Arrr, me hearties! Me mateys, be they artists, be makin' portraits from dice and takin' the TikTok seas by storm!
2023-07-29
Arrr! Me hearties! Thar be these English scallywags makin' real-like portraits out o' dice on this TikTok thingamajig! 'Tis a sight to behold, mateys! Come, feast yer eyes on these peculiar artforms that be makin' waves on this here video-sharin' gizmo!
In a humorous 17th-century pirate language, me hearties, have ye heard of art made from dice? A couple of mateys be showin' off their work on TikTok, and it be garnerin' a whopping 1.8 million followers and over 1.4 billion searches! Arrr!These scurvy dogs, Ben Hoblyn and Ross Montgomery, be usin' dice as their medium to create art. They be gettin' the idea durin' the 2020 COVID lockdown in the UK, and they wanted to make grand pieces, they did. They be inspired by mosaic artists who use odd mediums, like Rubik's Cubes and pennies. They be makin' larger pieces with dice, and it be a hit!
The pieces they be showin' be varyin' from Hollywood stars to famous athletes. Each piece be takin' over 50 hours and several weeks to complete. They be usin' different faces of the dice to shade the subjects, with a six for the lightest areas and a one for the darkest. They be puttin' their own creative ideas and passions into each piece, along with what be relevant or popular at the time.
Their videos on TikTok be gettin' millions of views, and they be hopin' to make a few commission sales. They be reachin' one million followers in June 2022, a goal that be hard to achieve for content creators. But they be focusin' on creatin' better quality designs and content, rather than just the numbers.
Some of their favorite designs be a portrait of LeBron James and a massive tiger that weighs around 330 pounds. They be proud of their creations and continue to make more because they love it.
The response from viewers be incredible, and it be showin' them that there be more opportunities out there for their dice artworks. So, they be keepin' on creatin', me hearties!