Etch-A-Sketch Based Commissioned Art

May 8, 2007 6:42 PM

For the past several years, Jonathon Liu of Rainy Bay Art has been accepting commissions to create detailed (and permanent) portraits in the medium of Etch-A-Sketch. He also works in the medium of pumpkin.
posted by jonson (7 comments total)

Wild.
posted by louie at 7:22 PM on May 8, 2007

Drive Faster!
posted by russilwvong at 8:04 PM on May 8, 2007

related. Like his pumpkin art.

Here's some other pumpkin art. And more.
posted by nickyskye at 8:35 PM on May 8, 2007

No matter how great your etch-a-sketch picture is, it's no fair not to let other people use it.
posted by Citizen Premier at 10:22 PM on May 8, 2007

This guy must have the nerves and patience of a thousand Buddhist monks. Try drawing that many diagonal lines on an Etch-A-Sketch without grinding your fillings to dust... not an easy or pleasant task.
posted by maryh at 10:45 PM on May 8, 2007

For the etch-a-sketch/sport/celebrity enthusiast, check this out
posted by BozoBurgerBonanza at 7:12 AM on May 9, 2007

I like the pumpkins, but it seems to me the Etch-A-Sketch pictures are about 1000 times harder to do.

Question-
Would it be possible to:
1. Shake the E-A-S upside down to coat the screen
2. Take off the back and empty the grey stuff
3. Gut the scratching mechanism
4. Draw a picture by hand using a stylus
5. Maybe spray a fixative on your picture
6. Reattach the back
?

It seems amazing to me that, despite all the things I have taken apart in my life, I never tried an Etch-A-Sketch.
posted by MtDewd at 8:20 AM on May 9, 2007