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How to Build an LED Etch A Sketch With a Motion Sensor That Lets You Shake to Erase
The Etch a Sketch toy has gone more or less unchanged for over 60 years, but if you’re handy with a soldering iron you can build an upgraded version that swaps aluminium powder for glowing LEDs. You’re still stuck with the challenge of drawing using just two spinning knobs, but when you screw up, a…
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Watching This Super Precise Robot Doodle Is Super Satisfying
Video: Evil Mad Scientist’s new AxiDraw V3 personal drawing machine can use any pen or marker to print or write on your behalf if your penmanship is awful. But simply watching the machine draw ultra-precise doodles and complex patterns is so satisfying you might be able to justify its $US475 ($637) price tag as just…
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10 Impressive Optical Illusion Drawings That Break What You Think Is Real
Video: In every one of these side-by-sides from artist Howard Lee (and there are ten of them), one is the real object and the other is just a hyperrealistic drawing. Some of these drawings look so real that it’s hard to tell what’s art and what’s not. It’s especially great because after we get fooled,…
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Watch Disney Artist Glen Keane Draw The Little Mermaid In Virtual Reality
Former Disney animator Glen Keane doesn’t need much of an introduction. He’s the man who drew The Little Mermaid‘s Ariel. And Aladdin. And Pocahontas. And Beast. Now, he’s embracing the latest tool for digital artistry.