It’s been so long, I forget the original artist. But this is about 10 years old. Very early on in the process of developing 3-D printers, an artist I followed had a Kickstarter where he produced these 3-D printed skulls. I’ve always been fascinated with human biology, architecture, art, and sculpture. 3-D printing allowed sculpture to take a different form. While not worth a lot of money, this piece sits on my desk next to another skull, which I will share later today. I think it’s cool, intricate design is fascinating to look at.

There’s always a first, or someone who has done it better… In 1998 skybox premium issued these 3-D effect cards. They are what evolved and find the turned into the cracked ice parallels from Panini prism. Some say Topps did it first with some of their atomic factors in 1998, depending on which product came out first… But they were pretty close together. Its fairly rare and hard to find in high grade. But much like the cracked ice, they sparkle in hand. The Jordan and Kobe are probably the two best in the set followed by Garnett, Iverson, Duncan, and Shaq. You don’t see these cards very often at local card shows as they’ve been scooped up and tucked away into personal collections.