Incredible, to say the least, is the cover of the June 1st issue of New Yorker Magazine. Why? It was created with an iPhone.
The recent cover was developed by Brushes, an app available at the App Store for $4.99US. Designed by Jorge Colombo, he drew the cover while waiting outside Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum in Times Square in about an hour. You know, simple as that.
According to the article in the New Yorker, Colombo only owned the phone since February, but has been an artist since age 7, and has had published drawings in the magazine since 1994.
Digital drawing has its advantages, he explained. “Before, unless I had a flashlight or a miner’s hat, I could not draw in the dark.” He also noted to the New York Times the convenience of the app. He explained that it “made it easy for me to sketch without having to carry all my pens and brushes and notepads with me, and I like the fact that I am drawing with a set of tools that anybody can have easily in their pocket.”
You can watch how he drew the cover with a video on their website, showing you stroke-by-stroke of the process.
You can also view a new drawing weekly by Colombo each week on newyorker.com.
Amazing.