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From screen to object: what should Flourland become next?
I’ve been developing Flourland since 2020, exploring this world through illustration, animation, paintings, murals, and stickers.
Now I’m working on bringing the same family of characters into physical products.
The sculptural pieces shown here are still prototypes. I’m currently sanding, filling, correcting imperfections, and gradually preparing them for their final finish. At the same time, I’m visualizing how the characters could work together on a first T-shirt—the image shown is an early product mockup.
I’m now deciding which direction to prioritize:
A small, limited edition of sculptural objects or the first Flourland T-shirt?
Which would you most want to own first, and why?
I’d especially value feedback on which format feels more distinctive, collectible, and capable of introducing Flourland to new people.
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This is my 2nd Submission
Check my 1st submission at this link:
https://on.contra.com/CbjhLm
Inspired by: Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zúñiga, Francisco Goya, 1787–88, from The Met's open archive.
Link to Original Art: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436545
I liked this painting because of the boy at its center, Manuel, dressed in a striking red suit, holding a magpie on a string while three cats watch him from the shadows. Even as a child's portrait, it felt tense, like something was about to happen. It looked like a moment frozen right before a story unfolds.
What I made: I turned Manuel into a toy doll, kept his red suit, his pose, his face, everything the same, just changed what he is. In my video, a father buys the doll from a toy shop and gives it to his little daughter, and they walk out together. I chose a girl instead of a boy on purpose, it felt like giving Manuel a second life completely outside the world he was painted into, away from the cats, the cage, the tension, just a toy being loved.
How I made it: I downloaded the painting image from The Met's open archive, then imported it into FLORA, connected the picture to a text prompt node, then connected both the picture and text prompt node to the video node I also made an element Doll, and selected the Seedance 2.5 model with a 30 second clip. I kept the workflow as simple as possible.
Why I made this: I wanted to take Manuel out of the painting and out of the museum, and give him an actual childhood, even 230+ years later. I think his portrait still holds so much presence that it deserves to live on, just now as something a child can actually hold and love, not just look at.
Instagram post link:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc8SwEJMwP3/
Twitter(X) post link: https://x.com/AhmadSauleh/status/2096539462402466095?s=20
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