10, 2009 at 2:05 pm |
i can only imagine the sheer terror and confusion of any cat put into that suit of armor. our cat freaked when we just tried to put her on a leash!