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Dave Devries The Monster Engine

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Dave Devries The Monster Engine

This site is too cool to just add to my delicious bookmarks and not mention in detail to all of you. Dave Devries decided to collect art drawn by children, and then re-render their creations in a professional way.
For example:

After his treatment, becomes:

The idea is just inherently cool to me–I love the way a child’s imagination combines with a professional artist’s technique to create incredibly surreal creatures.  One thing I am fascinated by is how often the hands and feed trail off into scribbles, nothing really representational of what they should look like.  I can remember being a kid and hating drawing those parts.  There is a strong bias in our brains towards faces, it seems like, even at a very young age.  We can all draw a face, but hey, hands and feet are freaking hard.  I just love the way Devries deals with this in his re-renders.

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Hi! My name is Jeremiah Tolbert, but you can call me Jeremy. I am a fantasy and science fiction writer, photographer, and web designer living in Northern Colorado. I am currently starting a new job and cannot take freelance work at this time. Drop me a line if you have any questions or comments. I love hearing from new people and I now have a lot more time to chat.

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