Detail of Etch-A-Sketch Girl Portrait by Mandrak on FreakingNews. Click for full image (780px × 1,011px)

In July 1960, a brand new toy went on sale: Etch A Sketch. Invented by Frenchman Arthur Granjean, Etch A Sketch is a mechanical drawing toy manufactured by the Ohio Art Company. It was introduced near the peak of the Baby Boom, and is one of the best known toys of that generation. In 2003, the Toy Industry Association included Etch A Sketch in its Century of Toys List. Today, 50 years later, it is still popular.

The Remastered Bouguereau above was created by digital artist Mandrak for an Etch-A-Sketch photoshop contest on FreakingNews in 2008. It won the first prize.

The image is based on Bouguereau’s 1890 painting Une vocation (A calling). Below you can compare the original and remastered version. Click the first to visit the gallery where you will find another ten variations of Bouguereau’s work. Click the second to view Etch-A-Sketch Girl Portrait on FreakingNews.