Wood Burned Portraits of U.S. Presidents
Designer and Illustrator Rachel Ignotofsky undertook the formidable task of memorializing all 44 U.S. presidents in whimsically wood burned portrait form.
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Risa Fukui’s Massive Cut-Out Paper Portraits
Artist Risa Fukui produced a series of intricately cut large-scale portraits from paper, which are installed on translucent panels at at the Pola Museum Annex in Tokyo through September 8th.
Carved Cardboard Portraits
Artist Giles Oldershaw makes iconic portraits of celebrities from nothing but pieces of cardboard by simply carving into them and peeling the layers away.
String Art Portraits
Ladyface Blog combines 3 excellent things into one rad DIY. Animals, portraits, and string art? Yes please!
Public Colander Portraits
Artist Isaac Cordal bent the mesh of kitchen colanders to reveal realistic portraits of faces when they cast a shadow. Then he went and installed them on public streets in London.
A Camera Large Enough to Live In
Dennis Manarchy seeks to capture these “Vanishing Cultures” before they disappear, using his handmade 35′ long, 12′ tall, and 8′ wide camera, whose bellows and body resemble an old view camera.
Bag Painter Chris Crites
And now for something completely different. Seattle artist Chris Crites, aka bag painter, creates modern-day portraits from mug shots of the past using a five-color palette, a 10/0 brush, and a paper bag. Once the subject is chosen, Crites draws a loose sketch on his medium of choice. His original photograph is then adjusted and […]
