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He-Man’s Battle Cat Gets Painted, Time Lapse Style

Jason Chen — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:00:00 +0000

To follow up his time lapse Voltron painting, Robert Burden went for another influential cartoon of the ’80s: He-Man. See 420 hours of Battle Cat painting distilled down to three minutes.

Colorware Adds Visual Spice to iPods, Better Scratch Protection For iPod Touch

Jason Chen — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:40:00 +0000

We’ve covered Colorware’s professional gadget painting in the past—and were more than satisfied after seeing their work close up, but their latest iPod colouring seems to be more than just cosmetic. The iPod Nano 2G colour-coats the shiny silver metallic back with a colour layer, which most likely handles fingerprints and scratches better than the original surface. They also paint iPod Nano 4G and iPod Classic as well as iPhone 3G, so you’ve got options on those devices as well. The process is not all that cheap ($US125 to send yours in), but it’s definitely worth it considering that they do a great job and you’ll be using these gadgets for years. [Colorware]

British Artist Paints Using RC Cars As His Brushes

John Mahoney — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:00:00 +0000

And you thought Etch-a-Sketch was tough. Ian Cook made this portrait of a Chevy Camaro by soaking the wheels of remote controlled cars in paint and then painstakingly driving them around on his canvas. He also uses full-size tires to fill in large blocks of colour, but still, the results are pretty amazing–if you’ve ever tried to ambush your unsuspecting cat with an RC you know how tricky precision manoeuvring can be. He’s currently camped out at the London Motor Show doing portraits of cars (meta!). The work is especially admirable when you see it coming together in this video, stroke by radio-controlled stroke.

SEE A SPLASH OF ‘POPBANG’ COLOUR ON THE CHEVROLET MOTOR SHOW STAND!

- Unique Chevrolet Camaro painting wows crowds at British International Motor Show
– Paintings created with remote control cars
– Live demonstration on Sunday August 3

Visitors to the British International Motor Show will be able to check out unique renderings of a pair of very special cars on the Chevrolet stand.

The paintings, of the Camaro Convertible and Beat concept cars – both of which are the stars of the Chevrolet stand, are the work of 25-year old artist Ian Cook from Solihull, West Midlands. But instead of creating the images with a simple paintbrush, Ian used a somewhat unique method of artistry.

The images were created using remote control cars driven through acrylic paints, with further detail added by using old car tyres. As well as cars, Ian has also painted some famous figures from the world of motoring using the same method, including Lord Montagu of Beaulieu and F1 ace Lewis Hamilton.

“I wanted to be an artist from a young age and decided that to be successful I needed something completely unique,” said Ian. “I’ve always been mad about anything with wheels and I figured that using cars to paint cars would capture peoples’ imaginations, so I experimented at home by driving some remote control models through paint.”

Ian, who calls his art Popbang Colour, used a host of replica GM cars to create the Camaro, including three models of the Camaro Concept itself, live on the show’s opening day. He also created an image of the Beat minicar concept, both of which will be on display in the Chevrolet Drivers’ Lounge for the duration of the show.

But those who want to see Ian create a masterpiece in person should pop along to the Motor Show, at London’s Excel exhibition centre, Docklands, on the final day of the event – Sunday August 3 – from 10.00am.

There, Ian will be using his unique painting method to create an image of British racing star Rob Huff’s Chevrolet Lacetti World Touring Car, a week after the series visits the UK for its annual visit to Brands Hatch.

“I can’t wait to get started on the racing car,” said Ian. “With the intricate liveries and body kits, competition cars require an extra level of detail, and that’s where you need skill with the remote control cars.”

One thing’s for certain – Ian’s next creation is sure to go with a bang. Or maybe even a pop…

Star Wars Meets Classic Art

Mark Wilson — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:15:00 +0000

Those Photoshoppers over at Worth 1000 decided to mash up Star Wars with some of the world’s most famous pieces of art (and we’re like 99% certain that it was meant as a joke). This remix of M.C. Escher’s famous Hand with Reflecting Sphere has to be the most brilliant, with traces of the Death Star looming in the background next to a Escher’s psychiatrist officesque workspace. For more reimagined pretentious college freshman art, hit the link. [Worth 1000 via digg]

Meta: Artist Uses Old Macs as Canvases for Mac Fanboy Paintings

Gizmodo US Edition — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:40:00 +0000

Instead of turning it into a jukebox, a jack-o-lantern, or worse, a web server hosting your text-only fan site, why not ship that old Mac of yours out to Melbourne, Australia where painter and street artist Satta van Daal will slap on some fanboy-approved Apple imagery as part of his iPaint myMac series. I’m actually a little surprised it’s taken this long for me to see a Mac with Jobs and Woz’s bearded mugs on it. Maybe I just wasn’t looking hard enough. [Satta Van Daal via Team Teabag]

Bristlebots + Paint = Robo-Pollocks?

Gizmodo US Edition — Fri, 16 May 2008 09:48:00 +0000

At the spring arts ITP show the other day, designer Christian Cerrito had a demonstration which will have had bristlebot designers everywhere smacking their foreheads in a “My god, that’s obvious!” manner. He used a big tray, a bunch of the simple and strangely lovable DIY bristlebots and a few gobs of paint and voilà: new artworks were created. There’s even some science in there: the random walk of the bots is affected by the viscosity of the paint, so as the painting gets bigger, it gets more complex, in an interestingly chaotic manner. More interesting than Jackson Pollock’s splattery art? Well… maybe, if you’re a robot geek. [ITP via Bot Junkie]

Hammerite Metalmaster Makes Painting Even Easier: Both Sides at Once

Gizmodo US Edition — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:36:55 +0000

Hammerite’s new Metalmaster system speeds up the whole process of painting metal stuff by spraying all sides of an object at the same time. You just clip the gun to the object with a wire, and electrostatic charging means that the thing you’re painting actually attracts the paint particles. This means no brush marks, as well as an even, all-over coat. It only works for metal things, and you need to use specially formulated paint, but it sounds so cool that I want to try it out, and I don’t even have anything to paint! Available soon in the UK, for around US$80 for the gun and US$30 for a 750ml paint tin.

AU: I remember seeing this on Beyond 2000 (or something similar) years ago it’s good to see that it’s now actually a consumer product.

[Hammerite, T3 —thanks, Jez.]

Dulux PaintPod Provides a Little Pump Action to DIY Painting

Gizmodo US Edition — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:37:09 +0000

Dulux’s new PaintPod system is a labour-saver for decorators, pumping paint directly to its roller at the right rate to avoid splodges. In one swoop it eliminates those drips-on-floor and fussing with cans that painting usually involves (at least, in our house). Best of all: fill it with water when you’re done, and it cleans itself for you in just 10 minutes. Its one drawback is that it takes drop-in five liter paint packs, for the specially formulated paint—US$40 for white and US$60 for colour. Available April in the UK, for around US$135. [Electricpig.tv and T3]

Make That Old Mobile Look like New by Painting It Yourself

Charlie White — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:24:41 +0000

Getting tired of that old, gray and grungy phone of yours? Put away that iPhone envy and go to the Instructables site, which will show you how to kiss that frog with pearly colors and turn it into a handsome prince. But spraying a gleaming coat of paint on a delicate instrument such as a phone is not quite as easy as you might think.It requires major surgery. You need to take all of the parts out of the phone’s case, because just a few drops of paint in the wrong places will turn that badass tech into just another inert object. You also need to carefully cover up any of the chrome areas with adhesive tape, requiring intricate detail work with a tiny knife. Then it’s time to spray on multiple layers of your favorite color. Go with the metallic! Get the full step-by-step instructions at the Instructables site. [Instructables]