Since the ancient Greeks, realism has been aspired by Western art lovers, but during the late 1960s and '70s the popularity of highly-realistic drawings reached its peak. Thus, Photorealism and Hyperrealism were born. These perspective drawing genres are still popular, and some artists master their technique so successfully that it becomes hard to tell an oil painting or a pencil drawing from a photograph. Bored Panda collected some of the best examples of this cool art and made a stunning list for you to enjoy.

However, although often mixed, Photorealism differs from Hyperrealism in a couple of ways. Photorealists aim to reproduce an image using a different medium and distance themselves from adding emotion and intent into their realistic art. At the same time, hyperrealists want to insert narration and feelings into their work. The latter movement has its roots in the philosophy of Jean Baudrillard, "the simulation of something which never really existed." Now, scroll down and see for yourself if you can spot the differences between these two genres in the unique art list below.

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#1

Oil Painting By Nathan Walsh

Oil Painting By Nathan Walsh

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Final score:
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WOWZAS

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#2

Pencil Drawing By Diego Fazio

Pencil Drawing By Diego Fazio

Diego Fazio Report

Final score:
154points
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4 years ago

This one took my breath away! Pencils?! Really just pencils?!

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#3

Oil Painting By Yigal Ozeri

Oil Painting By Yigal Ozeri

Yigal Ozeri Report

Final score:
135points
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Fatemeh
Fatemeh
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4 years ago

If this is a painting,then we must have lived in a painting all this time and we didn't know it.

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#4

Oil Paintings By Dennis Wojtkiewicz

Oil Paintings By Dennis Wojtkiewicz

Dennis Wojtkiewicz Report

Final score:
132points
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Aleksandra Kozłowska
Aleksandra Kozłowska
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4 years ago

Woooow

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#5

Oil Painting By Oda And Kit King

Oil Painting By Oda And Kit King

Oda and Kit King Report

Final score:
125points
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Rana
Rana
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4 years ago

is it really a painting ????

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#6

Soft Pastel Finger Drawing By Zaria Forman

Soft Pastel Finger Drawing By Zaria Forman

Zaria Forman Report

Final score:
123points
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Notchimine Mette
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4 years ago

She has pastel dust in her hair :)

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#7

Charcoal And Graphite Drawing By Emanuele Dascanio

Charcoal And Graphite Drawing By Emanuele Dascanio

Emanuele Dascanio Report

Final score:
121points
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what talent!

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#8

Oil Paintings By Robin Eley

Oil Paintings By Robin Eley

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Final score:
97points
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Inurri
Inurri
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4 years ago

Scrolling down I was sure the first picture is an original photo and next will be the painted version... Remarkable!

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#9

Oil On Canvas By Young-sung Kim

Oil On Canvas By Young-sung Kim

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Final score:
93points
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Varsha Chrislin
Varsha Chrislin
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4 years ago

Looks so real!

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#10

Oil Paintings By Luciano Ventrone

Oil Paintings By Luciano Ventrone

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Final score:
85points
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Yvonne Bernal
Yvonne Bernal
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4 years ago

I would have preferred fruit that was a little riper. lol - I just finished eating fruit for breakfast. Too hilarious.

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#11

Oil Painting By Young-sung Kim

Oil Painting By Young-sung Kim

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Final score:
66points
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4 years ago

this is gold

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#12

Pencil Drawing By Diego Fazio

Pencil Drawing By Diego Fazio

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Final score:
64points
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Isaac Joe (Joe)
Isaac Joe (Joe)
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4 years ago

Paint me a perfect woman

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#13

Charcoal And Graphite Drawing By Emanuele Dascanio

Charcoal And Graphite Drawing By Emanuele Dascanio

Emanuele Dascanio Report

Final score:
61points
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Yumi republic
Yumi republic
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4 years ago

Nice

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#14

Paintings On Board Of Wood By Ivan Hoo

Paintings On Board Of Wood By Ivan Hoo

Ivan Hoo Report

Final score:
61points
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Pi...
Pi...
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4 years ago

This is all too much to take in, with each piece being so unique n beautiful!

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#15

Oil Painting By Mike Dargas

Oil Painting By Mike Dargas

Mike Dargas Report

Final score:
56points
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4 years ago

you can tell from the hairline

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#16

Oil Painting By Pitoh

Oil Painting By Pitoh

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Final score:
51points
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Jewel Farmer
Jewel Farmer
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4 years ago

Wow.....

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#17

Pastel Painting By Rubén Belloso Adorna

Pastel Painting By Rubén Belloso Adorna

Rubén Belloso Adorna Report

Final score:
50points
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olemann77
olemann77
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4 years ago

hows it even possible

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#18

Finger Painting By Kyle Lambert

Finger Painting By Kyle Lambert

Kyle Lambert Report

Final score:
49points
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catherine enciso
catherine enciso
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4 years ago

Looks real!!

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#19

Oil Painting By Omar Ortiz

Oil Painting By Omar Ortiz

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Final score:
46points
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wow so big

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#20

Oil Painting By Reisha Perlmutter

Oil Painting By Reisha Perlmutter

Reisha Perlmutter Report

Final score:
44points
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Barbara Jones
Barbara Jones
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4 years ago

Water is amazingly hard to draw/paint. This work is awesome!

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#21

Acrylic Painting By Jason De Graaf

Acrylic Painting By Jason De Graaf

Jason de Graaf Report

Final score:
35points
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Molly
Molly
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4 years ago

This is so insane. The reflections and shadows are amazing.

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#22

Colored Pencil Eye By Jose Vergara

Colored Pencil Eye By Jose Vergara

Jose Vergara Report

Final score:
34points
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4 years ago

and it ain't even paint

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#23

Oil Paintings By Gregory Thielker

Oil Paintings By Gregory Thielker

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Final score:
31points
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Isaac Joe (Joe)
Isaac Joe (Joe)
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4 years ago

You can buy this painting...or you can go for a drive in the rain :)

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#24

Pencil Drawings By Paul Lung

Pencil Drawings By Paul Lung

Paul Lung Report

Final score:
28points
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Grace Barclay
Grace Barclay
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4 years ago

Beautiful art of cats....thank you.

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#25

Oil Painting By Scott Fraser

Oil Painting By Scott Fraser

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Final score:
28points
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Jazlyn J.
Jazlyn J.
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4 years ago

So much peel for such a little section, otherwise really cool

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#26

Ballpoint Pen Drawing By Samuel Silva

Ballpoint Pen Drawing By Samuel Silva

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Final score:
27points
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Sarah Lennie
Sarah Lennie
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4 years ago

Pen?! Wow!

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#27

Pencil Drawing By Franco Clun

Pencil Drawing By Franco Clun

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Final score:
26points
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Roselientje
Roselientje
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4 years ago

Awesome!

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#28

Oil Painting By Oda And Kit King

Oil Painting By Oda And Kit King

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Final score:
26points
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Meredith
Meredith
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4 years ago

Fascinating, but pretty gross. That eye is insanely bloodshot. Absolutely beautiful work, though.

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#29

Oil Painting By Alyssa Monks

Oil Painting By Alyssa Monks

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Final score:
25points
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Roselientje
Roselientje
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4 years ago

Funny one!

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#30

Acrylic Painting By Jason De Graaf

Acrylic Painting By Jason De Graaf

Jason de Graaf Report

Final score:
23points
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#31

Oil Painting By Yigal Ozeri

Oil Painting By Yigal Ozeri

Yigal Ozeri Report

Final score:
23points
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Roselientje
Roselientje
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4 years ago

Wow!

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#32

Oil Painting By Mike Dargas

Oil Painting By Mike Dargas

Mike Dargas Report

Final score:
21points
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#33

Pencil Drawing By 16-Year-Old Artist Shania Mcdonagh

Pencil Drawing By 16-Year-Old Artist Shania Mcdonagh

Shania McDonagh Report

Final score:
21points
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Leø
Leø
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4 years ago

Impressive!!!...

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#34

Enamel On Metal Painting By Marilyn Minter

Enamel On Metal Painting By Marilyn Minter

Marilyn Minter Report

Final score:
21points
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#35

Oil Painting By Adele Renault

Oil Painting By Adele Renault

Adele Renault Report

Final score:
20points
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Fern
Fern
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1 month ago

I adore Adele’s work... her portraits of humans are just as intricate & realistic!

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#36

Acrylic Painting By Jason De Graaf

Acrylic Painting By Jason De Graaf

Jason de Graaf Report

Final score:
19points
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#37

Acrylic Painting By Ben Johnson

Acrylic Painting By Ben Johnson

Ben Johnson Report

Final score:
19points
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Roselientje
Roselientje
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4 years ago

Wow this is amazing!

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#38

Oil Painting By Steve Mills

Oil Painting By Steve Mills

Steve Mills Report

Final score:
18points
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#39

Acrylic And Oil Paintings By Denis Peterson

Acrylic And Oil Paintings By Denis Peterson

Denis Peterson Report

Final score:
18points
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#40

Oil Painting By Marco Grassi

Oil Painting By Marco Grassi

Marco Grassi Report

Final score:
18points
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#41

Oil Painting By David J. Eichenberg

Oil Painting By David J. Eichenberg

David J. Eichenberg Report

Final score:
18points
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#42

Oil Painting By Young-sung Kim

Oil Painting By Young-sung Kim

Young-sung Kim Report

Final score:
18points
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Viktoria Zellner
Viktoria Zellner
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4 years ago

this is incredible!!! WOW!

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#43

Acrylic Painting By Ester Curini

Acrylic Painting By Ester Curini

Ester Curini Report

Final score:
17points
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Titus Overway
Titus Overway
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4 years ago

0-0 look at the reflection

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#44

Oil On Canvas By Young-Sung Kim

Oil On Canvas By Young-Sung Kim

Young-Sung Kim Report

Final score:
17points
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#45

Oil On Canvas By Anton Fedko

Oil On Canvas By Anton Fedko

Anton Fedko Report

Final score:
17points
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#46

Watercolour Painting By Anna Mason

Watercolour Painting By Anna Mason

Anna Mason Report

Final score:
17points
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#47

Oil Painting By Kwangho Lee

Oil Painting By Kwangho Lee

Kwangho Lee Report

Final score:
16points
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#48

Oil Painting By Teresa Elliott

Oil Painting By Teresa Elliott

Teresa Elliott Report

Final score:
15points
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#49

Oil Paintings By Javier Arizabalo

Oil Paintings By Javier Arizabalo

Javier Arizabalo Report

Final score:
15points
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#50

Acrylic Paintings By Ian Bodnaryk

Acrylic Paintings By Ian Bodnaryk

Ian Bodnaryk Report

Final score:
15points
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#51

Watercolor Painting By Erich Christensen

Watercolor Painting By Erich Christensen

Erich Christensen Report

Final score:
14points
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Leø
Leø
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4 years ago

Water colour!!!... Wow!!!...

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#52

Colored Pencil Drawing By Néstor Canavarro

Colored Pencil Drawing By Néstor Canavarro

Néstor Canavarro Report

Final score:
14points
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#53

Oil Painting By Omar Ortiz

Oil Painting By Omar Ortiz

Omar Ortiz Report

Final score:
14points
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#54

Colored Pencil Drawing By Nestor Canavarro

Colored Pencil Drawing By Nestor Canavarro

Nestor Canavarro Report

Final score:
14points
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#55

Pen Drawings By Cj Hendry

Pen Drawings By Cj Hendry

CJ Hendry Report

Final score:
14points
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#56

Pencil Drawing By Franco Clun

Pencil Drawing By Franco Clun

Franco Clun Report

Final score:
13points
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#57

Oil And Acrylic Painting By Audrey Flack

Oil And Acrylic Painting By Audrey Flack

Audrey Flack Report

Final score:
13points
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#58

Acrylic Painting By Ben Schonzeit

Acrylic Painting By Ben Schonzeit

Ben Schonzeit Report

Final score:
13points
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#59

Oil Painting By Eloy Morales

Oil Painting By Eloy Morales

Eloy Morales Report

Final score:
13points
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#60

Oil Painting By Yrjo Edelmann

Oil Painting By Yrjo Edelmann

Yrjo Edelmann Report

Final score:
13points
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#61

Oil Painting By Pedro Campos

Oil Painting By Pedro Campos

Pedro Campos Report

Final score:
12points
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#62

Oil Painting By Alyssa Monks

Oil Painting By Alyssa Monks

Alyssa Monks Report

Final score:
12points
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#63

Oil Painting By Tjalf Sparnaay

Oil Painting By Tjalf Sparnaay

Tjalf Sparnaay Report

Final score:
12points
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#64

Pencil And Charcoal Painting By Giacomo Burattini

Pencil And Charcoal Painting By Giacomo Burattini

Giacomo Burattini Report

Final score:
12points
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#65

Oil Painting By Steve Mills

Oil Painting By Steve Mills

Steve Mills Report

Final score:
11points
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#66

Pencil Drawing By Paul Cadden

Pencil Drawing By Paul Cadden

Paul Cadden Report

Final score:
11points
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#67

Oil Painting By Roberto Bernardi

Oil Painting By Roberto Bernardi

Roberto Bernardi Report

Final score:
11points
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#68

Oil Painting By Ralph Goings

Oil Painting By Ralph Goings

Ralph Goings Report

Final score:
11points
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#69

Oil Painting By Philipp Weber

Oil Painting By Philipp Weber

Philipp Weber Report

Final score:
11points
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#70

Acrylic Painting By Natalya Kucherenko

Acrylic Painting By Natalya Kucherenko

Natalya Kucherenko Report

Final score:
11points
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#71

Oil Painting By Tjalf Sparnaay

Oil Painting By Tjalf Sparnaay

Tjalf Sparnaay Report

Final score:
10points
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#72

Oil Painting By Luigi Benedicenti

Oil Painting By Luigi Benedicenti

Luigi Benedicenti Report

Final score:
10points
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#73

Acrylic Painting By Ester Curini

Acrylic Painting By Ester Curini

Ester Curini Report

Final score:
10points
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#74

Acrylic Painting By Kamalky Laureano

Acrylic Painting By Kamalky Laureano

Kamalky Laureano Report

Final score:
10points
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#75

Oil Painting By Steve Mills

Oil Painting By Steve Mills

Steve Mills Report

Final score:
9points
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#76

Pencil Drawing By Paul Lung

Pencil Drawing By Paul Lung

Paul Lung Report

Final score:
9points
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#77

Oil Painting By Roberto Bernardi

Oil Painting By Roberto Bernardi

Roberto Bernardi Report

Final score:
9points
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#78

Acrylic Painting By Don Eddy

Acrylic Painting By Don Eddy <