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Two years ago, we talked about Georgian artist Irakli Nadar who creates incredible digital paintings that are extremely realistic. Today, we want to showcase the newest digital artworks of this talented artist.
Unlike many artists who bet on playfulness and even surrealism, Irakli prefers to perfect himself in hyper-realism techniques that bring his art to the most amazing optics. The use of textures, lights, and shadows make his digital art an amazing vista that deserves full attention.
My main goal is to be less dependent on reference but also to maintain my personal style and the realistic drawings that go along with it. I like to experiment with different styles and drawing ideas, but I don't see myself changing since I believe that an artist should do whatever he or she is good at. [...] I've spent years studying the human face and portrait drawings, and it would be careless to abandon all of that on a whim - says the artist (h/t: voxgroovy.is).
Scroll down and see the amazingly realistic art for yourself!
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The realist artist does not use "living models," he uses photographs as a basis and likes to render the finest details by trying in some of her works to faithfully replicate what he sees.
Angie Lynch 6 years ago
This is a painting...?! The talent some people possess amazes me and puts me in awe.
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Bluebell Rizzi 6 years ago
That fringe! And the background... I'm v jealous of this artist's skills :)
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Lisa Vento 4 years ago
LOVE the illustrative look with a TOUCH of realism verses whole realism...we can always take a photo, right?
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Malec! At the discø 6 years ago
It’s almost as if it’s so real it looks false, as in real life but hd
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miaow 6 years ago
Yess! I'm pretty sure there's a cartoon char out there who looks similar. I can't think of any off the top of my head rn though 🤔
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C 6 years ago
And on the next article we can see the women who want to look like those "perfect" and unrealistic representations of what women "should" look like in ideal case. Stop things like these or don't be surprised by the outcome. -sigh-
Barbara 6 years ago
I was thinking exactly this. These are not hyperrealistic - they are fantasy faces and exactly what the Instagram photoshoppers seem to try and recreate.
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Monika Soffronow 6 years ago
The eyes are too large, the lips too plush, and they almost all have that empty expression asking "Do I look alright?" The result is something like infantilized pin-ups. However, they are very well executed. I have seen plenty of actual photos that have been badly Photoshopped and ended up looking less realistic than these paintings. If the artist could find it in him to move on to painting realistic people in photo-realism, then the result could be marvelously interesting. These are not.
Dani 6 years ago
Some people look like this. Not too many, granted, but they're not unheard of. Besides, can't you enjoy the art for the amazing talent, years of effortless work, and time that went into producing them rather than knocking them for the idea that their personal style isn't "realistic." You would never look at a comic and say that it's bad because people aren't really outlined in black. Cue the downvotes in 3, 2, 1...
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Tor Rolf Strøm 6 years ago (edited)
I'll probably get downvoted for this, but can we stop celebrating this type of "ultra realistic" art? I'm not saying it's easy making those, but mainly it just takes time. It requires relatively little artistic skill. It's just meticulously copying an image. Using single strands of hair, bright lighting on skin etc. to trick the eyes. Drawing/painting after a live model, or from memory, is a whole other animal. (I am an artist myself, not just whatever-splaining)
Beans 6 years ago (edited)
I agree, it doesn't help they ONLY seem to draw young women, with flawless skin, tiny bodies, huge eyes and lips and in sexy poses. It's like, I get it, pretty women are pretty, but I mean, it gets kinda old fast. I'd be more impressed if the artist drew a variety of faces, wrinkles, etc.
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Kathryn Birdwell 6 years ago
These are the types of pictures that cause such anxiety in young girls. They look like the worst product of the male gaze.
C 6 years ago (edited)
I totally agree. Also not just anxiety in young girls but also complexes in adult women. Unfortunately pictures like these are everywhere and they affect people.
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SkyTheImaginer 6 years ago
Photo realism makes no sense and the market for it is so over saturated.
C 6 years ago
And on the next article we can see the women who want to look like those "perfect" and unrealistic representations of what women "should" look like in ideal case. Stop things like these or don't be surprised by the outcome. -sigh-
Barbara 6 years ago
I was thinking exactly this. These are not hyperrealistic - they are fantasy faces and exactly what the Instagram photoshoppers seem to try and recreate.
Load More Replies... Monika Soffronow 6 years ago
The eyes are too large, the lips too plush, and they almost all have that empty expression asking "Do I look alright?" The result is something like infantilized pin-ups. However, they are very well executed. I have seen plenty of actual photos that have been badly Photoshopped and ended up looking less realistic than these paintings. If the artist could find it in him to move on to painting realistic people in photo-realism, then the result could be marvelously interesting. These are not.
Dani 6 years ago
Some people look like this. Not too many, granted, but they're not unheard of. Besides, can't you enjoy the art for the amazing talent, years of effortless work, and time that went into producing them rather than knocking them for the idea that their personal style isn't "realistic." You would never look at a comic and say that it's bad because people aren't really outlined in black. Cue the downvotes in 3, 2, 1...
Load More Replies... Tor Rolf Strøm 6 years ago (edited)
I'll probably get downvoted for this, but can we stop celebrating this type of "ultra realistic" art? I'm not saying it's easy making those, but mainly it just takes time. It requires relatively little artistic skill. It's just meticulously copying an image. Using single strands of hair, bright lighting on skin etc. to trick the eyes. Drawing/painting after a live model, or from memory, is a whole other animal. (I am an artist myself, not just whatever-splaining)
Beans 6 years ago (edited)
I agree, it doesn't help they ONLY seem to draw young women, with flawless skin, tiny bodies, huge eyes and lips and in sexy poses. It's like, I get it, pretty women are pretty, but I mean, it gets kinda old fast. I'd be more impressed if the artist drew a variety of faces, wrinkles, etc.
Load More Replies... Kathryn Birdwell 6 years ago
These are the types of pictures that cause such anxiety in young girls. They look like the worst product of the male gaze.
C 6 years ago (edited)
I totally agree. Also not just anxiety in young girls but also complexes in adult women. Unfortunately pictures like these are everywhere and they affect people.
Load More Replies... SkyTheImaginer 6 years ago
Photo realism makes no sense and the market for it is so over saturated.
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