Smileys/Emoticons

As you all probably know, a smiley is a symbol that is made out of letters and characters that when you look at it from the side, shows a face (usually). It shows a mood.

    

     :)  :(  >:)  >:(  :D  :P  B)  O.o  O_o  :(:)  ;)  [:|]  :C  C:  :3  :3)

     8)  :L  :*  :'(  D:  >:P  :O :() \m/  :-)  :]  :^)  :|  <3

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ASCII Art

While looking up different art forms I found this one especially interesting. Here is a deffinition of ASCII art from www.walthowe.com/glossary/a.html :

"Artwork composed entirely of ASCII characters used as lines and shapes, not as characters with meanings. The simplest ASCII art is the simple smiley faces, but at the other end of the scale, they can be large, elaborate pictures. For a good collection of ASCII art, see the ASCII Dictionary."

Drawing With Water

This man uses water to draw his creations, then he puts a dot of ink on it and it spreads to show the picture. The artist's name is Emmanuel Guibert. He writes graphic novels for all ages of readers. He lives in Paris with his wife and daughter.

Marc Harmon- Leroy Jethro Gibbs

So a few days ago I decided I wanted to draw Mark Harmon who plays Gibbs in 'NCIS'. I tried using a regular no. 2 HB pencil but it totally failed. Then yesterday I gave it another shot using a soft charcoal pencil from Faber Castell and I got better results. I drew it starting at the jaw line and only coloring in the shadows. Charcoal was much easier because I could smudge it around and use it as a paint and my finger as a brush. I think it kind of got warped when I scanned it..

Painted Ukuleles

I found my love for ukuleles just last year when my classmates started playing as well. They had their own ukes and played much better than I did but I didn't care. Now I have my own uke and I'm getting pretty good. I was looking up pictures of ukuleles and found that there are some pretty cool painted ones.

Flip-flop Creations

After seeing what Brazilian students did, I was intrigued and wanted to see more. I found recycled flip-flops. I also found other flip-flop sculptures. It is amazing how creative people can be.

Buildings that look like what they sell

These buildings are pretty cool. People thought of out-of-the-norm ways to get more business. They decided to create something unique. Something amazing. They decided to create buildings that look like what they sell. These are my favorite out of all of the ones I found. click on one of the photos to see more.