Shoebill Stork Skull
A bird that looks left over from the age of dinosaurs, with a bill shaped like a wooden clog.
The Ossuary · Real animal skull
In the Patreon vaultDark folklore studio
Where dark lore comes to life.
Skulls, relics and oddities, sculpted by hand and made for your printer. Real animal skulls, anatomical curiosities and numbered artifacts with lore of their own.
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The collections
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Every piece starts as a story. Here is what lives on the shelves.
One Eyed Willy Skull
A fan tribute to the legendary pirate of The Goonies, down to the cracked brow and the gap in his grin.
Fan tribute · Human skull
In the Patreon vault
Joseph Merrick Skull
A study of the skull of Joseph Merrick, the Victorian man the world remembers as the Elephant Man.
The Oddities Cabinet · Anatomical study
In the Patreon vault
Raccoon Skull
The trash panda, down to the bone. Skull and jaw print as separate pieces.
The Ossuary · Real animal skull
In the Patreon vault
Lesser Horseshoe Bat Skull
From one of the smallest bats in Europe. In life, the whole skull would fit on your thumbnail.
The Ossuary · Real animal skull
In the Patreon vault
Field notes · Shrine records
Earthen Oddlings
A folklore archive in progress: field notes, shrine records and the small mossy beings who keep them.
Open: the Registry Notes
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The sculptor behind Lantern Lore brings a background in digital sculpting, 3D printing, photography and lighting design, with clients including NFL Network, Ford, Nike, Netflix, CBS and NBC.
Today every relic is sculpted in ZBrush and Nomad Sculpt for resin and filament printers alike, and Lantern Lore is a proud Lychee Ambassador.
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