Comments on: Isn't this why the Internet was invented?

Isn't this why the Internet was invented?

anastasiav — Wed, 12 Nov 2003 11:41:20 -0800

Bad Toon Rising - Think you remember what Mickey Mouse looks like? Daffy Duck? Bart Simpson? Ok - grab a scrap of paper and draw that character. Right now. (No peeking!!) Some other people already have, and these are the results.....

By: Orange Goblin

Orange Goblin — Wed, 12 Nov 2003 11:48:20 -0800

I've seen this before, and still think that the difference in the characters is inability to draw, rather than inability to remember. I know I couldn't draw Mickey Mouse, but I know what he looks like.

By: krazykity16

krazykity16 — Wed, 12 Nov 2003 11:50:02 -0800

So.... this just proves that the majority of people can't draw. Hooray? [on preview: what OG said]

By: WolfDaddy

WolfDaddy — Wed, 12 Nov 2003 12:01:43 -0800

I think stuff like this is interesting because if some kind of hand-made visual representation is the only way I could communicate something to someone else ... I'd completely flail at it, whether it be a map or a picture of Bart.

By: twine42

twine42 — Wed, 12 Nov 2003 12:02:13 -0800

but do you really know? I doubt I could create a decent efit likeness of my wife (Matt, can MeFi automatically replace 'fiancee', please?). Equally, I recognise her voice instantly, but I can't change words into her voice in my head. Or am I just fucked up?

By: degnarra

degnarra — Wed, 12 Nov 2003 12:09:24 -0800

It doesn't have to mean they're bad artists... I can draw fairly well, but not from memory. The difference between a mediocre artist and a "gifted" one often lies in their visual memory capacity. I thought the site was kinda neat. I would never have guessed what some images were supposed to be if it wasn't for the title.

By: Joey Michaels

Joey Michaels — Wed, 12 Nov 2003 12:10:16 -0800

I had a great time visiting this site. Fun stuff and it could make a great party game - well for the kind of boring parties I go to, anyway. It would be fun for me, at any rate.

By: Smart Dalek

Smart Dalek — Wed, 12 Nov 2003 12:12:04 -0800

"I can't believe how bad these pictures suck-" "I know. Somebody should do something about it, but what?" "Maybe if we called Karate Snoopy, he would go to some of these damn artists and hurt them badly." "That would totally rock...but I don't think I could stand the sight of all that blood..."

By: Ufez Jones

Ufez Jones — Wed, 12 Nov 2003 12:17:25 -0800

This is pretty comical, but I can't help but think that some of these are kids drawings, which makes me feel kind of bad for laughing. They look an awful lot like what I would try to draw as a kid. Cool site though. Fun stuff and it could make a great party game - well for the kind of boring parties I go to, anyway. It would be fun for me, at any rate. Pictionary, man.

By: grabbingsand

grabbingsand — Wed, 12 Nov 2003 12:21:49 -0800

It has been brought to my attention that there is no Chinese Alphabet. Okay. The FPP was amusing, but Smart Dalek's link-full-of-karate-goodness is great!

By: soyjoy

soyjoy — Wed, 12 Nov 2003 12:35:04 -0800

I can draw Mickey Mouse fairly well, but only because I practiced over and over and over when I was six or seven. Donald Duck was always easier - his proportions and connections seemed to make more sense, and were easier to fudge. So yeah, there is a point to this. Even those of us who are ~~excellent~~ fully competent cartoonists may be able to picture the cartoon perfectly, but without it in front of us, our versions of a character may be indistinguishable from, say, Wolfdaddy's.

By: Robot Johnny

Robot Johnny — Wed, 12 Nov 2003 13:26:34 -0800

I agree with the Orange Goblin. This exercise would've been far more interesting if given to actual artists or cartoonists to see how good their memory is. Something tells me half of the artists on this site would've drawn just as poorly if given something to copy.

By: orange swan

orange swan — Wed, 12 Nov 2003 13:31:20 -0800

I noticed that the better the technique of the drawing was, the better the resemblance tended to be. But I do think if given something to copy, everyone's work would have improved a lot.

By: whtsherbkt

whtsherbkt — Wed, 12 Nov 2003 13:38:54 -0800

I saw a similar memory test where they had people try to draw famous logos. The Louis Vuitton L and V overlap, but how?

By: antimony

antimony — Wed, 12 Nov 2003 14:02:23 -0800

How about this one: (I had to do this in a class once) Take out a piece of paper, and draw the heads side of a penny (or some other common coin, for non-US folks) You handle them every day, you would recognize one instantly, and you would recognize if you were handed a fake with some detail changed. So, overlooking your ability to draw... Which way is Lincoln facing? Where is the text? What does it say?

By: kindall

kindall — Wed, 12 Nov 2003 15:38:51 -0800

I saw a similar memory test where they had people try to draw famous logos. The Louis Vuitton L and V overlap, but how? Louis Vuitton is a "famous logo"? I would call it fairly obscure.

By: degnarra

degnarra — Wed, 12 Nov 2003 16:10:44 -0800

Louis Vuitton is a "famous logo"? I would call it fairly obscure. Yeah, maybe if you live on Tonga. Dude even in Poland every other girl is carrying a (fake) Louis Vuitton pocketbook.

By: kindall

kindall — Wed, 12 Nov 2003 16:25:27 -0800

Oh, it's one of those things you have to have a vagina to know about. Never mind...

By: anastasiav

anastasiav — Wed, 12 Nov 2003 16:57:40 -0800

Yeah, maybe if you live on Tonga. Dude even in Poland every other girl is carrying a (fake) Louis Vuitton pocketbook. Dude, maybe in Poland, but certainly not in Portland.

By: SisterHavana

SisterHavana — Wed, 12 Nov 2003 17:13:13 -0800

All these people can draw better than me. ; )

By: majick

majick — Wed, 12 Nov 2003 20:05:59 -0800

I don't know what my memory of an image has to do with my ability to draw it. I could flail at tracing a famous cartoon with predictably awful results. It's a test of drawing ability, not of memory. Also, I have no idea even who Louis Vuitton is, let alone if he has a logo. "Famous" is relative.

By: delmoi

delmoi — Thu, 13 Nov 2003 00:04:25 -0800