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Self-Portrait Machine Forces You To Draw Yourself
gearfuse.com - 7/3/2009
Self-Portrait Machine Forces You To Draw Yourself
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A narcissists dream, the Self-Portrait Machine takes a photo of the user and transfers the picture into a drawn image of themselves. The catch is that the user is actually the one that does all the drawing, as they are physically attached to the machine. The machine itself performs a ...
Self-Portrait Machine
we-make-money-not-art.com - 7/2/2009
Self-Portrait Machine
— we-make-money-not-art.com — Jen Hui Liao's Self-Portrait Machine is a device that takes a picture of the sitter and draws... it but with the model's help. The wrists of the individual are tied to the machine and it is his or her hands that are guided to draw the lines that will ... (more) Self-Portrait Machine

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Self-Portrait Machine Forces Your Hands Into Drawing a Pretty Picture [Robots]
gizmodo.com - 7/3/2009
Self-Portrait Machine Forces Your Hands Into Drawing a Pretty Picture [Robots]
— gizmodo.com — No artistic ability? Let a friendly robot force your hands into drawing a realistic self-portrait of yourself.... Jen Hui Lia's Self-Portrait Machine takes your picture and then guides your hands into drawing your own portrait. You slip your wrists and ... (more) Self-Portrait Machine Forces Your Hands Into Drawing a ...

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Self-portrait machine guides your hands, compromises real art
newlaunches.com - 7/7/2009
Self-portrait machine guides your hands, compromises real art
— newlaunches.com — Keeping aside all the sympathies we have for masters of the fine arts, let us appreciate this... new form of digital art that’s gradually making itself known to all. Say ‘hello’ to the Self-portrait machine that helps you draw your own sketches, with ... (more) Self-portrait machine guides your hands, compromises ...

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Self-Portrait Machine Forces You To Draw Yourself
OhGizmo! — ... to help them. No, it’s not going to make you a great artist per se, but it will force you to draw at least one really good picture. This Self-Portrait Machine takes a picture of the person using it, and once they’ve strapped themselves in, it moves their arms back-and-forth to create a picture. It’s a little gimmicky, sure, but who wouldn’t want to be able to show off an awesome self-portrait that they drew? [ We Make Money Not Art ] VIA [ GearFuse ] ...

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