Light Painting by Pablo Picasso

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Light painting − the process of taking a long-exposure photograph in a darkened area while selectively lighting elements with a flashlight − is a photographic technique that can be traced back as far as 1924 (when Pablo Picasso drew a quick sketch in an image with a handheld light source), and perhaps further. However, this technique is not widely known, and it has only recently been adapted for use in animation. In the eyes of many artists, it is in its infancy