Gallery: What Happens When You Let the Internet Tell You What to Draw
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Ben Redford asked the internet what he should draw.
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This is what they came up with.
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People could pay $1 to claim a 1.5 x 1.5 inch cube of paper space and Redford would draw them anything they’d like.
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For instance, someone paid $10 for "a llama spitting" (look at the lower right corner) and $12 for a "super cute unicorn riding a magical dolphin."
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"Two girls kissing in a bubble floating in space underneath a rainbow with some shooting stars and the ISS," cost someone $18.
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Other people just requested a dog.
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If nothing else, Redford's poster provides some keen insight on how strange people on the internet can get.
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