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Artist Spends 100s Hours Drawing Hyperrealistic Art Using Renaissance Techniques
You could be forgiven for thinking that these portraits are photographs, but believe it or not they’re actually drawings by Italian artist Emanuele Dascanio.
Some of them take up to 780 hours to complete, and it’s easy to see why when you look at the artist’s amazingly lifelike creations. He draws them using a combination of charcoal and graphite and the subjects are often illuminated with a single source of light that gives every piece a certain renaissance quality about it. This isn’t just a coincidence however, as Dascanio was taught the oil techniques of the old renaissance masters by Italian painter Gianluca Corona. He then combined this knowledge with his own unique style in order to create the beautiful portraits that perfectly blend the classic with the contemporary.
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Arty 9 years ago
I wonder how would art look if Renaissance masters already made such realistic art?!
Bennifer 9 years ago
Sometimes art is better when it's fantasy and not so real. Like Botticelli's 'Birth of Venus' imo
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Gilberto Garcia 9 years ago
You are not an artist! You are the artist. No words can translate your superb Gift!
Irma Ariallah 9 years ago
It is nut a gift, it is extremely adorable hard work and years of learning and exercising, when all young friends are making party
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Silvija Savels 9 years ago
The drawings seem to almost breathe with life - they are so realistic - Amazing work!
Gary Spencer 9 years ago
These are not created using Renaissance techniques. These are created using modern photorealistic techniques and ideas. They never drew like this. This is more about copying than inventing, and the lighting is more Baroque.
Miklós Nagy 9 years ago
And now compare this post to all "I splitted some paint am I artist nao? XDXD" article.
Gabriel Martin 9 years ago
Seems somewhat unlikely, given that the Renaissance was from 1300 – 1600 and the pencils he's using was invented in 1795. Regardless of the hyperbolic headline, the work is impressive.
Manish Behera 9 years ago
So you mean Renaissance masters were using photographs as reference?
Kayla 5 years ago
Why is it that when I see tremendous effort made by an artist in realistic drawings, there's always people to discount their efforts as merely copying from a picture/photograph still and claim it's not "real art". It's really a testament to their jealously. You don't see great chefs copying recipes/cooking skills of others and claim they are not really chefs because they copied?
Edson Cury 8 years ago
Using photo as a reference? Even if it existed, photography (on paper) was very unusual in Renaissance He could use an obscure camera...
Algirdas, Remigijus Gataveckas 9 years ago
Amazing work, nice, nice. Yau like my works? https://www.boredpanda.com/for-1460-days-i-was-drawing-young-people-from-childrens-house/
Yesica1993 9 years ago
This is astounding! I saw a video of either this guy or another one who does similar work. I couldn't believe when I began reading the comment section and seeing people actually CRITICIZING it as "not real art". Apparently, it was TOO realistic. Jealous, much?
Misty Pal 9 years ago
Now that's the kind of art I'd pay millions of dollars for.. so should other people instead of those worthless modern art b******t!
Misty Pal 9 years ago
These are so very amazing I can't describe how awestruck I am by the artist's brilliance, talent & perfection ????????
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Richard Butterfield 9 years ago
Stunning! Can you tell me Emanuele what canvas/artboard/paper do use for these as I am keen to do my own.
Roger Hawcroft 9 years ago
I like it and would like to know more about the techniques and what motivated it.
Arty 9 years ago
I wonder how would art look if Renaissance masters already made such realistic art?!
Bennifer 9 years ago
Sometimes art is better when it's fantasy and not so real. Like Botticelli's 'Birth of Venus' imo
Load More Replies... Gilberto Garcia 9 years ago
You are not an artist! You are the artist. No words can translate your superb Gift!
Irma Ariallah 9 years ago
It is nut a gift, it is extremely adorable hard work and years of learning and exercising, when all young friends are making party
Load More Replies... Silvija Savels 9 years ago
The drawings seem to almost breathe with life - they are so realistic - Amazing work!
Gary Spencer 9 years ago
These are not created using Renaissance techniques. These are created using modern photorealistic techniques and ideas. They never drew like this. This is more about copying than inventing, and the lighting is more Baroque.
Miklós Nagy 9 years ago
And now compare this post to all "I splitted some paint am I artist nao? XDXD" article.
Gabriel Martin 9 years ago
Seems somewhat unlikely, given that the Renaissance was from 1300 – 1600 and the pencils he's using was invented in 1795. Regardless of the hyperbolic headline, the work is impressive.
Manish Behera 9 years ago
So you mean Renaissance masters were using photographs as reference?
Kayla 5 years ago
Why is it that when I see tremendous effort made by an artist in realistic drawings, there's always people to discount their efforts as merely copying from a picture/photograph still and claim it's not "real art". It's really a testament to their jealously. You don't see great chefs copying recipes/cooking skills of others and claim they are not really chefs because they copied?
Edson Cury 8 years ago
Using photo as a reference? Even if it existed, photography (on paper) was very unusual in Renaissance He could use an obscure camera...
Algirdas, Remigijus Gataveckas 9 years ago
Amazing work, nice, nice. Yau like my works? https://www.boredpanda.com/for-1460-days-i-was-drawing-young-people-from-childrens-house/
Yesica1993 9 years ago
This is astounding! I saw a video of either this guy or another one who does similar work. I couldn't believe when I began reading the comment section and seeing people actually CRITICIZING it as "not real art". Apparently, it was TOO realistic. Jealous, much?
Misty Pal 9 years ago
Now that's the kind of art I'd pay millions of dollars for.. so should other people instead of those worthless modern art b******t!
Misty Pal 9 years ago
These are so very amazing I can't describe how awestruck I am by the artist's brilliance, talent & perfection ????????
Load More Replies... Richard Butterfield 9 years ago
Stunning! Can you tell me Emanuele what canvas/artboard/paper do use for these as I am keen to do my own.
Roger Hawcroft 9 years ago
I like it and would like to know more about the techniques and what motivated it.
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