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Artist James Mylne took on the challenge of recreating Johannes Vermeer’s Girl With a Pearl Earring using only one single Bic Cristal pen. Apparently the sort of shading he accomplishes in the portrait is possible using a variety of different pressures. Man, it just boggles my mind that people can do stuff like this. I have trouble successfully composing a stick figure. [via]

What can 3D imaging do for you? How about a whole lot of entertaining. Samsung crafted this awesome viral video which showcases their upcoming Samsung 3D LED-TV. How much can 3D truly reveal about the origins and inspiration for art? Check out the vid, then you tell me. I’ll never look at The Girl with a Pearl Earring the same again. You can also translate art into geek for those of us without the gift of cultural interpretation.

At first glance, this “case mod”, if you can call it that, looked like the box I carried my belongings off to college with. Look a little deeper and you see that this box is actually a working computer. The UbuntuBox has got to be the ugliest damn case mod of all time. Isn’t there some sort of reward for this? The creator of this horrendous masterpiece says that the computer houses the parts from an old Pentium 3 tower,... Continue reading

Using only supplies bought from a local art and craft store, the builder of this Donkey Kong clock has created a beautiful piece of old-time Nintendo memorabilia. Since he couldn’t find a decent Nintendo-themed clock in the States, he decided to take matters into his own hands like and true DIYer would. To create this clock yourself you will need some clockworks, a wood frame, black paint, a glue stick, and varnish. After that, it’s up tp you to find... Continue reading