Hyperrealism

At first glance, these beautiful still life images seem like photographs. In reality, they are actually hyperrealistic paintings by artist Jason de Graaf.

I hear the same old angst-ridden question: "What's the point of hyperrealism?" After 20 years of drawing realistically, I can answer that question. Read on

Nigerian artist Arinze Stanley uses hyperrealistic techniques to draw surreal portraits in stunning detail. From his artist

Elena Esina is a proud mother and artist. Her daughter, Isabella Brazhnikova, showed that she was a prodigy when she was only four years old. Elena started off teaching her daughter the basics. Her daughter showed great mastery of what she taught her, and used only basic materials. Elena wondered what Isabella could do with

Artists that produce photorealistic sculptures , for the most part, aim to show us our bodies and life as it really is. Photorealistic sculptors create truly amazing sculptures that will make you feel wonder, revulsion and the sense of looking in someone else's mirror. In this post we feature sculptors Ron Mueck, Evan Penny, Jamie Salmon, Duane Hanson, Sam Jinks and Adam Beane who produce sculpture that seems alive in every detail, right down to veins and rashes on skin. Ron Mueck Ron Mueck…

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Since the ancient Greeks, realism has been aspired by Western art lovers, but during the late 1960s and '70s the popularity of highly-realistic drawings reached its peak. Thus, Photorealism and Hyperrealism were born. These perspective drawing genres are still popular, and some artists master their technique so successfully that it becomes hard to tell an oil painting or a pencil drawing from a photograph. Bored Panda collected some of the best examples of this cool art and made a stunning…