{"id":28822,"date":"2018-08-25T05:00:39","date_gmt":"2018-08-25T13:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2018\/08\/25\/cannabiscapes-the-art-of-dankness\/"},"modified":"2018-08-25T12:51:05","modified_gmt":"2018-08-25T20:51:05","slug":"cannabiscapes-the-art-of-dankness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2018\/08\/25\/cannabiscapes-the-art-of-dankness\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannabiscapes & the Art of Dankness"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Cannabis has caught on in every aspect of mainstream culture and, as an art medium, Cannabiscapes has taken smokable designs to a whole new level that\u2019s quickly gaining popularity.<\/p>\n

Cannabiscapes crafts images out of weed itself, using stems, ground nugs and\u00a0concentrates<\/a>\u00a0to create art. Over the past couple of years,\u00a0Cannabiscapes\u00a0<\/a>has evolved from fun small mixed-media landscape pieces to larger-scale portraits that look awesome. Founder Ty Forto recently gave Cannabis Now an exclusive rundown on the history of the chance project.<\/p>\n

\u201cReally what it was, was a couple a years ago I was smoking a joint and it went out on me. There was a piece of paper on my desk with a couple nugs on it from when I rolled the jay and I just sat the joint down,\u201d<\/p>\n

Forto told Cannabis Now. \u201cI came back to it a few minutes later and looked at it and thought \u2018That kind of looks like a winter ski scene.\u201d<\/p>\n

There were trees, snow and even a little jump. Forto decided to draw skier into the scene. He laughed to himself and snapped a photo to show his girlfriend. She was equally entertained by the cannabis-infused alpine scene. Then he decided to go for it again on purpose. His first attempt was a fishing scene.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019d rather be fishing \"🎣\" #weedart #stonerart #art #420 #puffpuffpass #instamood New scape tomorrow at 4:20 \"🌳\"\"🔥\"\"💭\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n\u201cI guess the first generation was primarily using the nugs as trees and then drawing characters to give it a little more of a story,\u201d Forto said.<\/p>\n

We asked Forto if the promising early drafts made him want to share his work with the masses.<\/p>\n

\u201cSomething like that,\u201d Forto replied. \u201cI wanted to see what else I could do with it. Once I made the little guy sitting at the top I was like, OK now I\u2019m looking at cannabis in a different way. Now I\u2019m looking at this little nug as a tree. I\u2019m looking at a whole other miniature world of nugs that are replacing everyday objects.\u201d<\/p>\n

Forto just wanted to see how he could incorporate all kinds of things into new image ideas. After doodling a bit more he reached out to companies to see if they wanted to do any product placement so he could try and get his hands on cool stuff.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d see people with interesting things in the cannabis industry,\u201d Forto said.\u201d I\u2019d reach out let them know what I was doing and see if they wanted to barter and a lot of them took to it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Phase two was when Forto started doing more portraits. He was inspired by a\u00a0Wiz Khalifa<\/a>\u00a0portrait he saw and wanted to take a stab at doing some celebrities. His first go was a Snoop Dogg piece.<\/p>\n

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Listening to 90\u2019s #hiphop tonight\"🌳\"\"🔥\"\"💭\" #cannabiscommunity #snoop #snoopdogg #mmj #prop215 #ommp #i502 #nug #marijuana #dabs #wax #shatter #puffpuffpass #scenictokers #flower #joints #blunt #stoned #dank #hightimes #stoner #weed #ganja #weedart #cannabisart #stonerart<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n\u201cIt got a good reaction so I decided to see what else I could do with faces,\u201d Forto said. \u201cI started incorporating stems and trying to catch more detail in the face. It\u2019s always just kind of grown by what else can I do with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

His most recent portrait of popular rapper E-40 shows how the technique has developed since he started creating them early in 2017.<\/p>\n

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When was the last time you took a chance and gambled on yourself? It\u2019s never too late to take a risk and force yourself to level up \"🌳\"\"🔥\"\"💭\" \u2013 \u2013 @e40 @thethizzler \u2013 \u2013 #bayarea #e40 #legend #sanfrancisco #yayarea #cannabiscommunity #420 #710 #stonersociety #plantsoverpills #weedstagram420 #marijuanamovement #marijuana #puffpass #weshouldsmoke #smokeweedeveryday #kush #cannabisart #successfulstoner #potheadsociety #stonersociety #callitcannabis<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nWhen asked about his favorite strains to create art Forto said he doesn\u2019t have specific preferences.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wish I knew. I\u2019m in prohibitionland,\u201d Forto said. \u201cSo everything I get, even if I\u2019m told it\u2019s a particular strain I still don\u2019t trust it.\u201d<\/p>\n

So is this black market art?<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, which is a major bummer because I really appreciate everything the cannabis plant brings to the table,\u201d Forto said. \u201cTo know what plant I was using, who the cultivators are, that would make the pictures a lot more personal. At least now there are some cultivators and I can get my hands on some good bud to make a picture with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Forto said he wishes he was in a situation where he could make people\u2019s logos with their product.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut, you know, prohibition.\u201d<\/p>\n

TELL US<\/strong>,\u00a0has cannabis ever inspired you to create art?<\/p>\n

The post Cannabiscapes & the Art of Dankness<\/a> appeared first on Cannabis Now<\/a>.<\/p>\n


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