BTW, out of sheer curiosity I checked in a DA group and man, these guys heve some magic in their hands (and there are some even better artists out there).
ARTIST’S DESCRIPTION/MAKING OF:
“One of my friends from college saw this etch a sketch, and decided to commission me for a different character in MLP:FiM– Applejack.
She found a superman-themed etch a sketch online, and decided to order it for the commission.
This etch a sketch is really cool. It has a lid that flips up. When it’s closed, it’s the superman logo. (as seen in the lower right) The screen is the size of a pocket etch a sketch. When I got this etch a sketch in the mail, I was really excited to start etching on it. REGRETFULLY, the mechanics were REALLY BAD. I mean, really bad.
Every etch a sketch is manufactured a little bit differently. Regretfully, this one had super thin/light line quality, and the knobs locked up a lot. There were times when I thought it was going to break while I was working on it, but it miraculously held together until the end.
Because there were so many technical issues with this etch a sketch, this is not to the level of quality I want it to be, but I tried my best. I tried to add contrast to this on photoshop, but even still, it’s a bit faded. I wasn’t able to be as precise as I usually like to be, but I am still happy with the overall product.
The battle between me and the knobs lasted about 2 hours before the etch a sketch finally admitted defeat. It has since been preserved, and it shall be handed to my client very soon!
MLP:FiM copyright hasbro, Lauren Faust”.
Thanks!
Yup. You open them up and pour the remaining powder out, then reseal them.