25 Photorealistic Pictures Drawn with a BIC Pen

Like tits much?

Just a suggestion but wont a photoshop plugin do this in 10 milliseconds? Might save him a couple of biros and a few minutes?

well, with a lot of free time and a projector this is pretty much not a big deal, i would rather think about some personal illustration style instead.

so many hours for just copied fotos..

this is a human xerox machine with a noteworthy and unique talent with bic in hand. i applaud the artist. yes, a computer can do this, as well, but never underestimate the rare grasp this individual owns. lamentably, i see only focus to technique and no works conjured from the imagination. i wish the best and will look forward to seeing more when that next plateau is conquered. it’s a mighty one and one which i avidly hopes he arrives.

As usual, people see digital copies of hand-created art and miss the whole point, as if the digital image IS the art. Your work is very nice, I’d like to see it in person someday. Having done a few ballpoint drawings myself, your work makes me miss that SMELL. What kind of paper do you use? That’s usually very critical with a bic pen.

Incredible !!!!!
real talent

I’d say that is talent as a photographer looks more noteworthy than his talent to copy pictures. Just sayin.

These pictures give me a boner. Amazing work though.

Wow, I have never known a bunch of comments like this lot! How come so many dick heads were gathered in one place at the same time?
I feel dreadfully sorry for Casas, that the publication of his work had to attract such a noteworthy collection of pretentious know-it-alls that see fit to criticize him, as though anyone could do it? You selfish toe rags have ideas above your station. Most people can only draw stick men, so anyone who hasn’t got a deep personality disorder would recognize this work as being incredibly good. Here are the culprits:

Norbert: Not really interested, just wanted to say tits in public.
Jane Parking: Had to mention Photoshop, to make out he wasted his time.
Lip: Said you could use a projector and that he had wasted his time- Spiteful.
TD: Just had to criticize something, somehow.
Drewlange: You nasty piece of crap, you obviously had a difficult childhood as an only child, and never got to express yourself or the attention you deserved.

Juan Casas, your work is wonderful, ignore these ignoramuses, you should be very proud. I hope to see more of your work.

kak man, this was done in photoshop

Ink is ink. Doesn’t really matter if it’s in a cheap plastic tube. Copying photos is not art. I did that in high school.

Hobittual said it all for me. Thank you.
I agree totally and the drawings are amazing

Some people are so pathetic. When confronted by some absolutely amazing art, they criticize instead of applaud. Incredible work, amazing talent, phenomenal patience. Amazing.

whatever………………..

Somebody should buy this guy a decent pen, he’d be supernatural.

Damn nice work! Keep doin what you’re doing getting better, learning, gaining new skill & insight with every stroke of the pen while haters demean their own value with every keystroke.

Haters gonna hate, keep on keepin on! http://www.gifbin.com/bin/052009/1242032359_haters-gonna-hate.gif

Criticism is work for second-rate minds. – GH Hardy.

I will refrain from making any assumptions about this “art” until I see a vid of the guy drawing these. There are already a lot of assumptions in these comments about his technique which are unsupported by the images above.

@ Drewlange- I’d be interested in seeing your work then.

I in no means call myself an artist, but when drawing with pens (expecially bic) they turn out blobbishly uneven and messy. I applaud the artist, because I think the precision to detail is incredible and the images themselves are great- especially without use of a projector. I was a little shocked at the random exposure of specific body parts, but to each his own I say. I enjoyed this work- thank you for sharing.

I came to boredpanda.com because I was a very bored panda. When I saw this, I thought “What about this would be interesting to a panda? It looks much more like entertainment for humans than pandas. This makes me a sad panda. Let’s see more images of bamboo.

Shopped

I applaud his skills in drawing, but wish the images were more interesting than typical party porn. I can’t really imagine spending money on a drawing of a random guy with a camera to his face, even if it is exquisitely rendered.

Waiting for a critic–any critic–to produce something as good or better.

well done. too bad the subjects are so boring.

It’s pretty amazing what you can do with a lot of time on your hands…

Wow.. I don’t know what impresses me more. that those were drawn with a Bic pen or the fact that the artist focused like a laser beam on two of my favorite things in the whole world!

this is amazing i have only seen few artists go to this extent on a large scale and to the artist my hat is off to you

I’m sorry. But these are great. I am an artsit by trade. Tattooist and Painter for 12 years. Replication is NOT easy. And with using only 1 tool, even harder. I love working with ball point pen, nad know it is a VERY hard medium to work with. Scale is also a factor. Even IF he used a projector, at this size just the time alone to do these is applaudable. It’s mural work, but you can block the image you are using for referance. HARD. And for subject matter. It’s fun,real and raw.These are people he knows, photographed and drew bwith a WRITING utensil. And a little nudity? When did that get questioned as art? What a weird complaint. I would pay for and love any one of these pieces. You sir, are an ARTIST.

I REALLY REALLY enjoyed these! Sexy chicks, interesting poses… fabulous!

I can do this with my phone. Plus, those “chicks” are definitely shims. Not even a purple crayon would touch that. This guy is forgys.

Wow! Amazing talent.

Hipster crap.

I am also a figurative fine artist and I work in oils mainly. His technique is good, but I find it rather sterile. Also there is really no originality in taking pornographic photos and copying them. I like other artists work to touch my heart, this left me feeling annoyed and slightly repulsed. Art isn’t just about how accurate we can copy something. If you look at Picassos work, he went from photorealsitic in his teenage years, to changing the whole concepts of how we see. A true genius in Art tends to reinvent themselves over time. Dali did use photorealism, but specifically to make his surrealist composite dream images believable.
I could have done this when I was 12. I would like to see this artist come up with a new and challenging concept. Then I will praise him.

Fantastic pen work! I love it all, and would kill to have this talent.

Ignore the haters!

Pretty cool stuff. I dont really care for the subject matter but they’re decent. Light boxed maybe.

Like nips much? Dude, can you cover those up a little more? It doesn’t give the equality of men and women.

Very impressive art but…why do there have to be so many undressed girls?
You can find that in art and photography ANYWHERE. Given the guy’s talent, I think he could do something a lot more unique.

Criticism is how an artist improves, but the ones criticizing should also remember that improving any craft is a lifetime thing!

Wicked technique, cool drawings, keep it up because I can’t wait to see more.

i gave up reading the comments. if it’s realistic, armchair critics hate it; if it’s blotches and splattered cream of wheat it’s brilliant.

i thought these were absolutely amazing.

I would like to see the talent of this artist go into botany to see how real his drawings can depict environment. The females are not the only thing that is beautiful and passionate in the world. Patricia Noble

First of all, art criticism is PART of art. Stop crying.

Copying photos is something we did in my AP Art Class in high school. Graphite or pen, projector or no projector, didn’t matter. 16-year-olds can replicate a photo. Some of the commenters are right, replication isn’t easy. That’s very true. As for the argument on whether it’s art or not, you’d have to define what art is before saying what it isn’t, and I’ve never heard a sufficient definition of art. This is the truth: If I make drawings like these, it might really impress my mom, but it’s not going to impress my peers. So, if I’m selling a piece to my mom, then there’s no problem. Sorry, but I’m a commercial artist, not a fine artist, so the only thing that matters is if the person who paying for it likes it.

Cool Pictures. I wish I had a fraction of that talent

his technique is beyond awesome. his choice of subject isn’t.

Nice Job censoring art on #10, dumbasses. Although I’m sure you won’t have time to read this, will all the constitution burning and baby crushing you must all be doing.

no creo que haya usado solo un boligrafo; creo que fueron como 50. impresionante trabajo.

i, don´t believe he have used only one pen, have to be somthing like 50; incredible work.

I like how the drawings look. I wonder though, is he making some sort of artistic statement by only drawing douchebags?

Apparently none of you have heard of google, if you had you would realize this guy is a true artist and sells his work for big bucks. I really can’t understand why anyone with even half a brain would think this work was done in PS, especially when some of these murals are as large as 10′x3′. I guess if you aren’t able to throw paint at a wall you have no talent. Lastly I can’t understand everyone obsessing over some cleavage and a couple of nipples. Maybe most of you should grow up and try to make it the rest of the way through high school.

Damn, you got skills.

Amazing work.

Many great portraits are drawn from photographs. How does taking a photo devalue the final product? How does NOT making some one sit or stand in an uncomfortable pose for hours make the end result less impressive or the over-flowing barrels of talent less than superb? The answer to each question is that it doesn’t at all. The ones here who criticize are jealous idiots.

So what that Photoshop can do this. Computers can do all kinds of amazing feats. But no computer can provide the amazement factor that the Human hand can produce. What skill does a computer employ to create such finely honed displays of prowess, skill and talent? Huh?

This artist have more skill and talent in one finger – his nose-picking finger – than any of these naysayers have in the sum total of their being. Probably more so than any of us praisers too.

Juan Francisco Casas, you are absolutely amazing! Nothing can take that away. I love your work.

Very talented, too bad the subject material is below mediocre.

neil- hahaha so agreed.

Absolutely amazing! I must guess that these are real life pictures that you have drawn… absolutely incredible!!!

I think the whole point of photorealistic painting is the sort of meditative aspect and concentration required to do it properly. Photorealism is essentially an exercise that all art students use to practice. Mr. Casas obviously has a talent for this style of art and has even taken it to the next level by keeping everything monochromatic. So he’s mastered two exercises that most people can barely even do. I know I sure couldn’t that’s why I moved on to film. The artist is no doubt very talented in many other styles but probably has the most fun doing this type of work. The people that have been putting him down are most likely just jealous of Casas’ awesome social life.

Pretty amazing, it would be more interesting however if the subjects were more interesting and not just a projection of his fetishes.

I love how half the people think that they could do this. I really bet that they could/would not ever be able to. Even if they did have a projector or whatever they claim they would only need.

Also to everyone who claims ‘photoshopped’ stop being such a whiny ass and finding the bad in everything. I mean really half those girls that you jacked off to could be photoshopped men.

Criticism is opinion, and we all have opinions. So if the only way you can de-validate a less-than-positive criticism is by pointing out that it is criticism, you are the simpleton. There is, in fact, a such thing as “bad art”, so long as you aren’t an intellectual coward.

I agree that the technique demonstrates a well-refined, fascinating skill in an unlikely medium. This is pretty much “art” in a nutshell. That being said, I’m not a fan. These pieces don’t really speak to me on any deeper level, except for perhaps the irony of rendering vapid hipsters in a medium that is the complete opposite of what they deserve – time-consuming and skill-driven. It’s not bad because it could be done in Photoshop, and it’s not even bad because it should have been. In fact, it’s not bad art, period. I just don’t care for it.

Why is #10 censored but not #s 9, 16, 17, 23, or 25? Nips all over the place!

Super-nice post! I love to share this

In every fugitive ink test done, the “Humble Bic Pen” does the worst. Every time. The ink will disappear in 3 months direct sunlight. Sooo every client who buys one of his pieces is in for a nice surprise. Unless he includes a disclaimer. And if he does what’s the fucking point of buying one anyway?

Also, show me the merit of reproducing facebook photos in pen. Yeah. Thanks…

These are wonderful. Chuck Close is a successful artist, and all he does is copy photographs in a quirky manner. I see no reason why this man shouldn’t be considered an artist.

Pics look nice, but tracing (i assume) and shading is not art no matter how well its done.

This is not new and it is not art. In 1990 artist Jan Fabre colored a small castle in Bic ink.

There needs to be an all-internet ban on people using the word “PhotoShop” to justify anything beyond their own skill set. All right complainers, let’s see some of your work. In the meantime, I’d like to comment on some of your comments.

Jane Parking: Completely missing the point.
Lip: Typical done-nothing naysayer.
Mr. T: Leave the apartment. Maybe find a Chuck Close display.
Illora: You’re half right.
kaonashi: Your skepticism is as reasonable as an episode of CSI: Miami. The moon landing was a conspiracy too, right?
Coen: Thank you SO much for your…really trite comment.

I think it’s really cool to have taken the instant nature of a snapshot and put it into what was clearly a laborious process with one very basic, readily available tool. It should inspire people to think how much you can do with very little.

@Hobittual VERY WELL SAID!! CASAS: AMAZING WORK, GREAT COMPOSITIONS AND AMAZING ATTENTION TO DETAIL!
PS: Haters who say they can do it with a projector: GIVE ME A BREAK! at the end is not work YOUR im seeing here.

Peace.

Casas TU TRABAJO ES EXPECTACULAR!! Espero poder verlo personalmente. besitos.

Oh, I really think that’s all fake. All the pics look like they’re photos digitally remastered with a PS filter.

Yes I would say this is amazing work. Being photo realistic does not make it less awesome and I will explain my reasoning. At 10ft (3 meters) high you can display these so people at a distance will think it is a photo. As they get closer the texture would give it different feel. Maybe that is what the image lacks on the internet. Even if you could make it in Photoshop it would never have the impact of something hand crafted. Just knowing that something is hand made allows the viewer to see it differently.

1. The photoshop comments are repetive, unoriginal and incorrect
2. Doing this with a graphite pencil isn’t impressive, but doing it with a BIC pen is
3. The guy’s talented, and it’s art, but it’s really pretty uncreative and the guy’s portrayal of women seems pretty exploitative. Subject matter could be upgraded, and he needs to find a personal style as an artist. The photorealism thing can be a fun first step in one’s career, but not the climax.

[original artwork is without a stripe]

Yes. God knows what would happen if somebody saw a nipple on the Internet.

Holy shit!!! And I thought I’d be an artist … this ist …. wow …..!!

Number 10 – so we are into censorship of art are we? What a shame

your pictures are amazing im no art critic but id love to be able to do what u do i love to draw and look at other peoples work i would never be able to do anything as life like as this. you have a real talent i might be a nobody but i know what i like.

Photorealism is photorealism the point is picking a bic and creating an illusion that is not common and to win audience no matter the subject thats what makes it superb artwork!

this is real talent. shows a cordination between hand and eye in a flawless manner. couldnt be done better. I draw at my spare time so i know. thnx for sharing

Why can’t people appreciate the fact that this guy has HAND DRAWN this photorealisms, instead of sitting on his lazy ass like all the people who said he could just photoshop them?
Whoop de f—-ing doo. Anyone can photoshop. It requires TALENT and SKILL to actually produce this.
And Juan clearly has that. These are amazing.
And for the love of god, get over the photos. Girls have their breasts out. Wow. It’s not like that’s never been seen before.

Uhh. This guys must have been horny x]

absolutely brilliant. an incredible skill and a cohesion of style. I’m immediately drawn (ahem) to the rudimentary tools. it’s a serious lesson in “if you need fancier equipment, you might not just be trying hard enough” which I do very much appreciate.

brilliant work

Taz is the most noteworthy of the pretentious twats out there, but art is there to evoke any emotion in you – doesn’t have to be drop-down impressive or boundary breaking concepts (Picasso for example, I don’t rate, but that’s just me – horses for courses fuckknuckle)

This guy has talent and there is simply no denying it. To any one of you who feels they are better than this, and could do a better job, stick your pic up somewhere and link it, then maybe you will get an article done on you and the skill you exhibit.
Til you have demonstrated your worthiness of criticism, stfu and let someone bask for just a moment.

Put up or shut up haters!

Fantastic! Who cares if it can be done on photoshop, thing is, it isnt.
he’s drawing what he loves, hes showing off his talent, and i bet most of the critisism is coming from people who have half the skill he has.
Keep it up, This is some great art!

i can smell the ink

Photo realism always gets comments about it not being real art, and there will always be those that hate and diss it.
The thing is, it IS a talent., and most people cannot do it. Unless you are talented enough to do it, you shouldn’t knock it.
The fact that some think it is done in photoshop is proof of how good he is.

the camara has already been invented ,save yourself alot of time &effort, move on to an artists real job of offering a view, a insight into a subject.And this is from a fellow artist,MOVE ON!

I`m a artist …and its the first time i see these type of work and style ….that means = from my point of view thats original! soo nice work .. still i would like to see and smell you art`works live

P.S. sorry for my bad english ….not a native english speaker

I think an artist truly knows they’ve made something worthwhile when folks argue about it. If it wasn’t worth it, who’d waste their time caring about how phenomenal or awful it is? When art evokes a reaction, positive or negative, it has succeeded.

So kudos, man.

It’s not “talent” any more than one’s ability to fix a sink is “talent.” It’s rather more simple than that: it’s learned skill. In my experience, the only people who talk about “talent” are those who don’t actually draw. Anyone who does draw, realises that their abilities come not from some magical “talent” part of their brain but from learning and continued effort. Additionally, I assure you that anyone, if they really put in the effort, can in very short time reach the skill level required to copy photos like this. It’s not the height of skill but rather a very elementary ability that anyone can reach within three or four months even if they’ve never drawn before in their life.

I’m not trying to put the artist down, just trying to explain that the ability required to copy photos like this is well within the reach of everyone here. I took up drawing about two years ago and I used to look at this sort of work and think it was the ultimate goal, the desired end that I might reach after a decade of hard work, but in fact within just a few months I was able to copy photos to a level equal to the artist here. At that time I didn’t have a great control of drawing, no, I couldn’t draw so well from my imagination or even build from referencs, but I could look at a photo and copy it correctly, yes, it truly didn’t and doesn’t take much at all. I’m no one special either, I’m trying to big myself up here, I’m saying simply that what you see here is a skill that’s a lot more achievable than many of you seem to think.

The technique is amazing and this is really fine art works. People that think photo realism are just cheap art should just try it out first before talking i agree that it might be not very creative to copy pictures but i didn’t see any works similar to these drawings on google.
To draw like  Mr. Casas requires a good understanding of anatomy and light and years of practice.
Before you can really draw realistic stuffs you need to come with lots of skills and practice and only few people can do that without being cheesy nowadays.

When it’s too abstract people think is shit when they have no background to  “understand and appreciate” and when it’s too realistic people think it’s Photoshopped or meaningless.
Projecting picture on a paper is not as easy as you think to trace just check a very interesting documentary from David Hockney Secret Knowledge you will understand what i’m talking about.What can people do without their mouth?

Photorealism still requires technique and hard work it’s not given from gods this is bullsh*t.99% work for 1% talent but of course there is always some genius among us.
@Charlie C
I drew for more than twenty years and i wouldn’t even pretend a fraction of what you said maybe you are more talented so you should share your amazing skills with us instead of speaking without proof.
Photo realism requires sensitivity and i defy anyone that can reach Mr Casas skills in such format and and realism in 4 months, people are just jealous of others people’s talent.
Draw hard and talk when you are able to show some nice works. Period.

I’m going to say this as an artist my self… Anyone can be taught how to draw… Weather or not they fully retain that data is completely reliant on which side of the brain that particular person uses. Yes, MOST people can draw… But those who use more of the right side of the brain or labeled more ” creative ” are capable of pushing past the 2-d aspect of for example stick figures… Fixing a sink and understanding how to manipulate a material to create something that fools even the human eye are completely different. Some people are just more talented in understanding how to do that. Anyway… you’re comparing apples to oranges.. 

Also, you note that anyone can acquire ” that skill level ” That is false… you see, i go to an art university… I’m around all sorts of artist’s… Some can’t comprehend the 3-d aspect of a piece of work in the manner of composing it. So really, it is a talent, because some people do indeed have the ability to learn how to draw and paint, but the will top out so to speak at a certain point where as other’s who are just naturally skilled or ” talented ” don’t… All in all, don’t compare fixing a sick to drawing. it’s a bad example in the first place… plus, there is a BIG difference… You’re ” fixing ” as sink… Were as, you’re creating something completely from nothing except a pen and paper… 

Skill is learning to do something with precision, a Talent is being able to automatically do it with out being taught…  

 Great talent and impressive works!!

You people are soooooooooo pretentious
I’m an artist I  use bic pen like this guy and it’s really fun
He’s just having fun
that’s why people draw
for fun and expression 

u are sobad,son of a gun,dog

Hello all i am also a ballpen artist and yes i agree that anyone with dedication and persistance can learn to draw as well as juan please allow me to address a valid point here mr casas draws his portraits ten feet tall at that size most people would draw an image that might look just ok but when you reduce average looking that is ten feet tall to the size you see  it here online it will look very photo realistic try it if you dissagree you will see that i am right

so realistic and beautiful !

this is so BORING! Art is supposed to illustrate stuff in a realistic yet fun (creative and slightly vague in order to leave the viewer his very own interpretation). this is an IMAGINATION KILLER!

Human beings?

If it’s rubbish they will hate it, and if it’s good they will hate it because they will be envious. I am envious but I appreciate just how good this is. Look at the size of the drawings and yet the quality is still there. People who say this is not art or that it is rubbish should just go away. What would these critics like him to draw? You cannot imagine a person in such detail. The artist has a pair of eyes and he draws what he sees. 

If it’s rubbish they will hate it, and if it’s good they will hate it because they will be envious. I am envious but I appreciate just how good this is. Look at the size of the drawings and yet the quality is still there. People who say this is not art or that it is rubbish should just go away. What would these critics like him to draw? You cannot imagine a person in such detail. The artist has a pair of eyes and he draws what he sees. 

And that’s why you have a famous morons last name…you should have put Gary instead of Billy.

Obviously, did you see how much his paintings are going for. I think it might take your mom a couple of decades to afford one… Ha! Maybe if yours were good enough you could make what you wanted.

 You couldn’t copy a straight line. Why don’t you go spread your humbug somewhere else. This is awesome.

Haters, please post up your own pen art to back up your statement that this is something anyone can do. Pfffff. What is with these nonsense comments? Jealous much?

Incredible!