A sliced tomato gets the Minibricks sculpture treatment
Three new uploads center on a realistic printed tomato and a butterfly made without paint.
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It’s Just a Tomato… Right?
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- 0:06The digital tomato model includes hollow seed cavities, flesh folds and individual seeds.
- 2:08Supports are removed and the printed shell is sanded before priming and painting.
- 3:41Hand-painted seed colors and highlights add detail to the airbrushed interior.
- 9:30Clear and tinted UV resin creates the appearance of wet pulp inside the seed cavities.
- 10:39Four filament colors produce a butterfly without paint for the finished display.
The wet shine is resin, the flesh is painted plastic, and the starting point is an actual tomato cut in half. Minibricks' "It's Just a Tomato… Right?" turns an everyday ingredient into a carefully detailed sculpture, right down to the seed cavities.
The build is a paid partnership with Creality. After modeling and printing the tomato, the creator removes supports, sands the curves and works through layers of airbrushed color and hand-painted detail. Clear and tinted UV resin supplies the convincing moisture. A multicolor printed butterfly provides the final addition, without needing the tomato's lengthy paint treatment.
The full demonstration has reached roughly 34,000 views, the largest audience among the week's three uploads. "I Turned a Tomato Into a Sculpture" offers a shorter look at the project, while "No Paint Needed for This 3D Printed Butterfly" gives its companion piece a separate outing. Those same three uploads are also the channel's busiest videos right now.
Viewers have picked out the briefly white seeds, the printing tips and the tomato's realistic finish. The butterfly has prompted a little aesthetic debate too: one commenter would have preferred the tomato on its own.
Minibricks added about 82,000 views over the week, with subscribers unchanged and its current daily viewing running below usual. Among nearby craft channels, Nakshi Kantha World is enjoying a pronounced lift, while Ross Draws is quieter than usual. For Minibricks, the freshest activity is concentrated on this small study in making plastic look freshly sliced.
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What viewers say
That brief moment when the seeds were white was horrifying lol love it
@wisegirl5521See it on YouTubea juicy video🍅
@Johnnyk-101See it on YouTubeNot a huge fan of the butterfly, I'm afraid, but I absolutely love how the tomato turned out!!
@AirsaberSee it on YouTube
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This is so calming! Love the channel.
@papatrad3458See it on YouTubeVery nice tips on use of 3d printer, i learned the worse way hahaha thats a huge tomato, looks tasty
@carolbuzelimSee it on YouTubeNow i want tomatoes😂
@MdgirlterrieSee it on YouTubeSuch a realistic Pomidor!! 🍅🍅 Someone 's def giving it a bite! ☺️☺️
@cntvsyrcmi3936See it on YouTubeIt's an amazing job well done
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The videos drawing views on Minibricks right now
- Channel
- Minibricks
- Subscribers
- 1,550,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 81,542
- Videos published this week
- 3
- Video published
- October 14, 2026
- Video views so far
- 33,861
- Views on its first day
- 15,214
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What gives Minibricks' tomato sculpture its wet-looking pulp?
Clear and tinted UV resin is added to the seed cavities and cured with a UV light.