15 astounding examples of photorealism

These illustrators, painters and artists have an unfathomable talent. Creating photo realistic portraits and landscapes using only a pen, pencil or brush, the attention to detail and photo realism is absolutely awe-inspiring. Take a look at our picks of the best of the bunch. 01. Rob Hefferan Based in Cheshire, Rob Hefferan is an exceptionally talented figurative artist. 02. Juan Francisco Casas Ruiz is a Spaniard visual artist. 03. Halim Ghodbane's attention to detail is breath-taking. 04. Michael's work has been the subject of five solo shows in London. 05. Jeremy Geddes creates other wordly and abstract photorealistic paintings. 06. Focusing on hands, water and sculptures, Rodriguez's attention to detail is astonishing. Creating each picture using colour pencils, other work by Rodriguez mimics oil paintings. 07. Italian-born Roberto Bernardi is one of the most well known photorealist artists, with his art displayed around the world. 08. 09. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Like this?

Jeremy Geddes DIY Elbow Patch While perusing Pinterest one evening, I came across an intriguing tutorial on the wonderful art of needle felting. I had to learn more – especially after realizing it entailed repeatedly stabbing a needle up and down into a piece of fabric or sweater. A satisfying stress reliever that results in something wearable? Sign me up. And now that I can officially call myself a needle felting maven (and nerd), trust me when I say that you’re going to have a blast with this technique. So grab your supplies and let’s get started on a pair of heart shaped elbow patches! You’ll need: With the sweater on, place a piece of tape about half an inch below the elbow. Align and center the bottom of the cookie cutter along the top of the tape. Fill the cutter, spreading out the wool fibers evenly. At the base of all felting needles are tiny, sharp burrs, which grab and interlock the wool fibers. Continue stabbing away until the surface is flat and even. Carefully peel the sweater away from the foam. Ta da!

David M. Bowers|Welcome to dmbowers.com Sculpting with paint Equanimity 48x48 acrylic sculpture Justin Gaffrey Poem: Equanimity Balanced by the grace of fearlessness, Sprinting through monolithic judgements, Empty Confidence, Where is my ego? They can’t hurt me anymore. Love by the grace of evaporating moments, No more bondage of intellect or ignorance, No pride or humility, Equanimity, By: Justin Gaffrey

Alexis Avlamis Keinyo White Gabriel Moreno Official website of the artist Alejandro DeCinti. Online art gallery. Paintings and drawings. Aaron Schuerr Fine Art It's Plein Air Painting Season! I'll be packing up my pastels and oil paints for back-to-back plein air shows. The Yellowstone Plein Air Invitational runs from September 24-29. I'll have just enough time to repack before heading to California for the Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational. There is also an opportunity to take a mini-workshop with me in Laguna Beach on October 5! For the month of September, I've decided to put together a studio sale of pastel and oil paintings from my trips. I also have some instructional DVD's available:

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