Welcome to another episode of Illustration Friday, where this week's prompt is "imperfect".
I recently finished reading a book titled The Art of Making Money. It's about a guy - who coincidentally is named Art - who successfully counterfeited the 1996 one hundred dollar bill. Well, somewhat successfully since he's currently in prison...
It was an intriguing book and I was impressed by the lengths at which a person will go to break the law. It was a rush for him, and I think an addiction, to pass his fake money as the real thing. I don't in any way condone what he did, but at the same time, he did create masterpieces.
My artplay is a hobby for me. I do these illustration Friday posts and other things, but trust me...
Plenty of my creations end up in the trash!
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nice illo. Sounds like a good read too - will have to check it out
ReplyDeleteVery nice replication of Ben Franklin. Probably wouldn't take much for you to come up with a counterfeit bill! :-)
ReplyDeleteNice drawing! I'm curious about the book too.
ReplyDeleteVERY nice sketch of BF. Well done. Interesting sounding book, too.
ReplyDeleteAbby, can you make that a little smaller, so we can print it out and use it?
ReplyDeleteSeriously, there was a counterfeiter many years ago, in Africa, who did excellent work, but made one mistake--he adorned each bill with a portrait of himself!
Love the feel of this portrait - better some images end in the trash than a till!
ReplyDeleteGreat drawing of old Ben. He's one of my favorite historical characters. Sounds like a good read.
ReplyDeleteIt's always good when there's a book recommendation! (I'm wanting to read the one about art heists!) Likeable likeness of ol' Ben, too.
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