• George Zimmerman selling American Flag Painting for $100,000
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[quote]america lol[/quote]
[QUOTE=Gwoodman;43218340]Isn't this post supposed to be a joke? Why is everyone(some of you) taking it so seriously?[/QUOTE] I Joked about justifying bathroom surveillance because terrorists could plot in them. Everyone thought I was serious. FP can be pretty stupid sometimes.
[QUOTE=Wingz;43218384]'america lol'[/QUOTE] Let's not produce senseless strawmans. Mindless patriotism is pretty toxic, as it instills a false sense of pride.
[QUOTE=Ownederd;43218407]Let's not produce senseless strawmans. Mindless patriotism is pretty toxic, as it instills a false sense of pride.[/QUOTE] Or a sense of unity. Depends on how you see the glass of water.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/WMqKjy3.gif[/img] its one of the first results when you image search 'american flag' on google
[QUOTE=Ownederd;43218407]Let's not produce senseless strawmans. Mindless patriotism is pretty toxic, as it instills a false sense of pride.[/QUOTE] also, you're one to talk about having a false sense of pride trying to start meaningless debates on news threads tbh
[QUOTE=Wingz;43217836]other way around images that have been filtered try to look like paintings[/QUOTE] given this was his first oil painting, I'm going to say he did in fact pull an image, filter it, then paint it by eye. for instance- photo [t]http://vfwpost1433.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/flag21.jpg[/t] "cutout" filter, 3 levels [t]http://i.imgur.com/VPpigXo.png[/t] some contrast/saturation, and an instagram-esque split tone gradient map, annnnd [t]http://i.imgur.com/nryVe7J.png[/t][t]http://i.ebayimg.com/t/George-Zimmerman-original-painting-/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/z/HJ0AAOxydlFSsHdz/$_57.JPG[/t] oops looks like it might have been better at the default of 4 levels now you just have to do a paint-by-number on a fresh surface. Pretty common practice really, references are pretty much required, especially at early stages.
[QUOTE=Wingz;43218443]also, you're one to talk about having a false sense of pride trying to start meaningless debates on news threads tbh[/QUOTE] I'm not directly responsible for how others act here. Why are you blaming me? I fail to see how this is related to my 'pride', I'm only saying what I think.
nothing says america like a man that has shot someone and pulled a gun on at least two other people unjustifiably
[QUOTE=Zeke129;43218865]nothing says america like a man that has shot someone and pulled a gun on at least two other people unjustifiably[/QUOTE] You came here to post that. Congratulations.
[QUOTE=dai;43218464] now you just have to do a paint-by-number on a fresh surface. Pretty common practice really, references are pretty much required, especially at early stages.[/QUOTE] he's selling the equivalent of a beginner musician playing "mary had a little lamb" for $100,000. well, it aint my money so i can't complain.
[QUOTE=Wingz;43218875]You came here to post that. Congratulations.[/QUOTE] Gosh I don't know what to say, I've never been congratulated merely for posting before. Thank you so much! I would like to thank the academy
[QUOTE=Wingz;43218875]You came here to post that. Congratulations.[/QUOTE] Chill out. There's nothing wrong with being skeptical about the questionable gun culture in the US.
by the way it's a man who got famous for shooting a black kid using his fame to sell a painting of course I'm going to take a shot or two (heh) at him
[QUOTE=Zeke129;43218900]by the way it's a man who got famous for shooting a black kid [B]using his fame to sell a painting [/B] of course I'm going to take a shot or two (heh) at him[/QUOTE] uhh Unless the title of the Ebay Ad literally was "I shot a black kid, please buy my flag painting!" this is a very dumb thing to say. He's not using his attention at all, he's trying to sell his (arguably terrible) painting to help his own financial crisis.
[QUOTE=Quark:;43219209]uhh Unless the title of the Ebay Ad literally was "I shot a black kid, please buy my flag painting!" this is a very dumb thing to say. He's not using his attention at all, he's trying to sell his (arguably terrible) painting to help his own financial crisis.[/QUOTE] He hardly has a low profile. He's riding on his fame, regardless if it's directly or indirectly.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;43218900]by the way it's a man who got famous for shooting a black kid using his fame to sell a painting of course I'm going to take a shot or two (heh) at him[/QUOTE] Stop posting please tia
[QUOTE=Quark:;43219209]uhh Unless the title of the Ebay Ad literally was "I shot a black kid, please buy my flag painting!" this is a very dumb thing to say. He's not using his attention at all, he's trying to sell his (arguably terrible) painting to help his own financial crisis.[/QUOTE] because it totally would have gotten a single bid if the auction only had a picture of the painting and no mention of the painter
I think if he meant to use his fame to sell it, he wouldn't have started the bidding at 99 cents. I'm sure he's as surprised as we are that it went so high.
[QUOTE=BrainDeath;43218287]omg you're actually for real [B]americans are so perfect i swear[/B] [editline]18th December 2013[/editline] i mean this entire thing is fucking hilarious[/QUOTE] [IMG]http://facepunch.com/fp/flags/gb.png[/IMG] dont try
[QUOTE=Wingz;43219292]I think if he meant to use his fame to sell it, he wouldn't have started the bidding at 99 cents. I'm sure he's as surprised as we are that it went so high.[/QUOTE] you maybe don't understand how $1 reserves work
[QUOTE=Sally;43219300][IMG]http://facepunch.com/fp/flags/gb.png[/IMG] dont try[/QUOTE] What does the fact that he's from the UK have to do with *anything*? I don't see how that's directly related to his skepticism.
[QUOTE=Ownederd;43219335]What does the fact that he's from the UK have to do with *anything*? I don't see how that's directly related to his skepticism.[/QUOTE] only americans understand flags and the feeling of patriotism you get when a man makes money off the fame he gained from shooting a teenager
[QUOTE=Ownederd;43219335]What does the fact that he's from the UK have to do with *anything*? I don't see how that's directly related to his skepticism.[/QUOTE] Then you're blind.
[QUOTE=Wingz;43219346]Then you're blind.[/QUOTE] How about 'lazy xenophobic bias'? That's what it honestly feels like. The fact that I'm from the US doesn't mean a thing in direct relationship to what my opinion on the matter is.
[QUOTE=Ownederd;43219367]How about 'lazy xenophobic bias'? That's what it honestly feels like.[/QUOTE] They have that problem, not us. If I had a dollar for every time I've seen a post on this forum from a foreigner using [img]http://facepunch.com/fp/flags/us.png[/img] as an insult I'd be richer than Bryan Cranston.
[QUOTE=Ownederd;43219335]What does the fact that he's from the UK have to do with *anything*? I don't see how that's directly related to his skepticism.[/QUOTE] because american people have a perception of the british as being overly perfect and proper. [QUOTE=gk99;43219391]They have that problem, not us. If I had a dollar for every time I've seen a post on this forum from a foreigner using [img]http://facepunch.com/fp/flags/us.png[/img] as an insult I'd be richer than Bryan Cranston.[/QUOTE] i've never seen someone use the american flag as an insult. also, we are technically the foreigners here considering this is a forum owned by a bunch of british dudes.
gk99 when has that [I]ever[/I] happened?
[QUOTE=yawmwen;43219450] i've never seen someone use the american flag as an insult.[/QUOTE] Must be hard to use a forum when you're blind.
[QUOTE=Lonestriper;43219451]gk99 when has that [I]ever[/I] happened?[/QUOTE] one time. it scarred him so bad he had to make up a billion other times that never actually happened.
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