Typewriter Art

Paul Smith was born with cerebral palsy. He used his left hand to steady his right one. Since he couldn't press two keys at the same time, he almost always locked the shift  key down and made his pictures using the symbols  at the top of the number keys. In other words, his pictures were based on these characters    "@ # $ % ^ & * ( )_ " etc. As his mastery of the typewriter grew, he developed techniques to create shadings, colors, and textures that made his work resemble pencil or charcoal  drawings.