Awesome Pixelated Gems Look Like They Were Came Out of Minecraft

Professional gem cutter Jordan Wilkins has become an online wildfire for his stunning pixelated gems that have done comparisons to the gemstones found in the famous video game Minecraft.

Wilkins attributes ‘opposed bar cuts’ to achieving the pixelated look, where the facets on the top of the stone are perpendicular to the facets on the bottom of the stone.

On a recent reddit post, he adds:

“It’s called the Smithsonian Bar and has been around in different variations for decades until a gentleman named Jeff Graham came up with the name and really popularized it among gem cutters.”

To see more gorgeous cut gemstones from Wilkins, you can follow him on Instagram at @gemcutter3

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5.61ct Bicolor Congo Tourmaline Measures 13x8mm Eye Clean and Untreated Cut in a modified version of Jeff Graham's Smithsonian Bar. Sold! #tucsongemshow #lapidary #minecraft #gem #gemstone #gems #faceting #faceter #facet #lapidary #crystal #gemcutter #gemcutting #cutgem #gemdesign #jewelry #jewels #jeweler #sapphire #spinel #tanzanite #oregonsunstone #sunstone #morganite #aquamarine #topaz #garnet #tourmaline #amethyst #mahenge

A post shared by Jordan Wilkins (@gemcutter3) on Mar 21, 2019 at 12:07pm PDT

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Sold! Just picked this up! 9.70ct Synthetic Color Change Sapphire Measures 10.6×12.2×7.1mm Has some interesting curved growth lines that are barely eye visible but other than that it is clean. Cut by @srconnaughton This stone changes from a purplish blue in daylight to a bright magenta purple under incandescent. #tucsongemshow #tucson #tucsongemshow2019 #gemshow #lapidary #customcutgemstone #gem #gemstone #gems #faceting #faceter #facet #lapidary #crystal #gemcutter #gemcutting #cutgem #gemdesign #jewelry #jewels #jeweler #sapphire #spinel #tanzanite #oregonsunstone #sunstone #morganite #aquamarine  #garnet #tourmaline #mahenge

A post shared by Jordan Wilkins (@gemcutter3) on Jun 7, 2019 at 2:27pm PDT

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Gave this Opposed Bar Nigerian Bicolor Tourmaline new life yesterday, swipe left to see what it looked like before. Started at 6.9cts and finished at 6.55cts Measures 11.5×8.9×7.3mm Untreated and eye clean Sold! #tucsongemshow #tucson #tucsongemshow2019 #gemshow #lapidary #customcutgemstone #gem #gemstone #gems #faceting #faceter #facet #lapidary #crystal #gemcutter #gemcutting #cutgem #gemdesign #jewelry #jewels #jeweler #sapphire #spinel #tanzanite #oregonsunstone #sunstone #morganite #aquamarine  #garnet #tourmaline #mahenge

A post shared by Jordan Wilkins (@gemcutter3) on May 30, 2019 at 11:11am PDT