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Charcoal is the main medium I used, with graphite for the finer details. Every once in a while, I'll use tiny points of white paint for the highlights. 

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Portrait In Precipitate II, 2019

Portrait In Precipitate II, 2019

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kkathleen517
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Holy. S**t. This is amazing! I'm totally blown away by the enormity of this man's talent..wow.

Christina Sersif
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can’t even draw stick figures 😏

KatHat
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is amazing! I would love to see pics of the drawing in development stages - see the process you go through to get to this amazing finishing point :)

Hans-Dieter Mehnert
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4 years ago

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joe
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was going to say this is absolutely unreal, but no, it's absolutely real.

Grapeling
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a fellow glasses wearer, I can feel the pain of water droplets all over my glasses just by looking at this picture :o

Sherry Honea
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Omfg!! That's a freaking drawing!! KUDOS!

Ahnnah Newell
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

THAT IS TOOOOOOOOOOOOOO AWESOME!!

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    Through The Vanity, 2019

    Through The Vanity, 2019

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    Restless
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am blown away, your talent is incredible!

    Ed Souza
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    wow... how's this a drawing? that's incredible.

    Derron Grant Jr.
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Friendly reminder that he is doing this ALONE

    marie elle
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow. The span between the moment cought and the time it took to draw it.

    Odd1sout
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reminds me of the new Joker movie.

    #3

    Portrait In Precipitate, 2018

    Portrait In Precipitate, 2018

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    miaow
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sure, practice makes perfect... This kind of perfection is so Perfect... REALITY can't even get more real than this I can see every dewdrop. My brain has given up.

    CookieNeerrrrd
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...U sure thats not a pic? COZ THIS IS TOO GOOD!!!

    Reagan James
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay, wait what?! How can someone draw like that? That is true talent right there.

    Tes Snelson
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait?! What?! Omg! I thought they were photographs. Amazing!

    Lu
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hard to believe it’s not a photo.

    Holli Burman
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These have to be photos. This is amazing.

    Laurie Stewart
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These look better than what a professional camera takes...amazing talent!

    #4

    Sequences Of Fantasy Violence, Frightening Images, And Brief, Mild Language, 2019

    Sequences Of Fantasy Violence, Frightening Images, And Brief, Mild Language, 2019

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    Eva Zaqqum
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Honestly? It's "just" training... And it's not as easy as it sounds right.. But it is just about the training.... A little bit of talent for sure. :) hard work will always pay off :) he truly masters hyper realistic skills!!

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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    YOU CAN EVEB SEE HIS POURS!!

    Ahnnah Newell
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love the detail in the beard. I have trouble making small strokes.

    miaow
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ok now im scared.. its true. this man really exists you know.

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    #5

    Exstasis I, 2018

    Exstasis I, 2018

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    miaow
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You..gave..actual water LIFE. IT LIVES! ITS ALIVE. MY EYES FAIL ME, its perfection out of this planet.

    Reagan James
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still don’t get how he does it! It looks impossible, yet this guy DRAWS this! Oh my gosh, that’s talent!

    Loraine D.G. MacGinness
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How (on earth) long would this take to draw ? Great photo Though !

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    Through The Vanity II, 2019

    Through The Vanity II, 2019

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    Reagan James
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just don’t get it. It’s not just amazing. It’s amazing and beyond!

    LAYOUTRIOT
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    nowhere near! unbelieveable! wow! simply wow!

    #7

    We Thought She Was Dancing, 2019

    We Thought She Was Dancing, 2019

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    #8

    Self Portrait, 2018

    Self Portrait, 2018

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    Lester Naidoo
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reincarnated Rembrandt. Did this with your eyes closed just to be sure 🤯

    Reagan James
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am just blown away by his awesomeness.

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    #9

    One Hundred Little Prayers, 2019

    One Hundred Little Prayers, 2019

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    Reagan James
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just can’t. It’s too cool.

    Sue Clasen
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I really love this one, she has the world in her eyes and smile! only an artist could transmit it.

    #10

    Varmint, 2018

    Varmint, 2018

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    #11

    Stasis V1.3, 2018

    Stasis V1.3, 2018

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    Bobert Robertson
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is the only one I can tell is a drawing. But only because I know it's a drawing. If it wasn't in the title j would think it was a photo edited strangely

    Reagan James
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can kinda tell by the mouth. It looks more blurred and less realistic.

    #12

    Small Portrait Of Madison, 2018

    Small Portrait Of Madison, 2018

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    Restless
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Such detail, I can almost feel the person breathing.

    Reagan James
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is so much detail! Imagine having to spend that much time on that! Well, it sure pays off.

    marie elle
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How did it change the way you see?

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    #13

    Face Your Self, 2019

    Face Your Self, 2019

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    Reagan James
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok. These look exactly like real photos! That is great talent!

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    Grandportrait, 2018

    Grandportrait, 2018

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    miaow
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    wow... So much story etched into the very face, he has seen much and lived a lot.

    Monika Soffronow
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Grandportrait" What a lovely word! I have a couple of grandportraits that I cherish, keeping them vividly alive in my memory.

    #15

    We Won't Remember Us, 2018

    We Won't Remember Us, 2018

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    NanZ
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I want to tell you how great these are but I don't know what words can even come close to explaining it. You have amazing talent and you should be very proud of each and every one of these works of art!

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    Puncture, 2018

    Puncture, 2018

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    #17

    Don't Bury Me On Hart Island, 2018

    Don't Bury Me On Hart Island, 2018

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    Monika Soffronow
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not only are the drawings utterly amazing, but the captions are truly outstanding as well!

    #18

    Fomopan, 2018

    Fomopan, 2018

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    TheReader19
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Loving the blurred lines, it gives the picture a textured finish

    #19

    A Roasted San Marzano, 2018

    A Roasted San Marzano, 2018

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    Monika Soffronow
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had to look it up. San Marzano tomato is a variety of plum tomato.

    Ahnnah Newell
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love the detail in the wrinkles.

    #20

    Gutter Dog Stay Down, 2018

    Gutter Dog Stay Down, 2018

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    Sue Clasen
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Iron taste in his mouth, you can taste it!

    miaow
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    kk thats blood right. i didnt see this coming.. +_+

    #21

    Charcoal Head, 2019

    Charcoal Head, 2019

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    Pretty Pangolin
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you think how hard charcoal is to use without smearing it...

    #22

    How To Preserve A Ghost Pepper, 2018

    How To Preserve A Ghost Pepper, 2018

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    Monika Soffronow
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "The Bhut jolokia, also known as ghost pepper, ghost chili pepper, ghost chili and ghost jolokia, is an interspecific hybrid chili pepper cultivated in the Northeast Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland and Manipur. In 2007, Guinness World Records certified that the ghost pepper was the world's hottest chili pepper, 400 times hotter than Tabasco sauce. The ghost chili is rated at more than 1 million Scoville Heat Units (SHUs). However, in the race to grow the hottest pepper, the ghost chili was shortly superseded by the Infinity chili in 2011, followed by the Naga Viper, the Trinidad Moruga scorpion in 2012 and the Carolina Reaper on August 7, 2013." Wikipedia

    #23

    Part One - A Slaughter, 2018

    Part One - A Slaughter, 2018

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    #24

    Part II - A Feast, 2018

    Part II - A Feast, 2018

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    TheReader19
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is horrible and brilliant in one

    Loraine D.G. MacGinness
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They are ALL disturbing photographs. Is one of them YOU Dylan ??

    Jon Penryn
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    pointless. Photography has all this covered.

    Nathalie Langevin
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You are undoubtely hugely talented but I just never understood the ultrarealistic painting wave... It would have been really helpful and indicated before photography became so precise but now??? Why not get interested in photography if it is it's effects you are looking for?

    Lorraine R
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These are meticulous copies of photographs, but with flaws and distortions to show they are originals. The skill and patience required to create them is phenomenal.

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