A long time ago when I actually created artwork, stipple compositions with fine point pens were among my favorite media. But I never created anything remotely resembling the scale that Miguel Endara does. He duplicated a photocopier portrait of his father with 3.2 million dots. Watch a video of the process at the link.
Link | Artist's Website
Somebody counted them?
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Did he trace the original?
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This process is called pointalism. It actually allows for great control of shadows and depth. I have some work of my own using this method, but it's obviously not even close to as good as this guy's.
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@ted -- it looks like he just sketched it.
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