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Artist Spends Hundreds Of Hours Creating Drawings With Charcoal And Graphite Pencils (30 Pics)
Interview With Artist
Meet Dylan Eakin, a master of pencil artistry known for his incredibly lifelike portraits. Through his hyperrealistic drawings, Eakin captures not just faces, but the very essence of human emotions.
These portraits look like photos at first, but they're actually detailed artworks made with charcoal and granite pencils. "I've been training myself in photorealism since 2016. It's been a bit of a journey, but I'm finally at a place, where I'm truly proud of my work," the artist shared with Bored Panda. Scroll down to see the captivating creations, where each stroke tells a story.
More info: Instagram | dylaneakin.com
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Eakin creates his detailed and incredibly realistic pictures by referencing photographs. He mostly uses charcoal and graphite in his drawings, sometimes adding tiny bits of white paint for special highlights. He hopes to try color hyperrealism someday.
Photorealism is when an artist looks at a photo and tries to make a copy of it that looks real in a different way.
Eaking shared that on average, it takes about 100 hours for him to complete each of his artworks, with one piece even demanding 205 hours of his time.
"I enjoy long-winded, detail-oriented projects. I have a very singular mindset, and my work gives me a chance to have a purely meditative experience while I'm focusing on trivial, minute details," Eaking told us.
"Photorealism is the perfect vessel for relaxing the mind. Even without my imagery, the genre itself fulfills my needs as a creator. I can be very flexible with the types of pictures I choose to draw because the images have never been my priority. I seek out challenging textures and compositions to keep myself engaged, but the process itself inspires me."
I would love to know the name Dylan gives to his creations, also, where and when could I go to see his work and the posibilites to buy one of them if he sells them...In other words, I would love to hang one of thes masterpieces on my wall...
I don't know that I have ever been so impressed by an artist. This just blows me away! Thank you for finding this artist and sharing the photos of his artwork!
I wanna know how he was drawing the little dimples or those little crevices where the hair grows on the people’s faces
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you're telling me. that someone. did this. with their hands? my life is a lie.
I refuse to believe these aren’t photos, very well done!
I don't know that I have ever been so impressed by an artist. This just blows me away! Thank you for finding this artist and sharing the photos of his artwork!
I wanna know how he was drawing the little dimples or those little crevices where the hair grows on the people’s faces
Load More Replies... you're telling me. that someone. did this. with their hands? my life is a lie.
I refuse to believe these aren’t photos, very well done!
