text: These days art appears to be everywhere we look, which means that it’s not always easy to be original in our creative endeavours. However one artistic soul proved there are still simple ways to make the mundane interesting when he used four plastic cups and a marker pen to create something truly unique. Filming a demonstration of his creation, the video maker and artist holds up two see-through plastic cups that he has stacked into one another. The video maker holds two stacked cups up to the camera and rotates through the various hairstyles . Drawn on the inside cup is a head and a torso and pictured on the outside cup are a selection of haircuts. Rotating the outer cup, the man brings the numerous haircuts, which include a Mohawk, short hair with a beard, a quiff and brushed hair with a moustache, into alignment with the head. Settling on the afro, the man then stacks a third cup, which has a number of outfits drawn onto it, including a jacket, a t-shirt and a bikini. The video maker selects an afro hairstyle and then stacks a third cup, which has outfits drawn on it . The artist initially uploaded the video to Reddit and claims to be have been influenced by Japanese comics . He settles on a shirt and then adds the fourth and final cup that has a selection of accessories drawn onto it. Moving through the choices, the video maker finally decides on a pair of glasses and holds his randomised creation up to the camera. The video was initially uploaded to Reddit by the user named toper-centage. The video maker rotates the third cup and scrolls through the outfits before settling on a shirt . The filmmaker adds the final cup and after rotating through the various accessories picks a pair of glasses . Answering various questions on the site, the filmmaker stated that he based his style on Japanese comics. He wrote: ‘I read a lot of Manga and did some self-learning a few years ago.’ Adding: ‘I'm a software engineer and this is a way to cope with mental blocks and frustration.’ According to another user there are a total 294 possible combinations that can be made from rotating the cups. According to one Reddit user there are a total of 294 possible combinations that can be made .
target: Filmmaker rotates four stacked see-through plastic cups .
  He selects an afro hair type, a shirt and a pair of glasses .
  The video maker initially uploaded his creation to Reddit .
  One user stated there are a total of 294 possible variations .