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35 Times People Spotted Such Delusional Artists, They Just Had To Shame Them In This Online Group
We at Bored Panda have written about choosing beggars again, and again, and again, and still haven't even scratched the surface of their ridiculous demands—there are simply too many!
But this time, we decided to look at the other side—the one that does the offering—and see if we can find any opportunists among them as well. Pretty soon, we discovered the subreddit 'Delusional Artists' and it gave us exactly what we were looking for.
This online community of 514,000 members constantly shares pictures that expose people with a warped understanding of their prowess. Thinking they're the next big thing, these folks ask for thousands of dollars for their work, and probably expect that the Museum of Modern Art will give them a call any day now, begging to buy a piece for its collection.
I guess the key takeaway here is that people are funny. No matter where you look, someone will find a way to surprise you.
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#1
Delusional Photographer Needs To Quit While She’s Behind
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#2
My School Cut Down A Perfectly Healthy Tree For This...
#3
I Know Orange Sea Glass Is Rare Find But...
#5
Only $588 For A Coloured Zip Tie? Great Deal
#7
Filmmaker And Painter, Copied Works Out Other Artists, Claimed Them As Original And Sold Them In Galleries
🧶𝔹𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕙 𝕂𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕣🪡 4 years ago
Sadly this is pretty par for the course for a lot of graphic design. Take an image of someone else's work, alter it just enough to be different, sell for profit. It's a shame cuz it seems like the artist could've made some decent stuff on their own had they tried to do ANYTHING that was actually original.
#8
$2000
#10
They Clearly Just Put A Filter Over The Picture
Rabbit Carrot 4 years ago
For £12 that’s definitely a filter. I know many artists that create paintings like this from the photos their clients provide and they cost way more than loose change.
#11
Well Then...
#12
I Know What I Have
#13
Found On Etsy Kind Funny Kinda Like It But 1,200$ Is No
#14
One Of My Fb Groups Posted This
#15
'portraits'
#16
I See Your Funfair Yoda And Raise You Texas State Fair Nic Cage
#17
Design School I’m At Paid 5000$ For A Painter To Paint A Lightbulb, But It Just Looks Like A Noose
#18
Unsure Where To Post This. Sims In A Higher End Hotel Restaurant?
#19
Comic Sans And Crappy Printer Paper For £55
#20
Instagram “Influencer” Originals!
Raven Sheridan 4 years ago
I'm pretty sure I did the exact same artwork for free in kindergarten.
#21
Infecting A Laptop With Malware Is Art?
Some Cool Guy 4 years ago
Meh we used to do this for fun. Install a heap of viruses and have them fight to the death.
#22
My Boi Weest Dun Got Scammed
🧶𝔹𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕙 𝕂𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕣🪡 4 years ago
Oof. I don't like to make fun of people's art when they're really trying but come on, if you don't have artistic skills then you shouldn't be charging people money to do commissions.
#23
Artist Suing Smithsonian For Not Hanging His Painting
#24
Yeezy
#25
Does This Count?
#26
Op Ordered The Left Painting From An Instagram "Artist" Who Then Blocked Them After Delivery
🧶𝔹𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕙 𝕂𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕣🪡 4 years ago
How hard could it have possibly been to trace this?! Or size it up using a graph?! WHY DON'T THESE PEOPLE BOTHER DOING ANY ART FUNDAMENTALS COURSES?!
#27
This Dude Thought His Paintings Were Good Enough To Get Him Into Art School In Vienna Lol
#28
This Was Selling In A Painting Store On Sale For $10000
#29
Literally Thought This Was A Joke Image At First. It’s Not
#30
60 Dollars For This Pin Made Of Scrap Fabric. The Audacity
SpongeBob SquarePants 4 years ago
bro I thought it was one of those things you used to wash your body
#31
Hang My Old Mattress Springs On Your Wall For Only $70!
#32
Some Of The Laziest 'Art' I've Ever Seen (This Is In One Of My Country's Biggest Art Galleries...)
🧶𝔹𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕙 𝕂𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕣🪡 4 years ago
This is pretty pitiful. I hope no one had to pay admission for this place!
#33
I Looked A Flat Earther’s Profile Out Of Curiosity And
#34
Bridal Zip Ties On Etsy.. Alrighty Then
🧶𝔹𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕙 𝕂𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕣🪡 4 years ago
How are there more than one of these listings selling crazy overpriced zip ties?!
#35
The Universe Is A Great Artist.
#36
The Gentleman Applying For My $500 Freelance Book Cover Art Gig Uses This Image As An Example Of His Skill.
🧶𝔹𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕙 𝕂𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕣🪡 4 years ago
This has to be a joke, right?! Cuz he certainly clowned that poor girl's photo!
#37
I Might Just Buy It.
🧶𝔹𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕙 𝕂𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕣🪡 4 years ago
🤣 Ok, this one is hilarious and the $50 would be worth it for the conversations alone!
#38
Do You Think $260 Is Fair? Because I Kinda Want One...
#39
Thanks, I Hate It.
#40
We Live In A Society
#41
Professional Pet 'Super Enhancement' Photoshop Service
Kookamunga 4 years ago
Yes, your axolotl or cat can look like Tammy Faye Baker! tammy-faye...613d3d.jpg 
#42
It's Not Bad Until You Get To The Tail...
#43
Saw This On My Friend’s Instagram
#44
$100 For This God Awful Sketch Of Elon Musk
#45
Delusional Artist And Buyer
#46
A Painted Eggshell... For $50???
#47
These Shoes...
Kookamunga 4 years ago
Hold it! Put down the craft store credit card and step away from the glue gun!
#48
I Can Find No Satire And I Must Scream
#49
Fb Marketplace Find
🧶𝔹𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕙 𝕂𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕣🪡 4 years ago
The grift is strong with this one. Definitely taking some cues from their cult leader!
#50
Lol
🧶𝔹𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕙 𝕂𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕣🪡 4 years ago
The craftsmanship on the dummy is actually quite good, they've just severely overestimated the interest in something like this and the amount that someone might pay.
#51
How The F**k Is There A Market For This?
#52
Somehow This Made It To The National Gallery Of Art In Dc
#53
Aww He Has Your Eyes!
🧶𝔹𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕙 𝕂𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕣🪡 4 years ago
I think one of my early sonograms looked just like that 🤣 Definitely didn't have any eyes yet though...
#54
Even Batman's Tiny Head Cant Believe The Price.
#55
This Was Hanging In The Guggenheim
🧶𝔹𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕙 𝕂𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕣🪡 4 years ago
My husband's mom has a painting like this if 3 interlocking rings in 3 different shades of blue. She paid $350 for it and when my husband saw it, he said "come on, Mom, you could've given me $50 and I could've dipped my balls in paint and made this for you MUCH cheaper!" Now anytime she sees it, she laughs and calls it her "testicle painting" 😅
#56
A Gaming Buddy Of Mine Likes To Sharpie Doodle On Designer Brand Clothing And Try To Upsell Them As ‘Collabs’ (I Have More Of These Atrocities If You Want To See Them).
#57
Tom Cruise Portrait
#58
Kinda Worth It Tbh¿?
#59
She’s At It Again Y’all
🧶𝔹𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕙 𝕂𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕣🪡 4 years ago
I can trace out 2 half moons and dot the nipples myself for a hell of a lot less. Sheeit, I think my 7 y/o son could make a better looking rack than this.
#60
Alex Jones Tries His Hand At Art.
#61
Is It Kesha Or Lady Gaga? You Get To Decide!
#62
This Painting Of Dwight For $200
#63
Very Rare!!
Izzy Curer 4 years ago (edited)
At least they're only asking 25. If someone painted it, it might actually be interesting
#64
£50 For This Lamp With A Shade Made Of Twigs.
#65
"Steampunk" Indian Squaw Loin Cloth-Skirt $185
#66
This One Made Me Uneasy
#67
Was At A Local Art Festival. The "Artist " Wanted Somewhere Between $250 And $300 For Each Of The Paintings.
🧶𝔹𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕙 𝕂𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕣🪡 4 years ago
Who is convincing all these "artists" with a 3rd grade proficiency to try and sell their stuff?! Portfolios people, they have a reason for existing! So do art fundamentals courses 🤦🏻♀️
#68
Photographer Selling Photo Editing While We're All Isolating. Is It Just Me, Or Does The Second Photo Look Worse?
#71
I Paid 20$ To See This.
#72
Not Your Typical Delusional Artist But £595 For The Most Standard Hoodie Going
Amy Taylor 4 years ago
And this is why I love to thrift shop. I could buy an entire wardrobe for that price.
#73
Kanye West Has Peaked. Also, That $250 Gets You Access To A Presale Ticket, Not The Ticket Itself.
🧶𝔹𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕙 𝕂𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕣🪡 4 years ago
Kanye West is a turd and everyone should just ignore him til he goes away.
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Richard A Petro 4 years ago
Again, I'll quote Andy Warhol; "Art is what you can get away with!"
Richard A Petro 4 years ago
Again, I'll quote Andy Warhol; "Art is what you can get away with!"
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