Ep 45: Pui Wan Lim ("Picoworm") - Life of a Professional Miniature Artist - a podcast by Ling Yah
from 2023-12-13T20:10:49.020776
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Lim Pui Wan is a Malaysian miniature artist who discovered her love of miniatures at the age of 14 and has, since 2014 under “Picoworm”, become a full-time professional miniature artist. In 2020, she was even part of Ryan Reynold’s “Ryan Doesn’t Know” Snapchat series!
In this STIMY episode, Pui Wan shares what it takes to forge a path to becoming a professional miniature artist.
Highlights:
- 4:10: Figuring out how to make miniature art
- 8:02: Making her first miniature art
- 9:08: Joining her first competition by remaking a Studio Ghibli dollhouse!
- 11:25: Behind-the-scenes of najubg nubuatyre art
- 14:17: Why she loves capturing dirt
- 16:52: Why Pui Wan loves Chinatown
- 22:42: Why she ended up studying mechanical engineering
- 24:08: Being tempted to drop out of university early
- 27:31: Turning a hobby into a business
- 28:15: Doing market testing
- 31:23: Pricing her works
- 33:33: Her first commercial sell
- 34:43: Giving up?
- 36:45: Filming with Ryan Reynolds
- 40:06: Advice for those who want to become miniature artists
- 43:33: Making personal miniature art every week for the year 2021
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