Most artists use pencils to create their art. For artist Vilas Iakkabathini, however, the pencil is the canvas.
In a YouTube video that stretches the boundaries of preciseness, Iakkabathini is shown whittling away at the tip of a pencil, turning it from a dull point into one of the world’s most recognizable landmarks: the Eiffel Tower.
According to a comment by Iakkabathini, the pencil he used was an “8b Liberty Trio Number 398 shading pencil.” In other words, forget about capping off your standard yellow No. 2 implements with Parisian landmarks.
Assuming his eyes ever go uncrossed from the experience, hopefully Iakkabathini has a few more graphite masterpieces in store for us. A Statue of Liberty would look pretty amazing.
H/T Digg | Screengrab via Sachin Badhe/YouTube