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Watching a professional artist use this children's toy was mesmerizing, but it's harder than it looks
Watching a professional artist use this children's toy was mesmerizing, but it's harder than it looks
JILLIAN D'ONFROJan 8, 2016, 23:49 IST
Winding around the enormous showroom floor at the Consumer Electronics Conference in Las Vegas, it's easy to accrue some unrealistic expectations about using certain kinds of tech.
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I was particularly struck by the gap between expectations created by presenters and the probable reality when I came upon a booth where an artist named Adrian Amjadi slowly constructed a gorgeous fluorescent jellyfish with a 3D drawing product called AtmosFlare.Business Insider / Jillian D'OnfroAtmosFlare uses a colorful, fast-drying gel to let users construct little sculptures. A metalsmith himself, Amjadi told me that AtmosFlare targeted its soon-to-be released pen to kids in their early teens. Here are some of his other creations:Business Insider / Jillian D'OnfroAfter gazing, mesmerized, for several minutes watching him work, I wanted to get my hands on a pen pen. Having taken a sculpture class in college, I figured I could try to set the foundation for a small tree, similar to this one:Business Insider / Jillian D'OnfroBut several minutes of trying to wield the pen, I quickly realized that the AtmosFlare was way tougher to use than it looked when Amjadi gracefully spun out tentacles:Business Insider / Jillian D'OnfroA crafting review I found later online confirmed my own feelings: Although AtmosFlare's marketing materials display striking little masterpieces, the average kid will struggle. It's still fun to see it in action, though!
