Gallery: Reddit's (Best) Worst Painter Turns Comment Threads Into Art

  • Shitty Watercolour for Wired
    Hector JvR
    01

    shitty-watercolour-for-wired

    *Wired asked Shitty Watercolour to illustrate the summer's big blockbuster movies. This is what he sent back.*
  • Shitty Watercolour's SelfPortrait
    02

    shitty-watercolours-self-portrait

    *Shitty Watercolour's self-portrait*
  • Call Me Maybe
    03

    call-me-maybe

    *In a reddit thread [dedicated to guilty pleasures](http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/upjgt/reddit_what_is_your_guilty_pleasure/), one redditor [responded with the lyrics](http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/upjgt/reddit_what_is_your_guilty_pleasure/c4xf596) to Carly Rae Jepsen's viral hit "[Call Me Maybe](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_Me_Maybe)." Watercolour posted this in response.*
  • The Best Wedding Photo I Have Ever Seen
    04

    the-best-wedding-photo-i-have-ever-seen

    *Illustration for "The best wedding photo I have ever seen" [photo posted on reddit](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/u7oon/the_best_wedding_photo_i_have_ever_seen/c4t0u5p)*
  • Stop Driving with Hot Plates and Loaded Guns
    05

    stop-driving-with-hot-plates-and-loaded-guns

    *Response to a [thread asking for life advice](http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/uamlb/my_moms_life_advice_there_are_two_types_of_jobs/) that read, "The gun is always loaded, the plate is always hot, and the person driving in front of you is always going to stop suddenly."*
  • Waiting By the Toaster
    06

    waiting-by-the-toaster

    *Comment: "I always [wait by the toaster](http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/s62r2/every_single_time_i_open_my_oven_i_dont_wait_long/c4beubx?context=4), and yet am always scared when the toast pops up."*
  • Obama Endorses Gay Marriage
    07

    obama-endorses-gay-marriage

    *Illustration of a comment in "President Obama Endorses Gay Marriage on ABC Nightly News" [thread](http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/tf3wy/president_obama_endorses_gay_marriage_on_abc/c4m3qiw)*
  • What Amazing Fact or Colloquialism Do You Know Is Actually Wrong
    08

    what-amazing-fact-or-colloquialism-do-you-know-is-actually-wrong

    *Illustration of comment left in "What 'amazing fact' or colloquialism do you know is actually wrong, and you're sick of correcting people about it?" [thread](http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/txjkk/what_amazing_fact_or_colloquialism_do_you_know_is/c4qkdpi)*
  • Bitch Please
    09

    bitch-please

    *Illustration of an [image of Robert Downey Jr.](http://i.imgur.com/RGsf9.jpg) that was posted on reddit under the heading "Bitch please!"*
  • Doctor Who
    10

    doctor-who-3

    *Shitty Watercolour's[](http://www.reddit.com/r/doctorwho/comments/tzhji/doctor_who_watercolour/)* Doctor Who *tribute image*
  • Flux Pavilion
    11

    flux-pavilion

    *Illustration from "[I Am Flux Pavilion](http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/tb0g0/i_am_flux_pavilion_im_lucky_enough_to_write_and/c4l2vae), Im lucky enough to write and play music for a living"*
  • Happy Birthday Minecraft
    12

    happy-birthday-minecraft

    *Shitty Watercolour's "[Happy Birthday, Minecraft](http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/tlfzu/happy_birthday_minecraft/)!" post*
  • Jack Black
    13

    jack-black

    *Jack Black illustration from [IAmA Tenacious D](http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/tit2z/iama_tenacious_d_jack_black_kyle_gass_ama_with/c4mzapn), Jack Black & Kyle Gass. AMA -- with Special Guest Bob Odenkirk*
  • My Parents and a Mummified Cat
    14

    my-parents-and-a-mummified-cat

    *Illustration of "How else to put this? My parents and a mummified cat they found under the house..." [photo posted on reddit](http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/txnx6/how_else_to_put_this_my_parents_and_a_mummified/c4qlgoe)*
  • Ed and Zack
    15

    ed-and-zack

    *Shitty Watercolour posted this portrait [in the thread](http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/uq0rg/iama_we_are_ed_skudder_zack_keller_the_creators/) for "IAmA (we are) Ed Skudder and Zack Keller, the creators of the animated YouTube series... "Dick Figures"! Ask us anything!"*
  • 1015 Minutes
    16

    10-15-minutes

    *After Shitty Watercolour posted his image of Skudder and Keller, [they responded by saying](http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/uq0rg/iama_we_are_ed_skudder_zack_keller_the_creators/c4xllkz), "THIS. Is one of the single greatest things either of us have ever seen. We have been staring at it. Amazing job, thank you so much!!! This is seriously awesome. How long did it take to paint??" Watercolour responded with the image above.*
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