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11-Year-Old Kid From Nigeria Creates Hyperrealistic Drawings, And The Result Will Blow Your Mind

Fri, 06 Jul 2018 09:45:09 +0300

Meet Kareen Waris Olamilekan (also known as Waspa), an 11-year-old artist from Lagos, Nigeria, who is quickly gaining international recognition for his life-like drawings. This talented young man is currently studying at Ayowole Academy of Arts, calls himself a “bitty artist”, and dreams about seeing his works in a museum someday.

Artist Spends 100s Hours Drawing Hyperrealistic Art Using Renaissance Techniques

Tue, 05 Jul 2016 12:13:06 +0300

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.

These Massive Hyperrealistic Drawings Are Made With Nothing More Than

Thu, 10 Jul 2014 13:56:49 +0400

Australian artist CJ Hendry has a big passion for fashion and shows it through her massive hyperrealistic ink drawings of top name brands including: Chanel, Gucci, Prada, Armani, and Hermes.

Hyperrealistic Tattoo Portraits of Pop Culture Characters

Mon, 28 Apr 2014 14:17:36 +0400

According to a recent Newsweek article, lately there's been a dramatic rise in the tattoo genre realism. No longer relegated to sculpture or painting, realism has taken over the tattoo world. In an attempt to depict people and things as accurately as possible, tattoo artists like Nikko Hurtado, Stefano Alcantara, and Paul Acker have been creating incredibly detailed portraits that look like they could be photographs.

Tattoos have come a long way since since the 1960s when tattooing was illegal or restricted in certain states. In fact, in 2012, a sizable amount of people got "tatted up" - about 36 percent of people 18 to 25 and 38 percent of people between 30 and 39. As an art movement, tattooing has seen a dramatic advancement due to better pigments, needle guns and whole new generation of artists eager to learn the craft.

Born in the San Fernando Valley, Nikko Hurtado is known for his hyperrealistic tattoo portraits of pop culture characters. Just a year after tattooing, Nikko created a Batman color portrait tattoo that would forever change his career. It was his first color portrait he had ever created and it ended up winning first place in the Pomona Tattoo Portrait Contest. He's since starred in numerous TV shows such as LA Ink, Tattoo Wars, and Spike TV’s Ink Master and he's tattooed such celebrities as Drake, Jesse James and Kat Von D. Here's a collection of some of his work.