ButterFly is another character concept, designed and submitted by forum member "Lazzy Lizard", for October Toys' OMFG (Outlandish Mini Figure Guys) Kickstarter-funded toy series, that I decided to model in three dimensions.

The first image is the illustration of ButterFly, posted by Lazzy Lizard, that I worked from. Please note that I did some minor editing, for clarity purposes, as the original image was pretty dark and needed more contrast. The drawing itself looks great, but I feel that the piece would have benefitted from some color, to drive home the creature's buttery composition, as the insect's dripping body looks more like ice, gelatin, or even slime to me in gray scale. While the idea of a literal "butterfly" isn't new (consider the "Bread-and-Butterfly" from Lewis Carroll's 1871 book Through the Looking-Glass, for example), I can't say that I've ever seen the concept interpreted in this manner. Fully colored, and considering its rectangular shape, this particular design is also suggestive of an insectoid Spongebob Squarepants in my opinion.


Materials:
Cardboard from a cereal box, newsprint, white glue, transparent plastic (wings only), and acrylic paint.

Dimensions:
2.9 cm (1.1") wide x 3.7 cm (1.5") high

Time:
About a day. I started this project late at night on September 15th, 2014 and completed it the following afternoon.