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An animation of a glossy, pink 3D render of an organic, tubular shape against a black background. The form has a ribbed, fleshy texture and pulses with subtle movement.

Sam Lyon's amazing Jelly Gummies GIFs!

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Date
18 December 2014

We recently came across Scottish artist Sam Lyon who resides in Dundee and makes these jiggling, nonsensical, fleshy GIFs. The creatures channel Flubber, sea cucumbers and those floppy little rubber sausages you used to get at school. The technical skill it must take to make them is beyond me I’m afraid, so I can’t shed any light on how this is done, but what I can say is that Sam’s style has the winning formula of hilarious, addictive and brand new. Every face-crease, every stomach bulge, every wobbly bit is so over-pronounced, and moves as if it’s full of goo. I’ve never seen anything quite like this before, have you? You can see the inspiration behind these little guys over on Sam’s entertaining and brilliant blog. It’s also worth saying that anyone who codes a fried egg GIF on to their cursor is post-worthy in my book.

An animation of a distorted, fleshy 3D render of a face stretched into a long, oval shape against a black background. The figure’s expression shifts subtly, ending with a wide, toothy grin. A small logo in the corner reads “Jelly Gummies”.
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Sam Lyon: Jelly Gummies

An animation of a plump, rounded figure with a simple face, rendered in a psychedelic palette of pink, yellow and blue. The figure remains still against a black background, with a small logo in the corner reading “Jelly Gummies”.
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Sam Lyon: Jelly Gummies

An animation of a glossy, iridescent 3D render of a humanoid figure against a black background. The figure subtly shifts and morphs, with a logo in the corner that reads “Jelly Gummies”.
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Sam Lyon: Jelly Gummies

A digital illustration of a peeled banana against a black background. The fruit has two small eyes, making it look like a face peering out from the yellow peel.
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Sam Lyon: Jelly Gummies

An animation of a bulbous, fleshy figure with a wide mouth and small eyes against a black background. The figure shifts subtly, and a small logo in the corner reads “Jelly Gummies”.
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Sam Lyon: Jelly Gummies

An animation of a 3D rendered head with a frowning expression against a black background. The skin tone shifts from a natural peach to a multi-coloured, posterised palette of orange, yellow and purple.
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Sam Lyon: Jelly Gummies

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Liv Siddall

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Liv joined It’s Nice That as an intern in 2011 and worked across online, print and events, and was latterly Features Editor before leaving in May 2015.

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