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Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Arts / Tech Brush Strokes

Posted by on Wed, May 27, 2009 at 8:16 AM

This week's New Yorker cover was created by Jorge Colombo using the Brushes app on his iPhone. He did it in an hour while standing in Time Square.

Here's an animation showing the painting being created.

 

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1
Fuck me, that's cool. OK, maybe I'll get one of these here mo-bile or cell-u-ler ferns.
Posted by Chicago Fan on May 27, 2009 at 8:25 AM
2
Thank you for posting that video. Seeing how an artist actually paints is fascinating!
Posted by Cannot Draw a Straight Line on May 27, 2009 at 9:02 AM
Greg 3
Less messy than bringing an oils set with you, that's for sure.
Posted by Greg on May 27, 2009 at 9:27 AM
4
that guy kicks ass. that was not as easy as it looked, to be sure!
Posted by nicole on May 27, 2009 at 9:39 AM
V 5
There's a neat flickr pool of art created with Brushes. Some of the portraits are particularly amazing.
Posted by V on May 27, 2009 at 9:59 AM
6
He did it in an HOUR? I couldn't do it in a YEAR!!
Posted by Timmytee on May 27, 2009 at 11:18 AM
care bear 7
Wow, that is amazing.
Posted by care bear on May 27, 2009 at 11:32 AM

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