Making Lifelike 3D Aquariums With Paint Cast In Resin

These lifelike aquariums capture the beauty of koi fish using a technique of layering resin and paint to create the optical illusion of depth. The studio that creates them is owned by Lillian Lee, an artist in China.
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Making Lifelike 3D Aquariums With Paint Cast In Resin

[@Tatiana-tr9mh]

Probably the most realistic fish painting I've ever seen. This is beyond incredible!

[@javierolmedo2225]

yes

[@yellowmeowstic9227]

I thought it was a fish lmfao

[@duo8516]

what do u mean probably? this is beyond realistic!

[@PatinaEdochie]

Right definitely takes a lot of patience! Love this so much! 🎨👌🏽😍

[@LoVeIu572]

They copied this idea from a japanese artist call Riusuke fukahori.. U should see his original works, those are so beautiful..

[@shilloe13]

If they didn't tell me, I'll literally think that they're dead fish.

[@queenofrainbowzebras9775]

@@theshi7028 "If they didn't tell me, I'll literally thought that they're dead fish."

[@kay-bh3ed]

@@theshi7028 um- i can’t tell if you did it as a joke or thought that the correction was right 🤡

[@ebonypanda6567]

Omg same

[@ebonypanda6567]

@@theshi7028 y'all keep correcting like it only takes one person

[@madeleine4852]

Guys... the correction to be made here is changing the 'will' to 'would'. The sentence is supposed to be spoken in the past tense, not present tense. "I'd literally think that they're dead fish" would be correct.

[@vanessalauren4964]

I'm dying to see it from the side.

[@zarurenslus2719]

Actually same

[@misc8501]

I’ve had a class where someone who did this presented his work. When we saw it from the side you couldn’t see the fish anymore, it looked like clear layers with little lines of paint on some layers. Kinda like a clear cake with layers of frosting in between.

[@NisaQ08]

Sameee

[@qrytch5592]

*A timelapse of each layer from different angles*

[@kitcatcreations6132]

Me too

[@OhHeckNono]

I was seriously concerned about animal cruelty here. And that is probably one of the weirdest compliments I have ever made.

[@Yourlocalbush]

Y e ss

[@wirelessly__]

@@Yourlocalbush Yy es

[@Yourlocalbush]

@@wirelessly__ yyyyyyyyyyeeeee S

[@javierolmedo2225]

w h a t

[@S3eraph1na]

You are an idiot if you think they are real they legit said at 0:13 don't worry these aren't real fish idiots

[@AN-ou6qu]

This is art I’d actually buy.

[@jonesydefaulty4459]

Wallet: how?

[@Neyobe]

Brain: NO HOW. Just buy

[@alex.melana]

I was literally thinking the same thing

[@balibayaianageorgiaf.8892]

Same

[@Eiav.k]

Yea, unlike some people who buy a blank piece of canvas for millions of dollars because of the "meaning behind it"

[@shrimpyliamd6406]

“Mom,can we get koi?” “No” “**fine.**I’ll do it myself* Also,koi fish are my favorite. This is awsome.

[@cactusl0ver653]

My old art teacher used to have one of these it was a turtle

[@xxcosmicsakuraxx3074]

I used to have one before my classmate stole it. It was just a simple feather thing.

[@Hannah-dm2jy]

that is one cool teacher. Mine doesnt pay attention to me though my friends say im one of the bst in the class but oof... ٩꒰。•◡•。꒱۶

[@justabumblebee183]

@@xxcosmicsakuraxx3074 wow

[@miikusaba546]

Jessica Candy did it cost money? god stealing is a crappy thing to do

[@breey9312]

this is so wholesome

[@feathertail6327]

Imagine if hair accidentally got stuck in the middle of the resin 😭🥲

[@thewonderyears-diyadey3529]

Oof

[@ashadadcomshaismybiologica3397]

*B I G* oof

[@clutterbot7279]

Since resin is so slow to set, I’m sure most of the time they’d spot a stray hair and easily be able to remove it with tweezers or something, which is lucky!

[@hochigaming14yearsago90]

"We gotta go bald"

[@arandompersononthenet4810]

*b i g f 0 0 k i n h o o f*

[@mumtazbasha8290]

I can’t believe people doing this actually exist and I can’t even do a perfect line

[@kinantigreetje1071]

@@joyhavana7785 i dont really get it... What do u mean??

[@joyhavana7785]

@Azka Faisal Prophet Mo banned poetry as well, my friend.

[@wingoflife3140]

@@joyhavana7785 no they're NOT. Do NOT misinform people with your nonsense

[@wingoflife3140]

@@joyhavana7785 Islam Encourage People To THINK. Learn and Come Again

[@randomcomment343]

Same

[@EddVCR]

I’m glad they mentioned Riusuke Fukahori, the original artist to come up with this art form. I see so many knockoffs of his art.

[@Fisinocean]

Its not really knock off when its a technique

[@ShafiqKhan-dg1zh]

@@Fisinocean yea

[@Fisinocean]

@Shvenro ohhh, ibthought he was talking about the techniques

[@AK-jt7kh]

It’s not really a knock off - he was the one that made it an “art form”. He started a movement.

[@annesilva3542]

It’s not a knock off, he invented an art form/technique would you say everyone who paints with watercolor is copying the person who first thought of it?

[@nowiknowishallnotsee30]

Aww! I want a necklace of a koi fish! So cute and pretty!

[@ripkalico]

description

[@BR-kn4hz]

eat koi

[@soupie53]

In the description it has the sight where you can buy them

[@Masood1810]

Get a koi, drop it in resin, let it dry and then sand and shape it, polish it. Attached a string - you have a koi necklace! 🤣

[@esteleri8599]

@@BR-kn4hz No!

[@mandymccullough2907]

From the thumbnail I thought they were actually pouring resin on a fish, that's wild.

[@fromchopin]

That’s how I made mine

[@vigneshsurya2504]

@@fromchopin 😂😂😂

[@eileenmcdonald1599]

Not very bright are you

[@artlover4444]

@@fromchopin 👉😳😳😳👈

[@JustMissie]

@@fromchopin _😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳_

[@theeraphatsunthornwit6266]

That kitten is a masterpiece. I saw it actually move

[@exari_]

NO ITSA REAL KITTEN STUPID!!! (Dont take me seriously i get the joke)

[@peachiibubbles4937]

@@exari_ lolz

[@y2kei]

1:44 the fish is realistic too, look it's moving.

[@S0oup1]

I feel like someone’s gonna get woooshed-

[@doggymilk4203]

@Julia Alessandra D actually your the ones who’s wooooshed lmao

[@teclinsoro4523]

i saw the thumbnail and the words “cast in resin” and thought they just fossilised a whole ass fish

[@AK-jt7kh]

Same

[@googleemail7210]

It could be faster to stuck a living fish in there instead of painting a single ass layer a day!!!

[@sherri1699]

Never heard of an ass fish. 😏

[@PatinaEdochie]

Right 😂😂

[@artfuldodger5531]

Same!

[@cymplyy]

hey, youtube actually recommended something worth watching

[@emuruyashu]

Everyone is gansta till' the fishes starts moving

[@woodoo1402]

@ariskava stinky. uh oh... stinky

[@zofiaadelechua3730]

@@woodoo1402 lmfao 🤣

[@tanishkabhuyan9009]

What if someone just dips and spoon in and tries to eat the fish??? Well when cats will try do so they'll be shocked AF...😂

[@auah2539]

Tanishka Bhuyan The cats would probs smell it first

[@MrPumpkinDuck]

@@emiliagonzales3189 memes and jokes aren't supposed to be realistic. Ever heard of "a duck walked up to a lemonade stand"? That's just one of the thousands of jokes that are unrealistic.

[@kayalurk]

Maybe what this person meant is that what if a kid dips their hands in that 3D Art? Usually a lot of kids would dip their hands in waters to touch Fishes or just feel the water.

[@mels_89]

*sigh* Man this joke was funny until some dumbasses has to come and ruin it all🙄🙄

[@kayalurk]

Trần Khánh Chi I thought the Joke was funny too, is just this person ( Sister Spoopy ) took it literally so i had to be sarcastic and took it literally. Seems like we all ruined the joke.

[@slushygirlkawaii2406]

And I’ve been complaining about digital art layers 👁👄👁

[@musical_clementine993]

oof, yeah but when you accidentally draw on the sketch layer- feels like death

[@notsomebodiesalt4685]

@@musical_clementine993 i sketched on the color layer.. *the body was so close to finish, the clothes whyyy*

[@musical_clementine993]

@@notsomebodiesalt4685 PAIN PAINN

[@Marklee-lx7cd]

Where does she sell it I'd love to buy.

[@mels_89]

Check the description, she sells it on her website.

[@Marklee-lx7cd]

@@mels_89 thanks

[@henrikpersson1962]

Me too!

[@zenzen2668]

Mark Lee me too

[@kurodayuto6844]

taobao you search 树脂鱼3d

[@melon1241]

Me in art class: How do you even draw fish I can't even do eyes Me in any other class:

[@netheration]

Me in art class but insert "and every other class"

[@Idk-do1ui]

I mean art isn’t something most people spend the majority of their life learning. If something like drawing was as commonly taught as math, then we would all pretty talented.

[@violetgreene9750]

and I can’t even wait for my soup to cool down...

[@valleyofghouls]

Violet Greene I keep dipping in bread and eating it, usually it cools down after 3 slices 😭💀

[@In_Saine]

I can't even use a brush

[@nanabaymkus3127]

Saw the thumbnail, tried it out before watching the video. Can someone tell me how to remove resin from fish scales? My fishes aren't liking it too much. Please understand its a joke

[@Zero_Is_Stopping_Time]

@Dreams * R/young peopleyoutube

[@Zero_Is_Stopping_Time]

@Anonymous Its a joke

[@sherrykendrick1765]

Funny. I don't think my beta would like it either.

[@hindsightpov4218]

I totally thought those fishes were real. Amazing talent.

[@10cutecaboose]

Imagine making a coffee table of it! I would love to get that.

[@sherrykendrick1765]

Me too. This is just awesome.

[@His_scars]

Right? So cute!

[@princet1492]

Thank god I thought she just put live fish in there and covered them up with glue.

[@ThePeacePlant]

I feel you. I thought it was dead fish covered in epoxy resin. But I was blown away to see that it was all painted

[@c0nstantin86]

They are live fish. They just said no animals did she harmed to avoid conflict with the SJWs

[@gnas3518]

Ghost Erik U sure?

[@c_syazwansabri9345]

@@gnas3518 r/whooooosh

[@Iamblessed12345]

Ghost Erik you are a lying piece of shit!!

[@playz7435]

Even though they're just painting and drawing on the surface, when you look at it from an angle, the fish look 3D :OOOOO

[@faustopg]

I never cease to be amazed. This type of art is beyond beautiful. Lillian Lee, you are phenomenal. Very best wishes to you. Please keep producing these exquisite pieces of art.

[@doodles9358]

This is amazing, she shouldn't limit herself to only fish though, would love to see other animals, sceneries even architectural masterpieces painted like this.

[@meghancavanagh2376]

Okay who else thought they actually poured resin over live fish...no one? Okay...😁 I actually loved the finished product! 💕

[@sanjaypallur6098]

I was thinking how they killed them without any scars

[@jongyuemei]

I was thinking how they killed them without any scars

[@fromchopin]

This has inspired me to cheat by doing just that

[@uesugiruruko2869]

I watched this just to make sure they aren't live fish 😂😂

[@habitantefuturista]

I do. Kkkkk

[@MissKat702]

I didn't know art like this existed. Surreal perfection!

[@ricacanda8005]

Imagine a cat trying to grab those fish 😂

[@solitaryreaper96]

Awww..the arts are just awesome..the fishes are looking real inside the resin..

[@tarrenr8159]

A coffee table like that would be beautiful

[@Pathologymadesimple]

I couldn’t believe they were just layers of painting Gosh looked so real 😱😱😱

[@alexandraframe6493]

They are absolutely gorgeous, it’s incredible how illusions are done. I’m afraid I don’t have that kind of patience.

[@jeovasanctus]

This is what I call mind-blowing.

[@ChriisC]

Wow the glossiness and the shinyness and the texture and the roundness is so aesthetic like woah.

[@T-roccBABY]

This is so awesome, this is exactly what I considered doing! I just wasn't sure if I wanted to paint directly on the bottom layer of the wood vs layering. Seeing how well the 3d effect conveys through layers, I can't help but want to try this out!!

[@aham639]

I did this technique for a project in my class I was making a fountain and I did this for the bottom it turned out so good

[@opdotossotollobootdosmomos5663]

Hammy Bean your name is so cringy, are you 10 years old?

[@gunny5225]

Op Dot Oss OT OLL OBOOT DOS MOMOS Wat the fudge is your cringe ass username?

[@aham639]

viata vy I’m really bad with technology I don’t think I could do that or maybe when I figure out how to do those kinds of things I will

[@aham639]

Op Dot Oss OT OLL OBOOT DOS MOMOS ya cause a 10 year old has access to resin and porcelain

[@aham639]

buttterflyeffect you are my new favorite KZbinr

[@azhang5438]

Patience is a virtue according to this type of art because making an art like this requires a lot of patience.

[@dedicateddetails]

"Don't worry, these aren't real fish" Me: OH THANK GOD FOR TELLING ME THAT, I WAS WONDERING WHY ALL THE FISH ARE STUCK IN ONE SPOT!!!!! (But wow, it's so real)

[@prismthegoddess]

@blue copper and wasn't there some ice skating rink where they had real fish frozen in the water-…

[@JNCressey]

Obviously fish thanos was using the fish time stone to freeze them in place.

[@dedicateddetails]

@Iv Sea Who doesn't?

[@olandelossantos5633]

@@prismthegoddess I think they said that those fishes were already dead to begin with and that they bought it from some market I guess and just placed them in the ice. Don't think they actually bought live fishes JUST to freeze them, then that'd actually be torture. Plus the way the fishes were placed in the ice looked like they were in motion, while in reality as soon as the fish is being frozen they'll just drop to the bottom floor, not freeze mid swim.

[@sherrykendrick1765]

Now this is beautiful. At 1st i thought they were using dead fish. That's real talent.

[@teodaria4812]

Yes! Finally! Bugs and fishes in resin will soon be no more thanks to this awesome technique!

[@knightmare8450]

It's amazing how much the fishes looks so realistic

[@turbo8628]

Amazing. I thought it was just a load of resin poured onto figurines but that is proper art!

[@brandons2483]

Me a as a fish keeper can see she nailed all the details of the koi and goldfish

[@おもいつかん]

え、これ、え、3D？！ かい、描いたのですか…？？ よく分からないですけど素晴らしいです！！ Excellent!!☺️

[@ymamo17]

灰原 哀 自分で描いたらしいです！すごいですね…もう本物にしか見えないw

[@asshole麻生]

人力の３Ｄプリンターですかね

[@Khulla_Bulla]

Well this effect kind of fades down while watching a video but if done carefully and skillfully then in real these can easily be breathtaking. I went to an exhibition few years back and there was a huge dragon caught in epoxy. It was so amazing. Huge respect to the artists who make such life like artworks.

[@hotcakeu2672]

I want to get this for my friend's cat..

[@soupie53]

Moreen The doggo In the description it has the sight where you can buy them

[@mahfusalam4529]

It called real talent. This is the next level of the Art.

[@sinatraforeign]

And here i thought of freezing actual fish with resins.

[@Ren-jq5gj]

;-;

[@lauraosborne7727]

All I need to say is Thats some TALENT right there

[@hanar.563]

Now this is the type of sorcery I approve of

[@saranroy]

Well, there's always something new to make me amazed.

[@rahatshaikh9883]

What a beautiful art created with heart 💓😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@geigar8360]

rahat shaikh that rhymed

[@rahatshaikh9883]

@@geigar8360 thanks

[@Miss_Nina.]

Yehh 😍😍🙃

[@nottodaylilbaldhead]

The technique is beautiful. So much skill and patience.

[@allenlewis5689]

Wait... that isn't the illusion of depth, it actually _has_ depth. Do they mean that there aren't actually as many layers as one might expect?

[@xbb6408]

AMAZING, would love to have a living room table made of this

[@cottondrop1733]

I never knew something like this existed 😟This is AMAZING!!!!😆👍🏿

[@thetruecookie8115]

The pendant would look nice with a qipao

[@markusallen102]

I applaud the artist who makes these I freaking want one

[@gie2254]

this is one true art

[@TheWillOfFenris]

Color me inspired! I've been looking for a piece that really captures the beauty of koi and these really do just wow!!

[@princelegendary5441]

Amazing Mind blowing Fantastic Superb Such a unique talent 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌

[@courthebrave]

She is AMAZING!!!!! THe colors are extremely gorgeous and life like!!! I don’t know how she has the patience for it! Knowing me i’d mess up and have to start all over again 🙄

[@meiichan01]

Even though it's just resin painting. But it looks so real

[@pintu318]

Hey are you army and twice fan.

[@meiichan01]

@@pintu318 yea

[@pintu318]

@@meiichan01 nice to meet you 😊 can you tell me where country are you from sorry for that but these is my habbit.

[@meiichan01]

@@pintu318 nice to meet you too. I'm from Indonesia 😊

[@pintu318]

@@meiichan01I'm from india have a nice day / night 💐 here is night 😊

[@duck1938]

The one who made this is a Legend

[@zarusderra2828]

Patient is worth it When youre a pro

[@temsational9941]

That doesn't even make sense...

[@mardibabu333]

Wow, I can't believe this, It is looking so real😱😱😱

[@sweeteikmel]

Imagine serving a food in one of those bowls to your vegan friend

[@zezhao3292]

Can we appreaciate How Much effort That she Made

[@jennieverse6709]

10th and this is so pretty and sure it would cost high as well 😂😂lol

[@jacelynek5532]

Actually if you look on her website you can get the pendants for $35...don’t know what currency tho 😂

[@nkn4773]

@@jacelynek5532 you used a dollar sign. It's USD isn't it?

[@jacelynek5532]

꧁ᏓᎾᎻN ᎡᎬYᎬᏚ꧂ yeah but in Canada we use it too, and I think several other countries. But most likely USD

[@nkn4773]

@@jacelynek5532 Oh! I didn't know. Well, I learn something new everyday! Thanks for letting me know! ^^

[@jonesydefaulty4459]

Koi fish for 60$? Affordable

[@TiNzZiiEe]

Watched this more than 10 times and still amazed me that is a painting 🤭🤭🤭

[@sofiasoto3171]

Me: See the title photo, thinks that are real fish Also me: Watch the whole video and still think that they are real fish 🤣🤦🏽‍♀️

[@emeraldqueen1994]

I’d LOVE to get some pieces like these made in honor of the 5 goldfish and 2 beta fish I’ve lost… I’d have them around my aquarium with a LIVE goldfish I’ve had for 9 YEARS now

[@elizabethreid9014]

I used to think the fishes and aquatic animals were dead corpses, so when my mum bought one I fricked out and cried alot 🙄🤣 Edit : thank you for the likes 💖

[@rtg4261]

purple murder “dead corpses” (it sounds like your saying it as if corpses could be alive)

[@mistymoosharts9334]

Omg same! Except it was a butterfly 😂

[@elizabethreid9014]

@@rtg4261 I used to think so...

[@platinumpetal3995]

Kinda like how butterflies are shown in museums.

[@elizabethreid9014]

@@platinumpetal3995 yeahhhh

[@shortcut7325]

The fish hes doing it so good & looks alive.ths is wht we call arts

[@cannabis9768]

ガチの魚使ってんのかと思ったw

[@tiroru]

リアルなレイヤーだね(白目)

[@WoodWorkingArtCraft]

It took me more than 1 year to study this art for 1 year by myself. Now I can paint everything 3D like that Now and I have opened several 3d drawing courses like this

[@godvin9160]

Real art unlike those with weird canvas paintings which looks like someone sneezing colour on canvas.

[@eileenmcdonald1599]

Just your opinion. All is art .. just because you dont like it does not mean it isnt art.

[@subhanbasumatary9879]

I can't believe my eyes until I see one in real. That's super realistic

[@ao-sm4qh]

この動画を見ている方には深堀隆介(Ryusuke Fukahori)さんというアーティストを知っていただきたいと思います 彼が第一人者と信じています

[@basaramasara4797]

この中国の人は１２年、深堀さんは１８年！間違いなくこの人はパチリ。。。

[@kiko-vk2yq]

Wot?

[@LoVeIu572]

Obviously, he copied from Mr. Riusuke

[@gabrielborjas7923]

She's unbelievably talented

[@ricacanda8005]

Those artworks are really bomb while here I am, a 16 year old potato who can just draw stick figure and can't even draw a perfect circle. What a life.

[@socaltrojan286]

Wow, so beautiful.

[@jessiejamessambilad1158]

With help of UV light it can dried up faster

[@ajwdetjbb]

Jessie James Sambilad it could get cloudy though.

[@jessiejamessambilad1158]

@@ajwdetjbb oh Idk that

[@davioncournoyer3077]

@@ajwdetjbb pls don't hurt my family

[@estherodanga4238]

There is UV resin

[@santoshmadaka8147]

Really it requires lots of patience and hard word to do that creative things. All the best

[@hastvic]

You are filled with Determination

[@hemantmhatre6829]

Superb coffee table..with running fish.

[@sandwichdepescado6442]

I got one too BUT the twist is THE FISH ARE RESL

[@Fisinocean]

So your aquarium?

[@robenkhoury7079]

#ReslFish

[@AnnikaDenise]

They look so REAL! Omg!

[@hex3325]

Woah.

[@strangedazey546]

I know that everyone else has already said it, but sooo beautiful

[@misakiwimper]

え？！？！絵？！？！？！

[@tamsmith61]

This is true artistry.

[@eertikrux666]

How to 3D print without a 3D printer

[@thiwankaambagaspitiya9264]

Worth of work... this is called art... for me this is so...so....so...hard... best thing is no harm for anybody

[@shkooni]

She should make a dragon.

[@TrutiTru]

That would look so cool :0

[@exochanlovelove3472]

People's talent are limitless 😍

[@ukiyodew]

I was like “why r u putting the fish in resin 😨”