Emoji portraits

[annie]

Who knew emojis - those goofy cartoonish symbols that are popping up all over the place - could be used to make highly detailed artworks?

Yung Jake, a rapper and perhaps the world's first notable emoji artist, has been sending out clever celebrity portraits to his 12,000 Twitter followers.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-30936632

[wendy]

It took me a minute or two to understand this, but it is amazing and mind blowing.
than999

[JaneJ]

Isn't it brilliant

[annie]

I had never heard of emojis, they look like they are embroidered, I did similar portraits of Bill & I in embroidery when I was at college

[maureenho]

I had never heard of it either, brilliant artwork , it's amazing what we learn on Chill. go90