Is this fake or just Mad Skillz?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Wildkow @ Jun 17 2007, 05:22 PM) [snapback]463656[/snapback]</div>

If it were possible to "lift" the pen (by bumping the thing perhaps and shifting its location in the split second that the bump "lifts" the pen off the screen), then the artist would take greater advantage of that capability throughout, not just at one or two places. But I think bumping it risks fuzzing the artwork, so, no, the entire composition is done with one continuous line and a hell of a lot of tedious retracing through prior tracks to start fresh lines in new places. I think if you examine ANY sketch, the number of true "islands" would turn out to be relatively small, and with little modification such "islands" could be cleverly attached the the master "continent" (so to speak) without it looking strange.

The artist's signature I believe touches the edge of the screen at the lower left, so I'm sure the "pen" is dragged along the screen edges many times during the composition so as to get it relocated quickly without having to retrace lines.

Not something a ten year old would do with his first Etch-A-Sketch, but with practice, a human being can pretty much accomplish anything, especially the impossible.

But amazing stuff nonetheless!

Mark Baird
Alameda CA

 

That is something.

 

One of my co-workers carefully carried over a mini etch-a-sketch that someone had used to create an incredible likeness of mickey mouse.
The detail was absolutely exquisite.

He had done it just sitting in her cube, bs-ing with her for a couple of minutes.

 

Any time I see something spelled with a 'z' when it should be an 's,' I know I'm simply too old to have any meaningful reply.