Mind-Blowing Portrait Created from Thousands of Coffee Stains
Just weeks after she took the Internet by storm with her incredible portrait of Yao Ming, created only with a basketball and red paint, Malaysian artist Hong Yi strikes again, this time with a realistic rendition of Taiwanese singer Jay Chou made with coffee stains. The young artist begins her unusual creative process by taking […]
Artist Paints Portrait of Yao Ming Using a Basketball
I can think of a few things one can do with a basketball, but painting is definitily not one of them. But I guess that’s exactly what makes Shanghai-based artist’s, Yi Hong, so special. Yi, who goes by the name of “Red”, and describes herself as an artist who “loves to paint, but not with […]
Woven Newspaper Portraits by Gugger Petter
Most people look at old newspapers as trash, but for artist Gugger Petter it’s a challenging medium for which she has the utmost respect. Using a special weaving technique, she’s able to take fragile newspapers and turned them into beautiful portraits. Although she considers the informative purpose of the newspaper important, Petter has been fascinated […]
Artist Makes Bullet Portraits of People Killed by Bullets
Whether in hunting or warfare, bullets are usually used for killing, but artist David Palmer has found a way to use these instruments of destruction to create beautiful celebrity portraits. John Lennon, Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy were all great men, with one tragic thing in common – they were all killed by a […]
Joe Black’s Amazing Badge Mosaics
We’ve featured some pretty awesome mosaics here on Oddity Central, from Oksana Mas’ wooden egg mosaics, to the sweet jelly bean mosaics of Peter and Roger Rocha. But there are plenty of other incredibly talented artists out there who use the most unusual materials to create their art. Joe Black is one of them. Using […]
Artist Uses iPad to Create Detailed Celebrity Portraits
Long-gone are the days when painting was strictly done with specialized tools, like brushes, on canvases. Nowadays artists use anything from remote-controlled toy cars to Molotov cocktails to express their talents. So it should come to know surprise Kyle Lambert uses just one finger and the Apple iPad to create detailed celebrity portraits. Kyle Lambert […]
Photocopied Portrait Recreated with 3.2 Million Dots
People have been photocopying their body parts for a while now, and even though it’s still pretty funny, it’s not that impressive at it once was. But what about a portrait of a photocopied face recreated with over 3 million dots, is that impressive enough for ya? Artist Miguel Endara started out with a portrait […]
Incredible Portraits Made with Dripped Plasticine
Argentinian art collective Mondongo creates incredibly detailed portraits by using dripped and molded Plasticine. I can’t imagine how much time they spend getting the skin tones just right. We’ve posted our share of impressive portraits here on OC, made from the most unusual materials (from pancakes and chewing gum to written words), but few more detailed […]
Jason Sho Green’s Mind-Blowing Doodle Portraits
Jason Sho Green uses a simple ball-point pen to create incredibly intricate portraits that are actually made of other smaller drawings. Whether we’re good at it or not, we all like to doodle, but American artist Jason Sho Green has taken the pastime to a whole new level with his amazing doodle portraits that look like […]
Russian Artist Paints with Molotov Cocktails
Radya Timofey, a 23-year-old Russian artist is taking the art world by storm with a series of original paintings made by throwing Molotov cocktails at his canvases. They are often used to cause chaos, but young Radya Timofey is turning Molotov cocktails into art tools to create beautiful portraits of soldiers who fought in World […]
Montreal Artist Makes Portrait of Steve Jobs from 3,750 Apples
Last Sunday was the first official Steve Jobs day, but instead of wearing jeans and a long-sleeve shirt, Montreal-based artist Olivier Lefebvre decided to honor the Apple co-founder in a very unique way – a portrait made from real apples. Ever since his death early this month, people all around the world have been celebrating […]
Guys Sews Model’s Portrait with Sewing Machine
I didn’t think one could use a sewing machine for anything but sewing, but this guy proves it’s the perfect tool to create realistic portraits. I found this video during my daily browsing sessions, and knew I just had to post it for you guys to see, I haven’t been able to identify the skilled […]
Japanese Artist Paints Incredible Portraits on iPod Touch and iPad
Japanese artist Seikou Yamaoka uses a $2.99 application called ArtStudio, and his fingertips to create incredible-looking portraits on his iPod Touch and iPad. And he does it all during a long train commute. It’s amazing what some people can do with their hands, but Seikou Yamaoka’s work is even more impressive considering he only uses his […]
Would You Believe These Were DRAWN by an 18-Year-Old?
Rajacenna is an 18-year-old self-taught artist from the Netherlands who draws the most realistic portraits I have ever seen, using only pencils. I’m a big fan of realistic drawings, and I’ve previously featured amazing works like the pencil drawings of Paul Lung, the ballpoint pen portraits of Juan Francisco Casas, or Cristina Penescu’s detailed scratchboard masterpieces, […]
Mind-Boggling Embroidered Portraits by Cayce Zavaglia
Cayce Zavaglia is an embroidery artist from St. Louis, Missouri whose embroidered portraits look more like paintings than needle and thread artworks. Over the past 16 years, Cayce has created portraits of her family, friends and fellow artists, but while her passion for the expressions of the human face has remained constant, paint has slowly […]