- Ballpoint Papi makes portraits of celebrties with a ballpoint pen.
- They're terrible.
- At the same time, they pick up on interesting details from their subjects, like their tattoos and body shape.
- Take a look at some examples below.
Ballpoint Papi — also known as Twitter Picasso — has nearly 170,000 Instagram followers to his name. Why? They presumably enjoy the detailed portraits of celebrities he draws with a ballpoint pen and posts to his account.
The only thing is, the illustrations are terrible. They're purposefully grotesque contortions of celebrities — like caricature drawings.
But in their own way, they're fascinating. There are small details inspired by the subjects' tattoos, clothing, and body shape. It's almost Cubist, like Picasso's work.
Ballpoint Papi started by drawing anyone on Twitter who sent him $3 on PayPal. But in the past two years, his following has ballooned and extended to Instagram. Now he draws people like Cardi B, Odell Beckham Jr, and Wendy Williams.
Take a look at some of his highlights below.
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