Zilly Rosen of ZILLYCAKES in Buffalo, NY, builds a likeness of presidential candidate Barack Obama using 1240 cupcakes.

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    Nov 4, 2008 - Zilly Rosen of ZILLYCAKES in Buffalo, NY, builds a likeness of presidential candidate Barack Obama using 1240 cupcakes.

    1. CrazyaboutCupCakes 55 months ago | reply

      This is so fantastic. A masterpiece, truly!

    2. amyc00per 55 months ago | reply

      This is an amazing feat, and there's no better subject matter!

    3. groovehouse 55 months ago | reply

      Cupcakes!

      This would make a great addition to the Cupcakes Take The Cake Group!

    4. Mexycan 55 months ago | reply

      e x c e l e n t e !

    5. l∞senut 55 months ago | reply

      Now more than ever I want to eat him.

    6. Pepecat 55 months ago | reply

      nom nom nom

    7. just2debbie2000 55 months ago | reply

      What a great job you did. I'm sure it was a lot of tedious, hard work but the results were amazing!

    8. bjhanifin 55 months ago | reply

      What software did you use to pixelize the image? Did you use something like Rasterbator?

    9. bjhanifin 55 months ago | reply

      For anyone else who might be interested, I am posting shastio's answer:

      Funny, I've never heard of Rasturbator. ... No, I just use Photoshop and my brain. First I take a photo, scan it to photoshop, adjust the contrast, and run a filter or two on it to begin the process (I like the posterize filter for that). Then I superimpose a circular grid on it, choose my values/colors, and start painting! It's a process I used to do with my high school art students. It takes some time, but it works!

      @shastio: Thank you the answer.

    10. Sarah S. Moon 54 months ago | reply

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The Obama Craft Project, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

    11. eyewashdesign: A. Golden 54 months ago | reply

      The WORK Paid off!
      Congrats on TIME!

    12. (monica) 54 months ago | reply

      So great, saw you on time.com!

    13. A. Magee 54 months ago | reply

      Congratulations on the TIME coverage. I have tried cupcake portraits before, and failed miserably. You make it look so easy. Great job. I am proud to be included with others of such vision. All the best to you. -Andy Magee

    14. Montero Foto 9 months ago | reply

      Wonderful work! I saw this picture on the NY Daily News' website: www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/mitt-romney-president-o...

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