Woman illustrates India vacation on Etch A Sketch and its mind-blowing
Illustrations of her trip to India included many of the country’s famous monuments
Jane Labowitch. PHOTO: BUZZFEED
Chicago-based artist Jane Labowitch illustrated her eight-day trip to India on Etch A Sketch and the results are stunning!
“There’s no room for error with Etch A Sketch! But I enjoy that everything is made using one continuous line and that it’s such an unforgiving medium,” Labowitch, who’s been “etching” since she was four years old told BuzzFeed Travel. If I make a big mistake, my only option is to shake the drawing away and start all over again, she said.
Paintings or photographs?: Artist captures spirit of everyday life
“Some of my quicker work can take half an hour or less on the pocket (small) size, whereas some of my most detailed work done on the classic (large size) has taken me more than 20 hours to complete,” she added. Labowitch says she photographs her work after finishing it, but ends up erasing most of it after that.
“It’s an interesting feeling to shake away hours of work, but it’s sort of liberating in a way to start with a clean slate,” she says. But she preserves her favorite work by removing the powder from the inside of the toy, and locking the knobs. “That way, I can keep it for forever without having to worry about it being erased when shaken — and I can sell my art around the world.”
Group show featuring paintings, calligraphy underway
Illustrations of her trip to India included many of the country’s famous monuments like Humayun's Tomb in New Delhi.
The Red Fort, also in Delhi
A rickshaw, as seen on the busy streets of India
She also did a sketch of Jaipur's Amber Palace Hall of Mirrors
And of course, the Taj Mahal in Agra.
To see more of her beautiful sketches, you can follow her on Facebook, Instagram and her website. You can also buy her work on Etsy.
This article originally appeared on BuzzFeed.
“There’s no room for error with Etch A Sketch! But I enjoy that everything is made using one continuous line and that it’s such an unforgiving medium,” Labowitch, who’s been “etching” since she was four years old told BuzzFeed Travel. If I make a big mistake, my only option is to shake the drawing away and start all over again, she said.
Paintings or photographs?: Artist captures spirit of everyday life
“Some of my quicker work can take half an hour or less on the pocket (small) size, whereas some of my most detailed work done on the classic (large size) has taken me more than 20 hours to complete,” she added. Labowitch says she photographs her work after finishing it, but ends up erasing most of it after that.
“It’s an interesting feeling to shake away hours of work, but it’s sort of liberating in a way to start with a clean slate,” she says. But she preserves her favorite work by removing the powder from the inside of the toy, and locking the knobs. “That way, I can keep it for forever without having to worry about it being erased when shaken — and I can sell my art around the world.”
Group show featuring paintings, calligraphy underway
Illustrations of her trip to India included many of the country’s famous monuments like Humayun's Tomb in New Delhi.
The Red Fort, also in Delhi
A rickshaw, as seen on the busy streets of India
She also did a sketch of Jaipur's Amber Palace Hall of Mirrors
And of course, the Taj Mahal in Agra.
To see more of her beautiful sketches, you can follow her on Facebook, Instagram and her website. You can also buy her work on Etsy.
This article originally appeared on BuzzFeed.