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Pin-tastic portrait is sharp as a tack

YouTube illusionist Brusspup, who created the Crazy Chair Illusion we recently spotted, is back with another inimitable video.  This one isn't so much an illusion, per se, as it is a testament to the power of persistence.  And a long attention span.  And a LOT of free time.

Using Photoshop to break a digital photo down to a mere five colors, Brusspup assigned a shade of plastic pushpin to each color, and then got to work.  Spending over one hundred hours spread out over a month, he assembled a mind-blowing 15,000 pins — each one functioning as a 'pixel' in the larger image — and caught the whole process on time-lapse video.

Enough of our yakking.  A picture is worth a thousand words, or, in this case, 15,000 pushpins.  Enjoy!

Brusspup's YouTube channel, containing more illusions, can be found here.

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  • Patrick  •  Gaithersburg, Maryland  •  2 months ago
    This guy must be loved at his local Staples store.
    • Just Me 2 months ago
      Lol, Staples should give sponsor him!!!
    • Meg 2 months ago
      Ha ha ha ha ha! Thanks for the laugh Patrick!
    • TM 2 months ago
      what makes you think he bought them at Staples? He could have gotten them at Office Depot, or even an independently owned store.
  • Jim Iron Hand  •  2 months ago
    Just WOW! Amazing how talented some people are! The things that people make into art is just awesome!
    • Mavin 2 months ago
      its not art its just color by number he had it all laid out before, that why he made it row by row, thats not how artist make a painting its how computers print fake art
    • CorrinaR 2 months ago
      Mavin: Who are you to say what's art and what's not? Art is such a broad term that you cannot define it. Some people consider it art and some may not. But it's just not right to say "it's not art" because art can be anything and everything.
    • A Yahoo! User 2 months ago
      Yeah, this is definatley art. Maybe its not impressive to you, but it takes a unique idea, planning and execution. Bravo to the guy who made it!
  • Dooglas  •  2 months ago
    Amazing how our mind "tricks" is into blending colors together to make different shades.

    In that entire picture, there are only FIVE different colors, and NO varying shades: Red, blue, yellow, white, and black. Every tack is the same shade as the others of that color group. Amazing..
    • Bob J 2 months ago
      You forget that it looks terrible up close.
    • IVIEAN IVIAN 2 months ago
      terrible up close: So do some of the greatest masterpieces artists of this world have produced. So then you have to think about where the artist intended for you to view it from.
    • Erin 2 months ago
      That's true. Remarkable, isnt it?
  • tfryday  •  Shreveport, Louisiana  •  2 months ago
    wow
    • scatplatter 2 months ago
      Wow? that's all you got. The artist could of amazed you by just showing you a shiny quarter .You are a stupid C***
    • Carly 2 months ago
      ^ I bet I could amaze you by point out that it's "could have" and not "could of". You are a stupid c***.
    • Numbers 6;24-26 2 months ago
      by pointing out vs point out

      stupid = Definition of STUPID. 1. a: slow of mind : obtuse b: given to unintelligent decisions or acts : acting in an unintelligent or careless manner c: lacking intelligence
      vs
      uneducated = efinition: lacking knowledge Antonyms: educated, intelligent, learned, lettered, taught
  • Stephane  •  2 months ago
    I wonder who she is. If someone did this for me, we'd be getting married
    • Karl 2 months ago
      It would sure hurt you to get stuck
      that many times I bet ?
    • Blair 2 months ago
      Ill Do It For You SO When We Getting Married LMAO
    • A Yahoo! User 2 months ago
      Hilarious
  • JM  •  2 months ago
    and she still won't go out with him
  • Russell W  •  Beaumont, Texas  •  2 months ago
    Incredibly cool!!
  • PugsInABox  •  2 months ago
    it's a pin up girl!
  • Blood Bank SHifa Int' ...  •  Islamabad, Pakistan  •  2 months ago
    Nice- A creative mind's Excellent Job.
  • Jennifer  •  2 months ago
    Very nice
  • required  •  2 months ago
    Then Freds boss came into his cubicle and said "your fired, get your crap and get out of here".
  • Eric  •  Culpeper, Virginia  •  2 months ago
    wow, he has a gift for sure.
  • direwire  •  2 months ago
    A true masterpiece.
  • Piffo  •  2 months ago
    That is INSANE! I love how the realms of art are continuously being pushed (haha). But this is absolutely amazing. Kudos to that kid!
  • CoolWisdomPrevails  •  2 months ago
    Wow! That guy is so fast! He must have an unusual mind to think up all this stuff.
    Kudos, BP!
  • hi  •  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  •  2 months ago
    who has time to do that..
  • Amanda  •  Fresno, California  •  2 months ago
    That is awesome
  • cracker  •  Atlanta, Georgia  •  2 months ago
    How cool is that!!!
  • Josh  •  Hershey, Pennsylvania  •  2 months ago
    So, who is this modern day Mona Lisa?
  • christy  •  Phoenix, Arizona  •  2 months ago
    thats awesome
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