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Legacy of Letters

Check out this awesome promotions video of the Legacy of Letters italian tour. The control and precision in creating lettering like this is amazing! The font you see created here is called Fraktur.

Legacy of Letters from Luca Barcellona on Vimeo.

Los Angeles Street Mural

Street artists El Mac and Retna teamed up for this amazing mural in Culver City. The piece  named Of Our Youth is inspired by time they spent in Skid Row painting another mural.

Check out the time-lapse video of the mural coming together below. Photos from Juxtapoz.

Drew: The Man Behind The Poster

“Drew: The Man Behind The Poster” is a feature-length documentary film highlighting the career of poster artist Drew Struzan, who’s most popular works include the “Indiana Jones,” “Back to the Future” and “Star Wars” movie posters.

Telling the tale through exclusive interviews with George Lucas, Harrison Ford, Michael J. Fox, Frank Darabont, Guillermo del Toro, Steven Spielberg and many other filmmakers, artists and critics, the journey spans Drew’s early career in commercial and album cover art through his recent retirement as one of the most recognizable and influential movie poster artists of all time!

Check out the trailer below.

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Extraordinary Ambidextrous Drawing Skills

What is this kid, 10? At 10 I was still learning to tie my shoes and thought making babies involved a cabbage patch. This dude throws down some epic drawings with both hands so fast, I’d give him a five’a.

The Art of Jeremy Geddes

Jeremy Geddes, a Melbourne based artist, is the creator of these amazing realistic paintings. Often taking a surreal and anarchist theme,  Jeremy’s thought provoking art can require a very close look to catch the attention to detail. See more and buy prints at JeremyGeddesArt.com. More after the jump.

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Carvings the Size of a Needle Eye Sold for $20 Million Dollars!

Willard Wigan has probably got some of the most stable hands of anybody on earth! Willard is an artist that carves sculptures and figures that can all fit into the eye of a needle. He uses home made tools, and to paint the sculptures he uses a single hair plucked from a fly’s back.

What the hell!

Willard has sold his entire miniature carvings collection for about $20 million.

Good for him! This video below is a must see.