News: Famous Nelson Platform Bench done LEGO Style
The original 1946 Herman Miller Platform Bench retails for more than $700.
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News: Spooky Disembodied Lips, Tongues, and Spit Bubbles
Artist Julia Randall's photorealistic colored pencil drawings of disembodied lips, tongues, and spit bubbles kinda give me the creeps (in a perfectly good way, of course).
News: Photoshop Face Cream Works Miracles
Love this Madonna makeover via Giopet's Graphic Art. Amazing what a little Photoshop can do...
News: Tate Modern Celebrates 10th Birthday
British art museum Tate Modern celebrates it's 10th birthday with a cake by Konditor & Cook (lemon chiffon and gingerbread men). Paul Smith & Marc Quinn pictured above.
News: Papercraft Parkour Brought to Life by Hand (Literally)
Parkour + Papercraft + Animation... what could be better? Truly original piece of work entitled "Parkour Motion Reel" by Serene Teh and Noel Lee. Previously, Sick. Decapitating-Head-Exploding Paper Animation (NSFW!)
News: The Amazing Upside-Down Guitar Playing Woman
A super cool anonymous woman rocks at playing the guitar... upside-down. I don't know about you, but I have yet to see a style quite this unique. That hand rolling move is awesome. Previously, 13-Year-Old Guitarist Wows Guitar Pros... and Yoko Ono.
News: Laboratory-Style Cake Baking
French artist Alexandre Dubosc celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Annecy International Animated Film Festival with this stop motion animation of baking a cake in a laboratory-like kitchen.
News: Psychedelic Math Makes for Some Trippy Origami-Art
Flickr user fdecomite showcases his beautiful portfolio of geometry-inspired papercraft. His dedication to the craft is astounding. Get ready to take a journey down the rabbit hole cuz this work gets trippy.
News: Japanese Cake-Art
Via Eat Me Daily,
News: Escher LEGO Style
The following Escher-esque Legos are by Andrew Lipson Here is the setup while he is building it.
News: Flawless Replica of Famous Masterpiece Drawn With a Single Bic Pen
The iconic Girl With a Pearl Earring, by Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer, is widely considered one of art history's most seminal paintings. Artist James Mylne spent 90 hours copying the image, using just one Bic Cristal pen. Kudos. That shading took some serious skill (and patience).
News: The Way We Were
Robert Redford is gorgeous... His style in the film is iconic. I really could not focus or pick up on anything else for the entire film. I was transfixed.
News: 8mm Film Burning & Melting - Art at its BEST!
Can't help but love that visual, who knows how much longer this possibility will be around. The film gets jammed in the gate, the intense heat of the bulb begins to melt the celluloid.
News: Grand Theft Auto-Style Car Chase Via Google Maps
Fun little animation from Honest Directors, in which Google Maps hi-res satellite footage of New York is used to create a faux car chase through the streets of Brooklyn. Previously, Evil Pixels Demolish New York City.
News: James Bond - Quantum of Solace
The Opening Title Sequence for "Quantum of Solace" Here is an incredible mashup - its "Quantum of Solace" meets "The Incredibles" Trailer style.
News: Papercraft Redefines Fake Eyelashes
There is now a much a more artful approach to donning false eyelashes, reports Ecouterre. "As delicate as lace, each pair of faux peeper framers is based on the Chinese art of jian zhi or paper cutting. Featuring traditional motifs such as peonies (for happiness), peach blossoms (romance), and horses (success), these flirty extensions are certain to set any heart aflutter."
News: HOLY COW! Who Taught White Baby To Dance?
Since we're on the topic of performing boy wonders today (Taiwanese Boy Sings Whitney Better Than Whitney Herself?), here's another defiance of nature. Little six-year-old Luke KILLS at tap dancing. Previously, Walk It Out Street-Tap-Style.
News: Mad Men Opening Parody
Not a movie but Mad Men is a great TV Show with a nice opening and fantastic Key Art.
HowTo: Conquer a Chain Lock (You Will Need: 1 Rubberband)
Chain locks are hardly highly secure to begin with, but a fun MacGyver-style trick nonetheless. Add it to the lock picking vault. Crack a Master Lock - Mathematically, No Shim.
News: Fashion Blogs to Check Out
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News: FarmVille Farm-Art - Make Your Farm Look Like This
Mario Farm Rose Garden Chess-Set Farm
HowTo: Build a Self Balancing Segway-Skateboard
Instructables user XenonJon has posted detailed instructions for his skateboard/segway style balancing platform he showcased at Makerfaire in Newcastle, this past March. Not an easy/beginner build, but the process is extremely well documented. Video below.
News: Red One Basics
Video: Assemble the RED ONE into a film style camera. Video: Navigate the RED ONE video submenu.
News: Princess Peach Poses as Mother of God
Princess Peach poses as the Madonna, cradling Mario (as Jesus), in artist Kordian Lewandowski's sculptural rendition of Michelangelo’s “La Pietà”.
News: Gameboy Goes Papercraft
Papercraft video game art by French design duo Zim and Zou. The insertable cartridge is particularly awesome. Don't miss the Tetris (all the way at the bottom).
News: Bedtime... Millenium Falcon Style
Another addition to WonderHowTo's collection of Star Wars mania. We've seen lots - the Star Wars wedding cake, the Sexy Stormtrooper, Star Wars moneygami, the 30,000 LEGO brick Star Wars droid control ship. And now the geek-sexy millenium falcon bed, created by Kayla Kromer (images by Heather Leah Kennedy).
News: Acrobatic Cops Should Ditch the Force, Join the Circus
This year's Biennial of Photography and Visual Arts in Belgium presents work by photographer Thomas Lailaender. His whimsical series entitled 'The Acrobatic Squad' shows "a special motorcycle unit of the Préfecture de Police de Paris in full acrobatic mode as they were practicing their hobby at the Bourget military base".
News: I Want One. VW Passat Mini-Monster Truck
Kinda like the strap-on tank, but with more monster truck-style. No background info, other than that this bad boy was produced in Estonia. Previously, Monster Truck Your Smart Car.
News: Whaddya Know? An Old Tie Makes the Perfect Thong
There's something undeniably naughty about upcycling your boyfriend's old tie into a thong. Japanese site Panty Hanty offers a library of free sewing patterns in the art of underwear-making.
News: Breakdancer Turns Figure Skating Upside Down
Albeit a "staged" performance, the skills appear to be real. This dude pulls off some impressive figure skating tricks, except upside down - on his head, breakdance style. I recommend watching the entire video (it builds), but to get to the real climax, skip ahead to around 1:06 or so.
News: Mouse Point Tracker Art
Interesting collection of works by designer Anatoly Zenkov. Zenkov's Flickr set shows several images created by "using a simple java applet to track his mouse while working, black circles are pointer stops (not clicks)".
News: How'd He Do That?
Amazing work by artist Walee for BEAUX ARTS Magazine. Photoshop tricks? Photograph manipulation? Papercraft sculpting?
News: Kid Juggles Soccer Balls Like a Circus Seal
The art of juggling + serious freestyle soccer skills = talented Polish kid who (with a little practice) could possibly fit into a Cirque du Soleil act...
News: The Buddha With 1,000 Hands
Incredible dance production, Thousand-Hand Guan Yin, performed by China's Disabled People's Performance Art Troupe. All of the performers are deaf, which makes the choreography quite an amazing accomplishment.
News: Eat Your Wedding Dress
Two in one wedding: eat your dress, wear your cake. Amazing cake-as-art by Lukka Sigurdardottir.
How To: Write 3D embossed text & letters
Need a little help making your 3D letters? This quick tutorial on how to draw embossed or three-dimension letters makes it look pretty easy, revealing secrets on how to get perfectly-shaped three-dimensional lettering for your next art project or handmade holiday card! Write 3D embossed text & letters.
How To: Create small perfect curls or waves for your hair
Want to create a wavy look for your hair? All you'll need is a small curling iron. This professional demonstration shows how to create the perfect curl of hair with a curling iron. Watch this video hair styling tutorial and learn how to create a beautiful wavy look for your hair. Create small perfect curls or waves for your hair.
How To: Automate contact sheets in InDesign
This video is a follow-up lesson to Dave Cross' tutorial in Adobe Illustrator Techniques' newsletter. Dave further explains the Automated Contact Sheet function and working with Adobe InDesign's templates and styles. Automate contact sheets in InDesign.
How To: Krump dance
Hip-hop dancer Emmanuel Sonubi shows you how to krump. Krumping is a style of street dance that originated in Los Angeles in the 1990s. Krump dance.
How To: Play funk drum beats
This video covers six popular funk drum beats that you can use when playing at a funk gig! Funk is a popular style of music that has a lot of similarities to rock, especially as far as drums are concerned. Play funk drum beats.