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43 Photo-Like Drawings Made With Ballpoint Pens By Mostafa Khodeir

The talented 28-year-old Egyptian artist Mostafa Khodeir creates incredibly realistic portraits that can be easily mistaken for photos using only multicolored ballpoint pens. They really leave us wondering what kind of magical pens this artist is using.

The talented 28-year-old Egyptian artist Mostafa Khodeir creates incredibly realistic portraits that can be easily mistaken for photos using only multicolored ballpoint pens. They really leave us wondering what kind of...

Ballpoint Pen Stipple Drawings Made Of 1000s Dots That Took Me 130 Hours To Complete

Here are ballpoint pen stipple drawings I did of skateboarding legends Ray Barbee and Lance Mountain from the photos by Arto Saari. These are 11×17 and took over 130 hours, dot by dot.

Here are ballpoint pen stipple drawings I did of skateboarding legends Ray Barbee and Lance Mountain from the photos by Arto Saari. These are 11×17 and took over 130 hours, dot by...

Artist Spends 1 Year Using Only Discarded Ballpoint Pens To Draw Giant Octopus

When his designer friends questioned the utility of ballpoint pens, artist Raymond Cicin took that as a challenge. He collected their discarded ballpoint pens and spent more than a year creating this enormous and highly-detailed octopus drawing.

When his designer friends questioned the utility of ballpoint pens, artist Raymond Cicin took that as a challenge. He collected their discarded ballpoint pens and spent more than a year creating...

I Draw Detailed Illustrations With A Ballpoint Pen

I am Marco from a small country town in regional Victoria, Australia. Drawing with a ballpoint has always been my favorite medium and long since I can remember that's all I've really used. All these drawings have been illustrated freehand, without drafting...

I am Marco from a small country town in regional Victoria, Australia. Drawing with a ballpoint has always been my favorite medium and long since I can remember that's all I've really...

Post Your Most Amazing Examples Of Ballpoint Pen Art

Universal and affordable - the ballpoint pen has become the first choice for some artists, who are looking for unconventional art medium. Professional and amateur artists found this typical writing tool as an alternative art supply, which can be used to...

Universal and affordable - the ballpoint pen has become the first choice for some artists, who are looking for unconventional art medium. Professional and amateur artists found this typical writing tool...

What If A Designer Went To Military Service With A Pocket-Size Notebook And A Ballpoint Pen

In my obligatory military service, I had been making this visual diary in my pocket-size notebook by ballpoint-pen for 6 months. My purpose is to show people my military experience as an industrial designer.

In my obligatory military service, I had been making this visual diary in my pocket-size notebook by ballpoint-pen for 6 months. My purpose is to show people my military experience as...

19-Year-Old Artist Spent Her Summer Drawing This Epic Chinese Zodiac Poster

While we were spending our summer drenched in pools of our own sweat, 19-year-old Atlanta-based Artist Savannah Burgess was hard at work creating a masterpiece. She spent a good chunk of her summer creating an epic drawing of the 12 animals...

While we were spending our summer drenched in pools of our own sweat, 19-year-old Atlanta-based Artist Savannah Burgess was hard at work creating a masterpiece. She spent a good chunk of...