Zenitsu Fanart from Demon Slayer

The End Product

The Journey

 Inspired by Demon Slayer, I wanted to make Zenitsu literally pop out of the picture frame. So my quest begins with a fanart of Zenitsu  (By PhamVan Hoa).

I printed it at Office Works. I found a cheap frame for it but it lacked anything else special. So I downloaded Blender, learned how to do basic 3D modelling. I traced out the 'thunder strikes' and 3D printed it. You can see the lightning strikes in the picture below.

He has to pop out more so I decided to create more layers by cutting him out of the picture. I made thick layers with black plastic foam. (Left over from packaging)

Here I decided to transfer him into a new background. I painted the background.

I designed more thunder strikes on Blender and traced it with a black marker. But i feel that the picture frame was TOO SMALL. (You also get to see a bit of my hairy leg)

Then I came across an IKEA product line call SANNAHED. It is a thick picture frame with three different configurations, as shown below. I was in love with the first configuration on the left, where the picture is at the back.

So I threw out my old cheapo office works frame and lo and behold ...

I really love it so far! But something was missing... Maybe some lights? I found some LED strips from Kmart for 13 dollars so I decided to experiment with them.

I finally decided to add the LED light underneath him and behind his head. I also designed some 'rocks' and stuck it under the plastic cover.

The LED lights came with a controller so I can control the lights. I can control the colour, intensity and mode (Flash, Strobe, Fade or Smooth). Now it sits on my kitchen bench looking really fly. I love it!