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Mr. President, your portrait is ready – Japanese artist shows skills on free painting app【Video】
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KK Miller
Oct 14, 2015
Thanks to the ever-increasing power of smartphones and their touchscreen technology, more and more applications are allowing people to get in touch with their artistic side and create beautiful pieces on their device.
Japanese artist Seikou Yamaoka is one such individual who is embracing this new digital art form by creating amazing portraits using only two things: his smartphone and his finger.
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- (artist • finger painting • iPhone • MediBang • President Obama • Seikou Yamaoka • video)
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