r/Sculpey

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Hello, Reddit community!

My English is not very good, so I am using a translator. Please forgive any mistakes.

A couple of days ago, something incredibly unpleasant happened to my family. My wife shared photos of our son’s handmade sculptures in a group. Instead of support, she faced a massive wave of cyberbulying. A few aggressive teenagers started insulting both her and our child, claiming that his artwork was fake and generated by AI

I reached out to them in private messages. I offered to provide any necessary proof that these sculptures are real and handmade by our son. All I asked for in return was a public apology once the proof was provided. Instead, they just insulted me and blocked me. If anyone is interested, I can share screenshots of our chat in DMs - you will see for yourselves how cowardly and pathetic their behavior was.

What hurts even more is that many other people joined this madness without a second thought. They turned into a pack, writing horrible things to a woman and a child. They didn't even realize that these teens were just trying to boost their online rating by humiliating someone.

To finally prove the truth and pass any AI check, I am posting this video with today’s fresh newspaper, along with photos of my son's sculptures without any filters or edits. Anyone is welcome to analyze this video and photos to see for themselves that my family and my son's talent are absolutely real.

I hope that those who took part in this bullying campaign—even if they never admit it publicly - will at least reflect on their actions and realize how low they've fallen.

Okay for real I’ve been making these pins for like nine years and I’ve sold one. BUT!! I adore making these, they make me happy. Mica powder does wonders for coloring. I can knock one out in like ten minutes I’ve been doing it for so long. I just make one when I feel like it and tuck it away.

But making AI posts about clay sculptures seems so unfulfilling. Are my eyes the best? Nah. But I made them! My arthritis does not let me craft much anymore.

EDIT: So many people are super helpful, but I should mention these are pendants, pins, and keychains. I also plan on cleaning the eyes up and adding clear mod podge to the eye.

Edit 2: Did UV resin instead. Looks great!

I am not a user of this subreddit but the posts of this "mother of a 9 year old sculptor" got flooded in my feed and I think its frightening and sickening what the Internet has become.

As someone whose job requires me to deal with AI on a daily basis, I can only say that AI has gotten so good by now that nothing you read or see online is certain to be real, no matter how real it may seem. Over the past two years, AI has become so phenomenal in its job that it’s only a matter of time before even people like me won’t be able to tell the difference, since there won’t be any mistakes left.

The internet is about to die, and I don’t even know how to describe just how shitty that actually is and what this will mean to all of us.

i used a wire armature on a wood stand, stone measures just over a foot tall (not including wood base), richael measures abount 10.5 inches tall (not including wood base). its been a big learning experience but i really am liking how they are coming out so far and have many designs planned so im just gonna roll with it

A fun little project for a friend of mine. Unfortunately when they recieved it the box had been opened and someone, probably someone at the post office or customs, had destroyed it. The fin had been wrenched out of the head (it's a piece of plasticard embedded in the head) and the head itself had also been pulled off of the body. The latter would've taken some force, because they were connected by a wooden rod.

No idea why, I mean if they thought it might have drugs inside surely there are dogs for that, or an x-ray machine? And surely drug traffikers have cheaper ways of moving drugs than inside hand-sculpted, hand-painted pokemon? Anyway, these pics are all that's left of poor mudkip

Please take a look, be so kind. We took these photos just now for you. And today, my child made some new sculptures.

These photos have not been processed or edited in any way whatsoever. I didn’t enhance their quality or sharpness; everything remains in its original form. You are welcome to check them for authenticity as much as you like.

You know, I understand everything—it's the age of technology, and no one trusts anyone. But still, we are human beings, and we should remain human...

I thank each of you for your attention, the time you spent, and your opinion, whatever it may be.

Hello.

Yesterday, a post with my child's sculptures was deleted. I was accused of everything being AI-generated and that there is no such thing as a talented 9-year-old little sculptor. This happened only because we were playing around and placed his sculpture against the background of a photo of the original sculpture he modeled it after. And only because of this, the entire public decided that it was all generated using artificial intelligence. But every single sculpture is modeled by my nine-year-old son; you can even see the prints of his fingers on the plasticine sculpture.

Please examine the photos carefully, they are all real and alive. I took the photo of the child holding the sculpture in his hands just now, specifically for you.

Restoring justice is very important to me and my son; he got very upset. This group and the abundance of positive comments gave him big wings and positive emotions to continue and develop his creativity.

We live in Ukraine and have never left the country throughout all these years. I think you understand how important and how much meaning my child's happiness has for me.

I hope for your understanding and empathy. 🤍

Hes been working so hard! Please share your thoughts!

Look at my unborn niece holding her first sclupture. So talented and all. 🥰

It does exist

This was really fun to make! Each individual chocolate is so tiny! The heart shaped box was not easy to construct, but I’m happy with it.

Pls go easy on me, I'm just a little amateur sculpting guy 👉👈

Created my own Talos from Jason and the Argonauts diorama using super sculpey, the boat is carved from balsa wood with Milliput detail and paper clip oars....