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World Largest 3D Painting in Chongqing

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3D painting in Chongqing creates Guinness World Record (2011-02-23). The giant 3D painting covers an area of 892 square meters. It took Qi Xinghua, Chinas first 3D painter, a month to finish. The painting measures 32.2 meters long and 23.3 meters wide. The wall in the 3D painting is 6.09 meters high. It created a new Guinness World Record and became the latest and the largest 3D painting in the world. It was certified by Guinness authorities on December 17, 2010. ?

Amazing Time-Lapse Of Marilyn Monroe Painting

From: http://haphappy.com/
Check out this awesome time-lapse video from artist Lord Colin O’Neal. Not only is the video itself impressive (with a great track by Marilyn Monroe herself) but the resulting painting is phenomenal. It looks like he did this all in just two days time.

It’s talent like this that makes me extremely jealous. I wish more than anything I had abilities like this. I would do nothing more than paint art in my studio day in and day out. I love his little additional things, like toasting his wall buddy.

10 year old British schoolboy hailed as 'next Picasso'

From: http://www.bbc.co.uk/

A British schoolboy has stunned the art world by producing paintings that look like Picasso's.

Hamad Al Humaidhan has already been snapped up by an international art agency despite still being at primary school.

So what is all the fuss about?

Anna Holligan reports.

20 Beautiful Examples of iPad Finger Painting

By iYingHang

From: http://www.hongkiat.com/

Let’s be open-minded, finger painting is no longer just child’s play. There are numerous online artists including some friends of mine who are designers love to use their iPhone and iPad to draw pictures.

Thanks to some apps like Brushes, these artistes can upload their masterpieces directly online to social networking sites like Deviant Art, Facebook or Flickr. They also created some awesome videos teaching you how you can do that too.

Below are 20 Piece de Resistance (which means masterpieces) that are painted only with iPad.

By Benjamin Rabe

By Patricio Villarroel

By Suzi

By Mike Miller

By Suzi

By Suzi

By RubensLP

By Mike Miler

By Fabric Lenny

By David Newman

By Kevin Barba

By Lawrence Barrow

By Fabric Lenny

By Jake.Icjaker

By Jake.Icjaker

By John Nofsinger

By flynryon

By Michael Heald

By Michael Heald

By Luis Peso

Restored Da Vinci painting reveals hidden details

From: http://news.yahoo.com/

AP – An undated image made available by the National Gallery in London of Leonardo da Vinci's Virgin of the …

Wed Jul 14, 9:32 pm ET

LONDON – A restoration project for Leonardo da Vinci's "Virgin of the Rocks" has revealed new details and suggest the Renaissance artist may have painted all the picture himself, instead of with his assistants as previously thought, a British gallery said Wednesday.

The 18-month conservation project involved removing much of some badly degraded varnish that was applied to the painting in the late 1940s, enabling experts to take a much closer look at the picture's brush strokes and styles, the National Gallery said.

The cleaning revealed the painting's full tonal range, especially in the darker areas, and resulted in a clearer sense of how the artist intended for space to recede through the rocky landscape, the gallery said.

It also affirmed that Leonardo likely painted the entire picture himself and intended for it to be unfinished.

The restored painting showed a range of completion from the barely sketched hand of the angel to the fully realized heads of the main figures — consistent with many of Leonardo's works. The Italian artist, said to be the "eternal perfectionist," is thought to have left his pictures unfinished because he wished to return to them later, gallery spokesman Thomas Almeroth-Williams said.

In the past, scholars believed the different levels of finish in "Virgin of the Rocks" showed that Leonardo was helped by assistants.

The painting dates from about 1491 to 1508 and is a later version of one on display in the Louvre in Paris.

The latest cleaning project followed years of scrutiny of the masterpiece.

In 2005, experts using infrared technology found two drawings hidden beneath the surface of the picture — one design was never painted, and the second one revealed Leonardo changed his mind about the subject several times.

The painting goes back on display in the National Gallery on Wednesday.

Online:

http://nationalgallery.org.uk/

Famous paintings in 3D

The Ten Creepiest Paintings by Serial Killer John Wayne Gacy

By Gus Garcia-Roberts

From http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/

This week, Riptide told you about Stephen Koschal, the Brickell memorabilia detail who's been the world's leader in selling art by executed serial killer John Wayne Gacy (we have no idea what's going on in the comments section of that story, by the way).

Today we bring you the ten creepiest prison-made Gacys we could find photos of. Not all of them were brokered by Koschal, but all are certifiable nightmare fuel.

10. "Hi Ho With Clown"

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​Well, there goes our fond childhood memories of a Disney classic. Even the dwarfs look like they're thinking: "Uh... isn't this a copyright violation or something?"

9. "Pogo in the Making"

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​Gacy used to dress up like a clown named "Pogo" and show up at kid's birthday parties. Fun fact: While most clowns customarily round the tips of their painted smile to look less maniacal, Gacy kept his nice and pointy.

8. "Dwarf's Baseball"

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​Nothing creepy about this little portrait of a Chicago Cubs batter playing baseball against the seven dwarfs, right? WRONG. Those signatures one the bottom include such Hall of Famers as Ted Williams, Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle, and Joe Dimaggio -- the work of dealer Stephen Koschal, who showed up at autograph conventions and of course never told the baseball greats what they were signing. Perverting our all-American heroes is, indeed, creepy.

7. "Handprint and Clowns"

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Just try to look at that handprint without shuddering a little bit.​

6. "Lou Jacobs"

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We needed a break from the overt creepiness. Look--if you didn't know this one was a Gacy, you'd think it was just a nice painting of a nice clown named Lou Jacobs.

5. "Sex Skull"

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Okay, back to the overt creepiness.

4. "Self-Portrait"

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​The creep himself. By the way, why did the guards give this guy paints? ​Why not JUST GIVE HIM FREAKIN' LAMBS BLOOD TO CREEP US OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE?

3. "Pogo the Clown"

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​Ah... so creepy classic.

2. "Patches"

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​Barf pallete remix!

1. "Pogo and Clown Skull"

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​Okay, time for a long, cold shower. Goodbye.

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Craig Tracy’s ‘South China Tiger Project’ is more than meets the eye

Author: Leo
From: http://thechive.com

Check out more of Craig Tracy’s amazing work at his new website, HERE

10 of the best speed painting videos you will ever see

from: http://www.epiccarnival.com/


Last week I did a post I had wanted to do for a long time featuring some great slow-motion videos. Today I decided to go the reverse route and look for some great videos using time-lapse photography. I looked at a lot of videos on various topics and as I was perusing I came across an artist named Nico Di Mattia who uses Photoshop to create some of the most amazing works of art you will ever see. Here are the 10 I liked the most...

Michael Jackson


Ironman


Megan Fox


A hot armed girl


Spider-Man


John Locke from Lost


Jennifer Love Hewitt as The Ghost Whisperer


Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer


Optimus Prime


The Dark Knight

Beauty of Battle Cat - '80s Toy Paintings

We here at StreetLevel love our '80s toys, but San Francisco artist Robert Burden takes his love to a whole other level. Like Adrian Riemann, Burden has taken to making high-art out of He-Man. He recently spent 420 hours painting He-Man's faithful sidekick Battle Cat. Burden also spent a year painting his man-sized Voltron he titled, "Defensor Mundi."

Inspired by his personal collection of '80s action figures, he's also painted The Penguin, G.I. Joe villian Serpentor and Hulk Hogan, among others. Watch time-lapse videos of him painting both Battle Cat and Voltron after the jump.

10 Awesome Images That Are Actually Paintings

ArtAt first I thought most of these images were photos.

They are all inspiring paintings from some amazing artists and I recommend you check out the rest of their work by clicking on the links.

1. Shower Scene

Artist: http://alyssamonks.com/

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2. Milk Girl

Artist: http://www.diegogravinese.com/

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3. Station Scene

Artist: http://www.bertmonroy.com/

This Photoshop image by Bert Monroy uses a total image count of over 15,000.

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4. Lunch In Tiburon

Artist: http://www.bertmonroy.com/

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5. Self Portrait

Artist: http://davidkassan.com/

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6. People Swimming

Artist: http://alyssamonks.com/

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7. Graffiti and Wood Peeling

Artist: http://davidkassan.com/

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8. Under Water Scene

Artist: http://alyssamonks.com/

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9. Female Portrait

Artist: http://www.drublair.com/

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10. Splash

Artist: http://www.ericzener.com

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