Although sometimes art is meant to stress its detachment from the reality, hyperrealism practically erases the line. Pictures and sculptures, created by hyperrealist artists, will look no different from a high-resolution image, making it hard to believe that it is, in fact, just pencil art or an oil painting.
The difference between photorealism and hyperrealism is quite a small one. If photorealism tends to depict the picture exactly and precisely as it is, hyperrealism also shows what’s behind it – the flaws of the model and the real mood, making the hyper-realistic painting subject more tangible and real, creating even more realistic drawings or sculptures.
Realistic paintings are typically 10 to 20 times the size of the original photographic reference source, yet retain an extremely high resolution in color, precision, and detail. Many of the paintings are achieved with an airbrush, using acrylics, oils or a combination of both.
We have already shown you some fantastic examples of hyper-realistic works, but here’s a selection of the most outstanding ones. We also included some photos of the creation process just to convince you these are not photographs. Which of these 3D art examples do you like the most?
Pencil Drawings by Diego Fazio
Acrylic Paintings by Jason de Graaf
Oil Paintings by Pedro Campos
Oil Paintings by Robin Eley
Sculptures by Ron Mueck
Oil Paintings by Steve Mills
Pencil Drawings by Paul Lung
Oil Paintings by Roberto Bernardi
Ballpoint Pen Drawings by Samuel Silva
3D Paintings In A Bowl By Keng Lye
Bic Pen Paintigns by Juan Francisco Casas
Watercolor Paintings by Erich Christensen
Oil Painting by Teresa Elliott
Pencil Drawings by Lynch-Smith
3D Paintings by Riusuke Fukahori
Oil Paintings by Gregory Thielker
Pencil Drawings by Franco Clun
Pencil Drawings by Paul Cadden
Oil Paintings by Omar Ortiz
Charcoal Drawings by Daisy
i keep thinking these are photos that they took, but not drawings it's amazing
Even though I'm a young artist myself, those drawings were out of the world! If they put a real photograph, I would think they were drawn!
This dude could put up an actual photograph and I'd still think they were drawn! XD
i keep thinking these are photos that they took, but not drawings it's amazing
Even though I'm a young artist myself, those drawings were out of the world! If they put a real photograph, I would think they were drawn!
This dude could put up an actual photograph and I'd still think they were drawn! XD