Minecraft Player's Handmade Axolotl Is Disarmingly Adorable
Minecraft’s axolotl, one of the latest additions to the game’s diverse fauna, was remade by a crafty player into a disarmingly adorable cross-stitch toy. Due to their cuteness, axolotls are often being featured in fans’ works, although the majority of such creative undertakings are usually being performed in-game.
Among these creative challenges was oneMinecraft player who thought that axolotls needed a slight rework and turned them into platypuses using a texture pack. The idea of redesigning Minecraft’s axolotl into a platypus is quite fitting considering that both animals can either navigate waters or occasionally walk on land. That being said, the player’s work did take a bit more effort than just painting a different texture. Since platypus has some obvious differences in appearance compared to an axolotl, the in-game model required additional work to correctly reflect the animals’ limbs and its famous beak.
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Reddit user Hylian_Princess816 has shared their amazing handmade axolotl toy over on Minecraft’s subreddit. According to the creator, the body of the disarmingly cute animal was stitched with basic yarn while the feet, gills, and tail were made from felt. It appears that the adorable Minecraft axolotl figurine, meticulously crafted with cross-stitch technique, actually used a similar papercraft axolotl as a foundation and color reference. As a free design, everyone can download and use the papercraft for their enjoyment, but Hylian_Princess816 decided to elevate the idea to a whole new level. Some Redditors stated they would gladly spend their money to grab a hold of such an amazing handmade toy. Hylian_Princess816, however, is not planning to sell
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