Empire State of Pen

September 13, 2012 2:42 PM

Empire State of Pen — 80 second timelapse video of artist Patrick Vale drawing the view of the Manhattan skyline from the Empire State Building.
posted by netbros (9 comments total)

That is awesome.

Also I want that second sweater he wears.
posted by shakespeherian at 2:59 PM on September 13, 2012

+100 for Moanin'.
posted by Lutoslawski at 3:07 PM on September 13, 2012

That was an incredible display of skill and talent. That was amazing!
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 3:30 PM on September 13, 2012

New York, New York, it's a hell of a town! The iMac's up and the coffee cup's down.
posted by bicyclefish at 3:30 PM on September 13, 2012

It's actually the Entire State Building. But anyone can make that mistake, so don't worry about it.
posted by mullacc at 4:17 PM on September 13, 2012

Beautiful and impressive! At first I thought it may have been about this guy who draws panoramic murals of cities from memory.
posted by MaryDellamorte at 4:43 PM on September 13, 2012

"All that detail from memory, Dr. Lecter?"
posted by TDavis at 9:06 PM on September 13, 2012

I'm surprised that he allows coffee so close to his drawing table; on the table in fact.
posted by Hicksu at 1:13 AM on September 14, 2012

How did he make parts disappear? Whiteout? Or is that not a pen?
posted by DU at 4:38 AM on September 14, 2012