Gallery: This Font Made From CGI Skin Will Make You Feel Gross
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A truly disgusting "K."
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Or this "E" made from boobs?
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The designers looked to real life to study how certain materials build up. For instance, candle wax.
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A couple of stumps covered in suds makes for a perfect "Z."
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Design studio ForReal made a 3-D alphabet using Cinema 4D.
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Two strategically-placed croissants= W
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Or this "U," though the look of melting metal is quite pretty.
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Glowsticks stuck in a "M" because why not?
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A "J" that looks like it was sprayed out of a Cheeze Wiz can.
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Octopus "M."
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This "P" looks like it's made from toothpaste.
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The designers were given free reign to create whatever shape they wanted, as long as they used those tools. Here you see a "Y" made from blue egg goo.
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