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Police Sketches

August 23rd 2010 04:01
Police sketches are facial composites of an eyewitness's memory of a face, as recorded by a composite artist. In modern times advanced software can be used instead of a trained artist. Facial composites are used mainly by police in their investigation of (usually serious) crimes.
The sketches can be seen at post offices, newspapers, tv and internet reports around the country.

Exactly how accurate are police sketches?

Thanks to this article on Newsweek, here's a gallery of police sketches and associated information on infamous criminals, set alongside actual mugshots and photos of the people they depict.



police sketches
Baseline Killer
Police in Phoenix attributed a string of crimes in 2005 and 2006—including murder, rape, robbery, and kidnapping—to someone they called the Baseline Killer or Baseline Rapist (after the road where the spree began). The sketch dates to July 2006. In September of that year, police arrested Mark Goudeau in connection with the crimes. In December 2007, he was convicted of 19 charges related to the rape of two sisters and sentenced to 438 years in prison. He is still awaiting trial on 74 other counts, including the nine killings of which he is accused. He has pleaded not guilty.



Police facial composites
Night Stalker
Dubbed the "Night Stalker," Richard Ramirez—a professed Satanist and repeat drug offender—killed at least 13 people, sexually assaulted 11, and committed 14 burglaries. His murders started in 1984 and were typically brutal offenses. As frenzy grew over his crimes, police released the sketch at left. After a store clerk recognized him from a photo in the newspaper, Ramirez was chased and finally caught by a mob of people in August 1985. Charged with 14 murders and a host of other felonies, he was found guilty of 13 counts of murder, as well as other crimes, in 1989. Prosecutors have since linked him to other crimes. He's currently on death row in California. The mug shot at right is from a 1984 booking.



police suspects and drawings
The Unabomber
Ted Kaczynski, an idiosyncratic opponent of modernization, waged a long campaign of occasional mail bombs from his cabin in the Montana wilderness, starting in 1978 and continuing through his 1996 arrest. He struck a range of targets, from universities to airlines, killing three and injuring others. In April 1995, the FBI released a sketch depicting the man they believed was the Unabomber (left). Kaczynski, shown at right in his 1994 driver's license photo from Montana, was finally caught the next year when he published a manifesto in major newspapers—his brother recognized the writing style and tipped police off. He is currently serving a life sentence in prison.


accuracy of police sketches
Eric Rudolph
Terrorist, white supremacist, and radical pro-life activist Eric Rudolph managed to survive on the lam for five years after making the FBI's 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list. Rudolph was first wanted for the bombing of an Alabama abortion clinic in 1998, but he later admitted responsibility for the 1996 Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta as well. The sketch at left is from 1998. In 2003 he was caught (at right, he is led from a jail in Murphy, N.C., where he was arrested), and two years later he pleaded guilty to multiple state and federal murder charges to avoid the death penalty. He is serving five consecutive life sentences.


Police facial composite drawings
Paula Lynn Roach
On Aug. 13, 2002, a former prison guard abducted 1-month-old Nancy Chavez from a parked minivan as her mother shopped at a Walmart in Abilene, Texas. Margarita Chavez emerged from the store to see a woman taking her child but was unable to stop her. Police released a sketch of the suspect that day. The following day, Paula Lynn Roach—the former guard—was arrested, and Nancy was reunited with her family. Roach, shown at right in an undated photo taken while she was a prison guard, pleaded guilty to kidnapping and was sentenced to 10 years in jail.

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Egg Art & Emotions

August 9th 2010 02:13
Egg Decorating has been a popular art/craft form for centuries because of the attractive, smooth, oval shape of an egg.

TheWondrous.com put together this clever collection of eggs displaying emotions when faced with everyday situations and dangers.


egg art and emotions


sad eggs - scrambled


egg decorating - faces


egg face drawings/ distressed in the pan


egg decorations. Faces and emotions

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Li Wei is a contemporary artist from Beijing. His work often depicts him in apparently gravity-defying situations. Wei started off his performance series ‘Mirroring’ and later on took off attention with his ‘Falls’ series which shows the artist with his head and chest embedded into the ground. His work is a mixture of performance art and photography that creates illusions of a sometimes dangerous reality. Li Wei states that these images are not computer montages and works with the help of props such as mirror, metal wires, scaffolding and acrobatics.

Below are some of Li Wei's most imaginative and gravity defying images. More can be seen here.


Li Wei art - boxing off a building


amazing photography of Li Wei


Li Wei flying


Li Wei gravity bullet


Li Wei - head only




*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article for Li Wei (artist)
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Mona Lisa - From Coffee Cups!

April 9th 2010 01:43



Mona Lisa from Coffee Cups


Mona Lisa art forms coffee mugs


mona lisa creations


different mona lisas

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Miniature Pictures

February 10th 2010 01:43
These miniature people effects are amazing!
I have not idea how this was done.



Miniature Photography - Bunny


miniature men


miniature scene


small people in the garden


miniature models



*These images sourced from Damn Funny Pictures.
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Dumped In Goop

February 5th 2010 04:53
Meg Wachter is a unique artist who created a series called "Dumped" which featured her friends having all sorts of substances poured over their heads.
The series was created to promote her work and she "was interested in capturing the reactions, as well as creating unusual but striking images".
These images and information were sourced from this article at divinecaroline.com.
[ Click here to read more ]
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Electric Art

January 25th 2010 01:21
Award winning Japanese Photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto used a Van de Graaff generator for his latest project. By sending 400,000 volts through film to a metal table he created a variety of features as seen in the images below.
These images and information sourced from wired.com, read the full article here.

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Menorahs With A Difference

January 13th 2010 01:47
The menorah, is a seven-branched candelabrum which has been a symbol of Judaism for almost 3000 years and is the emblem of Israel. It was used in the ancient Holy Temple in Jerusalem. Lit by olive oil in the Tabernacle and the Temple, the menorah is one of the oldest symbols of the Jewish people. It is said to symbolize the burning bush as seen by Moses on Mount Horeb.

Urlesque.com takes a lighter look at the grand old tradition, here are some menorahs with a modern twist! See the original post with more images here
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Fallen Princesses

December 26th 2009 06:37
Dina Goldstein is a skilled photographer who has explored what might have happened to fairy tale characters once the well known part of the story ended.
See the full Fallen Princesses photo set at Divine Caroline here.
Maybe there really is no such thing as fairytales


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Realistic Sculptures

December 16th 2009 06:17
As reported in the Webdesigner Depot, artists that produce photorealistic sculptures, for the most part, aim to show us our bodies and life as it really is.
This post focuses on modern artists who produce sculptures that seem alive right down to the smallest details.

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Pumpkin Carving

November 16th 2009 20:36
Pumpkin carving has something for everybody. It’s great fun for the kids but for those more creatively minded it can also be a fine art.
Here are some jack-o'-lantern carvings that may inspire you at Halloween.

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Defaced Money

October 28th 2009 10:11
Rule Number #1: Don't deface money, it's illegal.

Rule Number #2: If you are going to draw on some notes, make it funny.

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Banksy

October 14th 2009 03:19
Banksy is an English street graffiti artist whose identity remains largely unknown. He started as a freehand graffiti artist in the early 1990s. Banky's street art combines graffiti writing with a distinctive stencilling technique and features striking and humorous images occasionally combined with slogans. He has become famous the world over, especially in recent years thanks to the internet. Banksy does not sell any artwork, only placing it at random over his home town of Bristol. HolyTaco recently put together a collection of Banksy's 25 best works, below is a selection. See the full set here.


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Controversial Magazine Covers

October 12th 2009 02:27
The Most Controversial Magazine Covers of All Time

Controversial magazine covers are a big risk. They may sell more copies and even win awards, or cause embarrassment, apologies and result in the editor being fired. The Webdesigner Depot takes a look at memorable covers from the world's most famous publications and the lessons that can be learned from them. See the full article here
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