Actually, it's a leg covering, but I think that the artist's goal was to create the impression of a functional, steampunk-style artificial leg. deviantART user Skinz-N-Hydez made this 13-14 pound leg and his gallery is filled with similarly wearable works of leather and brass.
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As for the picture, yes it could have been better. It was a quick shot to give to the customer, was never intended for advertising or any such thing.
If you want to see an actual photoshoot of the leg as well as a full get up. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=159240&id=236090149120&ref=mf
As for getting a life. Thanks, i will try and find one....
-SkinzNhydez
We all have hobbies. Maybe yours are sports or cars or whatever the hell poser-y too-cool-guys like you do. This guy does craftsmanship instead. Just because your idea of "life" is skewed in one direction, doesn't mean everyone else is lacking one. Now, if you please, gtfo.
I think this piece is amazing, and wish I had half the creativity and skill it must have taken to pull this off.
Yes. Let's go bash someone that actually knows how to make something with their own two hands. Who gives a crap about what it IS or what YOU think it SHOULD be able to do. They made it from SCRATCH using blood, sweat, and a good pair of tools. How many of you can say that? I'm sure you trot down to the store for pre-made costumes at halloween, either for you or your children, rather than going so far as to be ORIGINAL. Oh, God forbid someone do something different.
It's you who need lives when you mistake craftsmanship, which makes you a hell of a lot of money I might add, for insanity and laziness. You can put fifty or more hours into a piece like this. I bet your goldfish minds don't have the patience to even read this far down my comment.
If by "get a life" you mean that the artisan who created this should quit following his passion, quit being successfully self-employed, quit making a good living with items he created with his own two hands, then I guess you're right.
He should definitely get a soul-killing job at Walmart, or get underpaid by some fat corporation. He should absolutely have to spend at least 40 hours a week someplace that's not his home, not being creative and not listening to music he likes, not making things that make other people happy. Definitely! Sign us all up for that life.
It saddens me that the internet has become a canvas for cowardly critics hiding behind anonymity. In real life, you'd probably admire it. Also, to the person who posted this, you could have chosen a better shot, which SkinzNHydez DOES provide. This shot was simply to display the product at the straight-forward angle.
I recommend you all check out the leg when it's combined with other steampunk attire: http://Skinz-N-Hydez.deviantart.com/art/Steampunk-Photoshoot2-159779693
Just from a personal POV though...If my life passion was a sub-gere of mechanical oriented science fiction I would probabably focus on making my creations functional (or at least make the various gears and knobs turn.)because it would just bug the heck out of me otherwise.
If you feel it all serves no point, and it irritates you, then I suggest you do away with your fancy hair cuts, wear only the most basic clothing, and forget about those $600 designer glasses.
Some of us don't like having the same thing as everyone else. We want to make what we own our own. Whether it means making a custom case for an ipod, or simply adding a few stitches here and there to a shirt.
A vehicles runs. Its gears, wires, chips, motor etc is all there for a reason, to make the car operational, its really the only reason those things are there. They arn't glued on to just look pretty.
Glasses also serve a real function and have real technology behind them (to shade light from your eyes, or a real perscription to help you see), and the same with clothes... they keep your bits hidden and helps keep you from the elements (cold, getting sunburn, bug bites etc).
Steampunk tends to be pure aesthetic value under a thin veil of pseudo-technology. Its sort of contradictory in its nature. A love of old style technology while lacking it completely (for the most part).
Again, I understand the point you're making. Its for looks only, I get it. Still, again, if that were my interest I'd probably insist my stuff works (perhaps like that one fellow who makes steampunk style computer keyboards. Style that actually DOES something at the same time.)