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30 Times This Artist Used Acrylics And Oils To Create Paintings That Look Like Photographs

It may come as a surprise when you see oil paintings looking like photographs.

It may come as a surprise when you see oil paintings looking like photographs.

Japanese Artist Paints Hyperrealistic Paintings That Are So Precise You Might Confuse Them With Photos (25 New Pics)

Japanese painter Kei Mieno creates painstakingly detailed and realistic paintings that can be easily mistaken for photographs

Japanese painter Kei Mieno creates painstakingly detailed and realistic paintings that can be easily mistaken for photographs

I’ve Been Training Myself To Draw Photorealistically For 3 Years, Here Are Some Of My Best Works (24 Pics)

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. Charcoal is the main medium I used, with graphite for the finer details.

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. Charcoal is the...

What Seems Like An Awesome Tattoo On This Woman’s Back Is Not What It Seems

"Humans are full of contrasts and contradictions, they want to do good and instead they do evil. I was thinking about human nature, about sin and the will of evil which are inscribed in our being, like written inside us."

"Humans are full of contrasts and contradictions, they want to do good and instead they do evil. I was thinking about human nature, about sin and the will of evil which...

100 Incredibly Realistic Artworks That Are Hard to Believe Are Not Photographs

Since the ancient Greeks, realism has been aspired by Western art lovers, but during the late 1960s and '70s the popularity of highly-realistic paintings reached its peak. Thus, Photorealism and Hyperrealism were born. These genres are still popular, and some artists...

Since the ancient Greeks, realism has been aspired by Western art lovers, but during the late 1960s and '70s the popularity of highly-realistic paintings reached its peak. Thus, Photorealism and Hyperrealism...

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.

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.

I Picked Up A Paint Brush For The First Time 4 Years Ago And Discovered I Could Paint

My dog Tubs fell ill in 2011 and I had to take care of her by injecting insulin every 8 hours. This went on for 2 years and restricted my social life so I decided I needed to get a hobby....

My dog Tubs fell ill in 2011 and I had to take care of her by injecting insulin every 8 hours. This went on for 2 years and restricted my social...

Graphite Rush: My Photo-Realistic Pictures Drawn With Graphite Pencils

I'm a 20-years-old self taught artist from India. Most of my inspiration I got my from Paul Cadden's (Scottish hyper-realist artist) works. I sketched all of these pictures on A4 paper sheets (8.27 in × 11.02 in) using mostly graphite pencils...

I'm a 20-years-old self taught artist from India. Most of my inspiration I got my from Paul Cadden's (Scottish hyper-realist artist) works. I sketched all of these pictures on A4 paper...

These Are Not Photos! Artist Creates Incredibly Realistic Finger Drawings To Raise Climate Change Awareness

At first glance, these images look like like photos of glaciers and icebergs afloat on tranquil and frigid seas. The truth is somewhat more interesting, however – they're enormous finger pastel drawings by U.S. artist Zaria Forman.

At first glance, these images look like like photos of glaciers and icebergs afloat on tranquil and frigid seas. The truth is somewhat more interesting, however – they're enormous finger pastel...

Self-Taught Singaporean Artist Creates Hyper-Realistic Drawings On Wooden Boards

Ivan Hoo, a talented hyper-realistic artist who has submitted his work to Bored Panda before, is back with more unbelievably realistic works of art drawn on simple boards of wood. Hoo uses colored pencils, pastels and ink to create his realistic...

Ivan Hoo, a talented hyper-realistic artist who has submitted his work to Bored Panda before, is back with more unbelievably realistic works of art drawn on simple boards of wood. Hoo...