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In our latest venture at Loooop Studio, we've taken on a unique challenge with "One Line Celebrities". Our goal? To distill the distinctive features and expressions of each celebrity into our signature style: a single, unbroken line. It's not just about recreating a likeness but capturing the essence of each individual in a way that's instantly recognizable.

We invite you to join us in this exploration and hope you’ll appreciate the simplicity and recognize the familiar faces in their minimalist forms. For more captivating one-line drawings, check out our previous articles on Bored Panda by clicking here and here

More info: Instagram | loooop.studio | behance.net

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Leonardo Dicaprio

Leonardo Dicaprio

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We've set our own rules for this project - a single black line of uniform thickness, drawn on a plain white canvas. No colors, no shading, just one line to tell the story. It's a constraint, sure, but also a means to push our creativity to the limits. By stripping the art down to its most basic form, we're compelled to explore what truly makes each face unique.

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Will Smith

Will Smith

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Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt

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The premise of this project lies in the parallels drawn between the individuality of the line and the uniqueness of each celebrity. Just as every face is unique, so is each line’s journey across the canvas. This simple concept, one line for one individual, captures the essence of our artistic philosophy.

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Bill Gates

Bill Gates

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Kanye West

Kanye West

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For this project, we opted to draw in a highly iconographic style, meaning we embraced the extreme simplification of one-line art. This involved using few details, a fairly thick stroke, and no variation in stroke width. The outcome is deceptively simple, but it necessitates that every segment of the line contributes meaningfully to the overall interpretation of the drawing. This means we can't depict every detail, so we must make careful choices while maintaining overall balance and graphic consistency.

The most challenging part was identifying the characteristic features of each face and drawing them with extreme precision, with the ultimate aim of making the portraits recognizable. This process required both artistic judgment and a deep understanding of each celebrity's distinct features.

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Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp

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Elon Musk

Elon Musk

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We noticed that on our Instagram account, people often debated over the inclusion of certain personalities and questioned our reasons for choosing one individual over another. However, to be honest, we tried to remain as neutral as possible in our selections. We primarily relied on Google and the help of AI, specifically ChatGPT, to generate our lists of people to portray.

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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson

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Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson

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The time it takes to complete a single drawing can vary greatly. On average, it takes a few hours, but sometimes it can take several days to find the right "path" for the line. Our creative process is generally consistent across drawings. We start by gathering reference photos. Using these, we sketch the portrait either on paper or a tablet to identify the key features and guiding lines. These sketches then serve as the foundation for creating the final, vectorized drawings. We often get questions about our process, so perhaps one day we should write an article about it!

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Serena Williams

Serena Williams

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Greta Thunberg

Greta Thunberg

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Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift

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Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi

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Ariana Grande

Ariana Grande

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Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg

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Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan

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Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo

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Rihanna

Rihanna

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Lebron James

Lebron James

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Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey

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Billie Eilish

Billie Eilish

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Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic

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Kim Kardashian

Kim Kardashian

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Beyoncé

Beyoncé

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Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber

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Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie

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Katy Perry

Katy Perry

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Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise

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