The graduate, cap and gown
Sculpted from photos in their gown and hood colours, scroll in hand, on a base engraved with the degree and the year.
Your idea, made real
Graduation is years of work compressed into one walk across a stage. The photos from the day are lovely, but they end up on a phone. A figurine of the graduate in the gown, hood and cap they actually wore keeps the day on a shelf, and makes a gift that parents and grandparents tend to argue over.
What to send us
- A clear front on photo of their face in daylight, and one from the side.
- A full length photo in the gown from the front and, if you can, from behind, so the hood and its colours show.
- Close-ups of the hood lining, the cap or bonnet, and any sash or cords.
- The pose: holding the scroll, throwing the cap, or a photo from the day you want recreated.
- The wording for the base: their name, the degree and the year.
Getting the regalia right
Academic dress differs by institution and by degree. The colour of the hood lining, its shape, and whether it is a cap or a soft bonnet all mean something to the graduate, so we sculpt and paint from photos of what they actually wore rather than a generic gown.
The face is sculpted from clear photos, and the gown is given real weight and folds, which is what makes a small figure look like cloth rather than plastic.
You see renders before anything is printed and can ask for changes. It is then printed in resin, painted, and fixed to an engraved base.
Size, material and finish
- Size
- Standard, around 15cm, suits a shelf or a desk.
- Colour
- Hand painted, full colour, in their own regalia colours.
- Material
- Resin, for the finest detail in the face and the folds.
- Base
- Engraved with their name, degree and year, or plain.
- Copies
- Extra copies for parents and grandparents print from the same file.
How long it takes
The quote comes back with a lead time before you commit. If you want it for the ceremony itself rather than after it, put the date in the form and we will tell you honestly whether it can be met.
Questions
Can it be ready before the ceremony?
It can if you have photos of them in the regalia, or of the hood they will wear. Otherwise it can be made after the day from the photos taken there.
Can you do other milestones, like finishing an apprenticeship?
Yes. A trade certificate, a nursing pinning or a police graduation all work the same way: photos of them in the uniform or gear of the day.
Can you add the family dog?
Yes. Send side on and face photos, and it goes on the same base.
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