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by Miguel Endara

2 months ago

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The making of "Hero," a drawing of my dad composed entirely out of 3.2 million ink dots.

Closeup images of "Hero" can be seen here:
miguelendara.com/art/hero/

Limited Edition Prints are now available here:
miguelendara.com/prints/hero

Update: 6 million views reached!
To all the fans reblogging, reposting, retweeting, reliking, retumblring - I say thank you. Thank you all!

Twitter: @miguelendara

Directed, Filmed, Produced, Edited and Drawn by Miguel Endara
Music by Bonobo - Noctuary
Written by Simon Green
Published by Just Isn't Music
(P) Ninja Tune 2003
Licensed courtesy of Ninja Tune - ninjatune.net
Song Download: bit.ly/rubVeD

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dro 2 months ago

street-tease.com/blogs/drolands/4568-pointillisme-mon-pere-hero-miguel-endara.html ;)
PJ Tierney 2 months ago

Also blogged here, amazing work :)

blog.pjtierney.net/2011/12/hero-what-over-3-million-dots-of-ink.html
yezidjimenez 2 months ago

Miguel great work! does this technique works in color?
Great websites too!
HDtimelapse.net 1 month ago

Wow!

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DatARobotYouth 2 months ago

Just curious, how many pens?
Miguel Endara 2 months ago

one!
Miguel Endara 2 months ago

they hold up well apparently
The Aggregate 2 months ago

Miguel this is beyond amazing. Word's can't even describe. Keep up the great work! We have this video live on our channel and site ;)

Channel:
vimeo.com/channels/theaggregate

Site:
theaggregate.net
Gunther Gheeraert 2 months ago

Superbe travail ! Quelle patience, quelle minutie ! Le résultat est top.
Tom Fletcher 2 months ago

How did you accurately count dots?
Paul Wong 2 months ago

You can also use measurement per square inch, etc. Very nice work.
Neil V 2 months ago

How would that work when some areas have a greater density of dots than others?
Brandonn Zamudio 2 months ago

It wouldn't, but don't worry about it dude.
Carlos Canhisares 2 months ago

Yeah, why worrying? It's a very demanding work anyway. And beautiful!!
Sveinn Davidsson 2 weeks ago

Who's worrying? I think the question is interesting...
Mateo Anzola 1 week ago

Actually I think counting all dots might just be as simple doing rounds of 100 or 1000 and keeping score. To be sincere, the art behind the counting impresses me more.
Nils Helmersson 2 months ago

Amazing!
Guilherme Todorov 2 months ago

I hope you get very famous and rich because you fucking DESERVE it
Tony Phipps 2 months ago

I couldn't agree with you more!

Very nice video work as well, much talent.
valugi 2 months ago

pfff.. my printer will be famous and rich too
Mike Westdijk 2 months ago

@valugi: :D
Miguel Endara 2 months ago

thank you!
Tigger Bourne 2 months ago

Amazing! What kind of pen & pencils did you use?
Miguel Endara 2 months ago

thank you! pencil: faber-castell F, pen: micron .005
philipp schmitt 2 months ago

compliments!! they come from hy hometown in Germany: Nuremberg - you can visit the site, where they design and develop these things, pens etc. ... ;-)
Tigger Bourne 2 months ago

Thanks! Did you have a strategy for the shading, how many dots for dark and light?
JJ Sereday 2 months ago

Cant go wrong with Microns, and the fact that you only used one is pretty remarkable.

Absolutely love this piece! Not just the work but the video as well. Posted it to trendyslave.com/.
Designcollector ※ 2 months ago

Wonderful!
Indie Atlantic Films 2 months ago

incredible! so talented!
zeburock 2 months ago

the final picture was not what I was expecting... hilarious! and awesome!!
playnika 2 months ago

brilliant!
Markus Kaufmann 2 months ago

Un-be-lie-va-ble!
Epiphany 2 months ago

how much time it took?
Jonny Bishop 2 months ago

210 hours, it says at the end of the video...
Basicproduction 2 months ago

Just amazing and insane!
RYAN OHM ▲ 2 months ago

wowza, nice jorb!
Anton Kudin 2 months ago

you're crazy

here's to the crazy ones!
Miguel Ayala 2 months ago

awesomeness
Michaël Betsch 2 months ago

This is incredible, but why take such an ugly photo as a model ? With your dad looking pretty sharp in the video and all…
Jack Ebensteiner 2 months ago

I didn't think it was ugly. It looked like he scanned his face in a big xerox machine. I thought it was a fun photo and it possibly indicates his dad's fun-loving/playful nature.
Idil Ciise 2 months ago

I agree with you Jack Ebensteiner!
Carlos Canhisares 2 months ago

Great answer!!
Michaël Betsch 2 months ago

Everyone I showed the video to told me exactly the same thing : extraordinary editing and drawing, ugly photo. You guys seem rather biased. (I don't mean to insult any of you, of course)

Again, awesome work :)
Design Alliance Architect 2 months ago

I agree with you (M Betsch). Awesome technique, skills. Not very good composition.
Sakura 2 months ago

Wow! The video and the final artwork are both gorgeous!
Julian Grassl 2 months ago

OMG - Human Printer :D
Arpit Jain 2 months ago

exactly
Félix P. 2 months ago

You-are-a-fucking-crazy-man !

Love it x1000.
gestaltic 2 months ago

crazy!!!!!
Jason Sondhi 2 months ago

my question: how many hand-cramps?
Cody Calderon 2 months ago

mine as well!
Daniel Campos 2 months ago

Wonderful!
Sam Morrill 2 months ago

So sweet.
primat 2 months ago

Muito bom!
Edi Ribeiro 2 months ago

awesome work
Kie Artis 2 months ago

ridiculously amazing!
Jacob Plumridge 2 months ago

Photo was perfect, This is brilliant. You captured such a perspectively obscure image so well.
Wyshniukas 2 months ago

Mad awesome.
Andreas Birch 2 months ago

is it for sale?
Miguel Endara 2 months ago

the original? not at the moment. but the prints will be soon. miguelendara.com/prints/
Jonkiii 2 months ago

Love it!
dimbazzo 2 months ago

Genius!!!!
Marcin Staszewski 2 months ago

R-E-S-T-E-C-P, as Ali-G says
Shawn Lee 2 months ago

Props!
EnigunRa 2 months ago

True primal art. Great work:-)
Lloyd Cook 2 months ago

What camera did you use?
Miguel Endara 2 months ago

Canon T1i
Femi Idowu-Read 2 months ago

Brilliant drawing! What happened today that you got 43k hits but only 9 yesterday?
Ben Bernards 2 months ago

reddit
Miguel Endara 2 months ago

reddit is right
Austen Browne 2 months ago

1:19 is great
David Seitz Jr 2 months ago

Very impressive work! This piece is a great motivator for endurance and hard work. Especially considering, it's not just the act of making thousands of dots. It's also composing all of those dots into an amazing image. The work looks very realistic (so much so that I'm wondering if there was a photo guide, but don't spoil it for me!).
doanue 2 months ago

That is some raw talent right there
Karla Ruiz-Gomez 2 months ago

All i can say is:

"..........................................................."

Incredible portrait! I love the editing of the video as well. The motion tracking of the font is simple and yet effective! AMAZING WORK!
Lars Peter Lueg 2 months ago

This is art. :-)
Spenser Stevens 2 months ago

Stunning! posted @ sstevens.co
Vitor Azeredo 2 months ago

Man, i had this nightmare. Me and all my classmates from ESAD.
Denis 2 months ago

pqp, q lindo!
Guus Voorham 2 months ago

Was there ever a point where you slipped, made a stripe instead of a dot, and had to start allllll over?
Out in the green room 2 months ago

Amazing piece! Did nobody really ask how you counted all of the dots?! I´m pretty curious about it! =)
DJ Chill Will 2 months ago

methinks the same
Anthony Cabula 2 months ago

Nice work !
garu-garu 2 months ago

wow, really cool....
Alessandro Randi 2 months ago

Autism at its best! ;)
great work, dude, also very nice and relaxing video.
Marti Meda 2 months ago

wow...
Diari Gran del Sobiranisme 2 months ago

Molt bonic!
Neal Fassnacht 2 months ago

Amazing!
Jason 2 months ago

Nice!
Ludillandra Mahino 2 months ago

you're one amazing artist!!
Joe Moya 2 months ago

nice finished art work... but, even better camera and editing work
Legs of Steel 2 months ago

amazing
Pedro Fernandes Reimão 2 months ago

fantastic!
Steve Keen 2 months ago

Excellent dedication, patience, and steady hand! I sadly just don't like the picture itself :/ But still a great feat!
Mike Polak 2 months ago

Amazing!
Goldie Gareza 2 months ago

great work and a video to go with it. (((((high five!)))))
Billy Harford 2 months ago

Loved it :D
MarceloHMarotta 2 months ago

Superb work, but I was expecting to see a closer and more detailed look of the final result in the end of the video. Can you provide it? I want to show it to my nephew, and would like that he could take a good and more patient look, to get the general idea of the amazing details of the work...
Miguel Endara 2 months ago

of course! you can see the high res photo on my site. miguelendara.com
Ben Bernards 2 months ago

Major props man.

What camera did you use, and what software for editing / titles?
Miguel Endara 2 months ago

Thanks! Canon T1i, After Effects CS4