As a kid, playing with crayons always guaranteed hours of fun. The array of exciting colours, combined with an ergonomic design perfect for young hands meant endless artistic possibilities on paper, walls, compliant siblings…
Now Crayolas are providing hours of fun for adults too, thanks to a dedicated artist who’s created dozens of unique crayons that are so adorable and true-to-life you have to see them to believe.
▼ Hoang Tran currently sells his crayon creations through Etsy. In addition to pop culture characters, he also creates custom designs for special celebrations like weddings.
▼ Or for pet lovers, he recreates furry friends!
▼ His pop culture creations are equally gorgeous. Here we have the Adventure Time Characters.
▼ Game of Thrones House Sigils
▼Breaking Bad
▼ Futurama’s Bender
▼ Walter from The Big Lebowski
▼ Hell Boy
▼Doctor Who – Tardis and Dalek
▼ The Star Wars line-up includes all the main suspects.
▼ Awww look at those Ewok eyes!
▼ Chewbacca
▼ Jawa
▼ Yoda
▼ Totoro and two adorable characters from Spirited Away represent the Ghibli franchise.
Be sure to check out the artist’s Etsy and Facebook pages to see more fantastic designs!
Sources: Viral Nova, Marvelous, Carved Crayons – Etsy, Wax Nostalgic – Facebook
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