Famed Etch A Sketch(R) Artist Unveils Barack Obama Masterpiece Honoring Black History Month - pic

[Kadie]

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Famed Etch A Sketch(R) Artist Unveils Barack Obama Masterpiece Honoring Black History Month.
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Famed Etch A Sketch(R) Artist Unveils Barack Obama Masterpiece Honoring Black History Month
The Ohio Art Company(R) and George Vlosich III present sketch of the first

African American president of the United States


BRYAN, Ohio, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ohio Art Company, creators of the world famous Etch A Sketch, today unveiled an awe-inspiring sketch of President Barack Obama in celebration of Black History Month. Created to honor the country's first African American commander in chief, the masterpiece was sketched by famed artist George Vlosich III and features Obama's face alongside the presidential seal with a vision of the American flag and Abraham Lincoln in the background.


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[Why Syzygy]

1. Wow. I just now 'got' the

poignancy of Obama juxtaposed to Lincoln. *tingles*

[Forkboy]

2. This stuff is amazing.

I've seen a lot of Etch-a-Sketch art that blows me away. I can't even make stairs.

[ComtesseDeSpair]

3. How do they do that????

I can't even draw a stick figure with an Etch-A-Sketch!!!

[jpgray]

4. Blows away my "Squiggle Descending a Staircase"

[WilliamPitt]

16. *snarf*

:rofl:

[Richardo]

18. HA!

:D

[90-percent]

5. my living

I am in the CNC customer support business and I tell many people that a CNC machine in principal is nothing more than an etch a sketch machine.

With 500 cubic inches, a 14-71 blower and 98% nitro, of course.

but there are some shared principals between the two machines.

I bet every one here that sees the pic is going in their minds: "Oh God, please don't turn the picture over!"

-90% Jimmy

[vanderBeth]

6. Wow. If I had done that, Obama's head would be more blockish

[sufrommich]

7. The article says they are able to preserve the picture after it's

done. I can't imagine how you do that with an etch-a-sketch, one little bump seems like it would ruin everything. He is incredibly talented, I can't make anything you would even recognize on a etch-a-sketch.

[vanderBeth]

10. I think they remove the excess aluminum powder when they are done

[sinkingfeeling]

8. I never could make anything on an Etch-a-sketch beyond a mountain range.

[Contrary1]

9. Check out his gallery of Etch A Sketch work:

:wow: http://www.gvetchedintime.com/gvetchedintime/gallery.php

[Kadie]

14. Amazing.

:hi:

[Ocracoker16]

11. Pretty cool

[Mist]

12. That's amazing. My EtchASketch skills have not progressed much from when I was 8 or so. nt

[arcadian]

13. Hey? You mind if I shake this thing out?

I need to make a square house with a flower pot sitting in a wndow and some puffy smoke coming out the chimney.

[Kadie]

17. LOL

:hi:

[Control-Z]

15. I've got to rec this.

I'm an artist and have the patience to work with many different mediums for 12 hour stretches or longer. The things that most find tedious I actually enjoy and get lost in doing, but I have NEVER made anything recognizable with Etch A Sketch(R), or lasted more than 5 minutes trying. Seriously, this is truly amazing to me.

[Pithlet]

19. I can't even make a square on those things.

So I'm always beyond amazed when I see things like that. I don't know how they do it.

[OneBlueSky]

20. he uses a special Etch-A-Sketch populated by Oompa-Loompas . . . n/t

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