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15-Year-Old Artist Creates Awesome 3D Notebook Drawings
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15-Year-Old Artist Creates Awesome 3D Notebook Drawings

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Brazilian artist João Carvalho, a.k.a. J Desenhos draws on lined paper of notebooks, which might seem boring until you see how he manages to twist and turn these drawing notepad pages into amazing 3D drawings. And he’s only 15 years old!

Carvalho bends the blue “notebook lines” that he draws across the page and then adds shading to complete his cool drawings. The famous characters and interesting shapes seem to pop out of or even through the 3D notebook page. What’s most surprising is that he hasn’t been at it for long – he began drawing these 3D artworks in June of this year, and he taught himself to draw!

We’d like to thank Carvalho for telling Bored Panda about his unique artworks and drawing ideas!

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There is a beast with heart of cold stone that dashes like lightning, shreds flesh from bone. // Bewitched by this beast, I fell to my knees. My mouth babbled madness and mumbled soft pleas. // I stared down the ravenous, gnashing dark maw of a cute cuddly kitten with yarn in its paw

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There is a beast with heart of cold stone that dashes like lightning, shreds flesh from bone. // Bewitched by this beast, I fell to my knees. My mouth babbled madness and mumbled soft pleas. // I stared down the ravenous, gnashing dark maw of a cute cuddly kitten with yarn in its paw

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10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Awesome! I would be happy to be able to draw a straight line..... : )

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10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Grand! As a current art school student, the nonrepresentational pieces are the strongest in regard for future art school portfolio

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10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

ABSOLUTELY amazing! Talented kid! Go for it, art school on the double! :D Sharing!

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10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

His understanding of perspective, light, shadow... it's truly AMAZING. Heck if the pictures were 2D drawings they would be excellent.

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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is easy. Every kid in our 6th grade does that with ther hand.

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10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I want aren't of the black hole drawing for my classroom!!! These are awesome!

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10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think this boy is a wonder! Never have i seen anything like this! He's truly genius.

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10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ì see this youngster going into computer graphics, animation, etc. Amazing talent!

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10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Beautifully work. It reminds me of Christophe Huet's homeless guys sinking into the pavement: www.christophehuet.com/#/RETOUCHING/114

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10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Love em, my fav being the Scooby one, he's cool!! And the paper being pushed to one side, the first one on what he drew as graph paper maybe

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Very talented artist! Hope he doesn't get hassled too much at school for doing such amazing doodles instead of work

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10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

lo otro de pluma y mano eso e visto en otros artistas pero esto de locos

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10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OMG this Lad is sooo talented. Who'd have thought lined paper could make such an impact to these pictures!

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10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Jerie Ragsac, you're a piece of s**t. Just give the kids his due, he is fast from normal with his artistic abilities

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Jerie ragsac you're a piece of s**t. This kid is far from normal. Just give him his due

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10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow! Your artwork is amazing, Joao!!! I'm fascinated by your process. Ignore those who make nasty comments about rulers!

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These are amazing and what a talented 15 yr old. Be sure to feed that incredible talent!!

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Awesome! I would be happy to be able to draw a straight line..... : )

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Grand! As a current art school student, the nonrepresentational pieces are the strongest in regard for future art school portfolio

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ABSOLUTELY amazing! Talented kid! Go for it, art school on the double! :D Sharing!

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His understanding of perspective, light, shadow... it's truly AMAZING. Heck if the pictures were 2D drawings they would be excellent.

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Beautifully work. It reminds me of Christophe Huet's homeless guys sinking into the pavement: www.christophehuet.com/#/RETOUCHING/114

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Love em, my fav being the Scooby one, he's cool!! And the paper being pushed to one side, the first one on what he drew as graph paper maybe

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lo otro de pluma y mano eso e visto en otros artistas pero esto de locos

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OMG this Lad is sooo talented. Who'd have thought lined paper could make such an impact to these pictures!

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Jerie Ragsac, you're a piece of s**t. Just give the kids his due, he is fast from normal with his artistic abilities

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Jerie ragsac you're a piece of s**t. This kid is far from normal. Just give him his due

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Wow! Your artwork is amazing, Joao!!! I'm fascinated by your process. Ignore those who make nasty comments about rulers!

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