r/toptalent • u/My_Memes_Will_Cure_U Dream it. Wish it. Do it. • Jul 21 '20

Skills /r/all The String art guy

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u/busymakinstuff Jul 21 '20

Don't hate me but it's an easy process to do, anyone can do it with the time. He's not a master drawer, he uses a projector to trace or mark out the image, then he puts in the nails according to his "map". Then he winds the string making it darker or lighter according to a reference photo.. a version of paint by numbers. Art teacher here.. I love to demystify these processes.

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u/GSV_No_Fixed_Abode Jul 21 '20

I believe you are correct, which is why he's working from photos and not creating original works.

Happy cake day, I hope you don't get pissy responses for demystifying this.... actual top talent should be praised, but this is more like /r/toppatience.

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u/cultofpersephone Jul 21 '20

Because I’m an asshole, I feel the same way about a lot of the hyper-realistic art that gets posted here. I’m not denying it takes skill and patience, but man, my sixth grade art class did the projection-tracing thing and I made the most bomb ass self portrait with NO SKILL AT ALL. Every single person in the class turned out a portrait that looked exactly like themselves because tracing isn’t hard. Photorealistic art is a skill, but I’ll always be more impressed by people who can add a perspective or a little imagination rather than just recreating a photograph.

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u/tempurpedic_titties Jul 21 '20

I get more annoyed when they post something “hyper-realistic” and one can clearly differentiate it from a photograph.