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My Salt Drawings Reveal Their True Colors When Inverted
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My Salt Drawings Reveal Their True Colors When Inverted

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My name is Dino Tomic and I recently have started creating unique artworks using regular kitchen SALT.

Testing out new drawing techniques and expanding your artistic field – going from one art medium to another and taking new knowledge with you for each last piece you did. That’s how you build character and versatile your artistic abilities, either mastering one subject or many, as long as you determination is there you will feel progress and finally succeed. The more you know the better you will be, and the better you are the more complex tasks you can do. Complexity of a task is only in the mind of the observer. It’s only hard if you have no background knowledge.

The salt mandala patterns/salt art are just one of many stepping stones I’m undertaking. I know I’m talking more in general about art than the the subject at hand – but I feel it’s more important to present the whole picture instead. Undertaking projects like these detailed drawings made from salt are like entering uncharted territory. Not only is it new for me, but it’s also new for the world. Creating works of art with salt was around for many years – but really improving on what’s possible with this medium is something I’m very interested in. Today in the world there are only a handful of people who create beautiful drawings using only salt and the projects they undertake is a mere fraction of the size that I do.

Pushing a medium to new heights, and backing it up with my knowledge of past projects speed up the process. Overcoming past set boundaries and rising the bar higher is of utmost importance for me. Isolating one particular part that does not present the whole process of why I’m doing/creating these intricate drawings today. Doing projects like these test my abilities as an artistic creator, they open my eyes and refresh my senses.

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Inverted effect made with salt

Salt mandala

Salt mandala inverted

Rose made with salt

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Horse made with salt

Tiger made with salt

Daenery’s salt portrait

Game Of Thrones salt portraits

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World’s largest salt mandala

World’s largest salt mandala

Inverted eye effect made with kitchen salt

You can see more works on Etsy

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Carl
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow, so amazing! But wouldn't it be terrible if the wind blew past....

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John Kuki
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would like to say that they are all photoshopped. Coz it's so frustrating to see somebody so genius. Bravo!

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MarinaPacurar
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've been following you around for a while, on deviantart and youtube, you are talented, but you are also hardworking, which is the best thing to say about an artist.

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Arjan
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This title is such bs, only the eye is made inverted, really takes away from the actual art.

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Ann Ros'a
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Those are stunning!!!! I use to do that with scratch board... Made a rose myself & a tiger! Love it!! <3

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Amber Ridgdill
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Do you also destroy them afterwards? They remind me very much of the Tibetan sand mandala tradition. Beautiful.

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Martin
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can't see how he could preserve it, maybe some sort of glue but the salt might absorb that like water as well and he would have to get it right the first time. Photography is probably the only way to preserve this

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Carl
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow, so amazing! But wouldn't it be terrible if the wind blew past....

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John Kuki
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would like to say that they are all photoshopped. Coz it's so frustrating to see somebody so genius. Bravo!

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MarinaPacurar
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've been following you around for a while, on deviantart and youtube, you are talented, but you are also hardworking, which is the best thing to say about an artist.

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Arjan
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This title is such bs, only the eye is made inverted, really takes away from the actual art.

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Ann Ros'a
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Those are stunning!!!! I use to do that with scratch board... Made a rose myself & a tiger! Love it!! <3

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Amber Ridgdill
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Do you also destroy them afterwards? They remind me very much of the Tibetan sand mandala tradition. Beautiful.

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Martin
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can't see how he could preserve it, maybe some sort of glue but the salt might absorb that like water as well and he would have to get it right the first time. Photography is probably the only way to preserve this

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