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Pencil drawing is a form of visual art that makes use of any number of drawing instruments to mark a two-dimensional medium. It’s one of the simplest means of communicating visual ideas. Artists can work on different surfaces - all it takes is just creativity and the desire to make something awesome. Even only with a humble pencil, a real artist can produce an amazing masterpiece you won’t believe it was drawn.
Check out these mind-blowingly realistic pencil drawings of various extremely talented artists from all around the world!
Paul Cadden - Shower
This hyper realistic image is in fact a drawing made by 47-year old Scotland-based artists Paul Cadden. His incredible skills can capture an intense vision even beyond the capabilities of photography. Cadden uses only graphite and chalk to create his incredible images where every detail is seen and appreciated.
Martijn Versteeg - Audrey Hepburn
Martijn Versteeg is a 23-year-old artist from The Netherlands. The young and super talented artist has a small obsession with movie star and fashion icon Audrey Hepburn. According to his words, this impressive illustration of the actress took the artist 1993 minutes which is the same year Hepburn died.
Mark Stewart - When I’m old and wise
Talented artist Mark Stewart graduated from art and design school in London and then he was hired as a wildlife illustrator. He spent years perfecting the art of pencil drawing, which is evident in each one of his realistic illustrations. The artist now works exclusively in graphite pencil producing highly detailed portraits.
Josi Fabri - Eternal Sunshine
This incredible illustration inspired by the movie “Everlasting Sunshine of a Spotless Thoughts” was drawn by 28-year old Brazilian artist Josi Fabri. The young artist always draws inspiration from her favorite movies and musicians. Fabri is a huge fan of The Lord of the Rings trilogy and her portfolio is filled with amazing images of scenes from the movies.
David Kao - Audi R8
David Kao is a famous pencil artist who has a passion for cars and drawing. He started drawing when he was 3 years old, but it was only at the age of 19 after his father took him to his auto shop, that Kao began to take art more seriously. The 22-year old artist has an impressive portfolio of beautiful and realistic car drawings, One of his drawings is this gorgeous illustration of Audi R8 which was created in 10 hours using only a graphite pencil, eraser, tissue and brush.
Mihályi Anita - Morning Rose
This incredible and highly detailed drawing is the handiwork of Hungary-based artist Mihályi Anita. The conventional artist draws inspiration from everything she sees and her portfolio includes realistic drawings of humans, animals, plants and amazing portraits of various actors including Johnny Depp and Michael Fassbender.
Jay Varma - Mother
Jay Varma is a self-taught artist from India who manages to capture every little detail in his beautiful illustrations. His great grandfather is famous oil painter Raja Ravi Varma, who is considered one of the best artists in India. Varma’s skills have been recognized by many while his work has been featured in many prominent journals. The talented artist draws mostly portraits and pays special attention to individual mood and lighting.
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