How was the Etch a Sketch art of Mona Lisa made for Elf?
In the movie Elf, at one scene an Etch a Sketch is shown with an amazingly accurate rendition of the Mona Lisa drawn on it. Of course, it's really hard to draw on an Etch a Sketch, so I was wondering if someone actually created it on an Etch a Sketch, or if it was made some other way.
There are some other screens with less impressive Etch a Sketch drawings that would still be hard to make, including some that appear to be made in real-time by the character Buddy. I'm interested in how this was done too but I specifically want to know about the Mona Lisa.
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As the Etch A Sketch is only shown finished, I wager they simply fixed a transparent sheet of PVC or tracing paper with a print of the Mona Lisa onto the screen:
In the scene it is only shown from a specific angle, possibly to hide differences in transparency or specular reflection. Moreover, it does not have the linear character that is typical of an Etch A Sketch drawing, even when done by a professional:
However, later on in the film, we can see Buddy writing in cursive on the Etch A Sketch, which must have been done using CGI:
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