Paintings

Science

These Are the Earliest Human Paintings Ever

9:30AM February 8, 2012 | Jesus Diaz

According to new radiocarbon dating tests, these are the first paintings ever made by humans. They are seals painted more than 42,000 years ago, located in the Cave of Nerja, in Málaga, Spain. And they may turn our idea of humanity upside down. More »


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Earliest Mona Lisa Copy Ever Discovered

4:00AM February 2, 2012 | Jamie Condliffe

Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is, arguably, the most famous painting in the world. But would it be devalued if it wasn’t the original? We might soon find out, because a very similar painting from the same period has surfaced — and it’s by a different artist. More »


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Watch A Girl Use Just A Basketball To Paint A Portrait Of Yao Ming

7:30AM January 25, 2012 | Casey Chan

I like that balls with baskets game very much and enjoy the hell out of Yao Ming, so it’s no surprise that I really like this picture of Yao Ming miraculously painted with JUST a basketball. That’s it! No brushes, no nothing. Just a basketball dipped in red paint, a few swipes and a lot of dribbles. More »


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Why Won’t This Still-Life Painting Just Stay Put?

12:00AM January 25, 2012 | Andrew Liszewski

Imagine re-arranging the blossoms in Van Gogh’s Sunflowers, or really giving Munch’s The Scream something to scream about. Visiting art galleries would be far more entertaining, and Scott Garner is clearly trying to make that happen with his Interactive Still Life project. More »


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This Typewriter Turns Hemingways Into Picassos

1:40AM December 6, 2011 | Andrew Liszewski

If a picture’s worth a thousand words, an oil painting has to be worth a few hundred more. At least oil paintings created with Tyree Callahan’s Chromatic Typewriter which lays down different hues of paint instead of letters. More »


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Incredible Time-Lapse Painting Of The Thundercats

11:00AM November 18, 2011 | Roberto Baldwin

Lions with swords. Yeah, the ’80s was a pretty special time. So special that this time-lapse painting of the Thundercats is your nostalgia inducing video of the day. More »


Software

Why Photoshop Will Never Cease To Amaze Me

7:40AM November 9, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

Or better said, the people using Photoshop would never cease to amaze me. More »


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Smirking Devil Face Hidden In Medieval Painting Was Probably A Prank

8:40AM November 8, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

When Giotto — considered the first artist of the Renaissance — painted this fresco at the Basilica of San Francesco d’Assisi in 1290, he hid something in plain view. It took 721 years and some close up photographs for someone to see it. More »


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Video: What 30 Hours Of Painting Without Paint Brushes Looks Like

8:20AM September 27, 2011 | Casey Chan

Amy Shackleton is a 25-year-old artist who paints without paint brushes. No, silly, it’s not finger-painting or graffiti or spilling paint and calling it a day, it’s real masterpieces that look amazing. She uses squeeze bottles to make them. More »


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Photographer Thinks He Can Solve The Mystery Of The Lost Leonardo Da Vinci Painting With A Picture

7:40AM August 30, 2011 | Casey Chan

“The Battle of Anghiari” is a Leonardo da Vinci painting that many in his era called the Renaissance Man’s finest work. The problem is that it’s been lost since the 1500s. Many people, however, believe it’s hidden behind a brick wall and a photographer thinks he can snap a picture of the work — through the brick wall — to prove it. More »