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# The Monster Engine
- URL: https://www.drewshannon.net/the-monster-engine/
- Published: 2010-03-10T21:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-27T04:53:30.000Z
- Author: Drew Shannon
- Tags: #import-tumblr-2026-08-27, link

I recently came across [The Monster Engine](http://themonsterengine.com/?ref=drewshannon.net), a book and art project by painter Dave Devries. Devries has taken children’s artwork and transformed them into “realistic” works.

> “The process is simple. I project a child’s drawing with an opaque projector, faithfully tracing each line. Applying a combination of logic and instinct, I then paint the image as realistically as I can. My medium is mixed—primarily acrylic, airbrush, and colored pencil.”