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These Drawings are Shockingly Realistic!

The portraits of Argentinian illustrator Nestor Canavarro are so vivid and detailed, it's almost hard to believe they're drawn with pencils.

These Hyper-Realistic Animal Artworks Are Simply Gorgeous

These hyper-realistic animal drawings by artist Shannon Mayhew are just so gorgeous!

The Incredibly Realistic Pen Art of Enam Bosokah

This young artist uses nothing but a pen to create passionate, realistic drawings that seem to come alive.

Art Collection: Discover 13 Hyper Realistic Artists

Enjoy this premium collection of hyper realistic artists and their works.

These Needle-Felted Cats Are Adorably Realistic

Japanese artist Mayumi Yamamoto makes incredibly lifelike cat portraits.

This Artist's Paintings Are So Realistic You'll Be Fooled

Take a look at the incredibly realistic paintings of Patrick Kramer. He creates his art from photos and paints whatever captures his interest, be it from still lives, portraits, city scenes or landscapes.

These Realistic Paintings Open Up a World of Beauty

American artist Harry McCormick captures the beauty of interior scenes with his striking realist paintings.

Can You Believe This Realistic Art is Made from Scratches?

This form art is unlike any other. Discover more about scratchboard art right here.

Like a Real Boy - Amazing Hyper-Realistic Art!

Ron Mueck is an Australian hyper-realist sculptor working in Great Britain. Mueck's sculptures faithfully reproduce the minute detail of the human body, but play with scale to produce disconcertingly jarring visual images. These are amazing works and

Feast Your Eyes on Some Wonderful Realist Art

The Realism art movement originated in France in the 1850s. Take a look at these 7 famous paintings from the Realism art movement to feast your eyes upon.

Artist Creates Realistic Portraits of Roman Emperors!

You’re probably familiar with names like Augustus, Nero, and Caligula. This is how they would have looked like in real life...

These Realistic Works of Art are Made with a Ballpoint Pen

Take a look at Andrey Poletaev's stunning ballpoint pen art.

Paintings Just Can’t Get Any More Realistic Than This

Emel Espiritu is a self-taught artist who creates remarkably detailed hyper-realistic paintings. Check out his works here.

These Realistic 3D Artworks Will Make You Do a Double Take

These unbelievably realistic 3-D sketches will blow your mind.

This Artist's Realistic Paintings Will Have You Fooled

For stunning art that looks more like a digitally enhanced photo as opposed to an oil painting, check out this artist's work.

She Uses Her Fingers to Create Realistic, Beautiful Art...

This artist uses a unique method to create stunning, icy landscapes

These Hyper-Realistic Watercolor Flowers Are Outstanding!

Denise Ramsay started painting watercolor flowers six years ago. Check out some of her wonderful art here!

You Won’t See Such Ultra-Realistic Wall Art Ever Again!

You will be let amazed at the stunningly realistic 3D graffiti art by French artist Pierrot.

How Can Anyone Paint Rain on Glass So Realistically?

Gregory Thielker is one of the world's greatest painters, and with this rainy-road collection you can definitely see why.

Incredible! It Takes a Master to Sculpt Such Realistic Art

Here are eight famous sculptures you cannot help but admire:

I Can't Believe How Realistic These Woodland Paintings Are

Enjoy 20 of Ivan Shishkin's most beautiful paintings of woodland scenes. You won't believe that you're actually looking at a painting!

Paul Gauguin's Art: What Hides Behind These Paintings?

He was an inspiration and an innovative artist. Today we will review 10 of Paul Gauguin's most influential works.

This Hairstylist’s Works Are Like Flowers in Bloom

This hairdresser is well-known worldwide for his astonishing hairstyles that look like real flowers.

How Can These Wildlife Paintings Look So Amazingly Real?

Gape at this absolutely extraordinary collection of hyper-realistic wildlife paintings by self-taught artist Carla Grace.

This Artist's Level of Realism Is Out of This World!

Thanks to the power of digital art, this incredible artist creates this stunningly realistic portraits. Check out some of his finest works here.

These Images Look Like B&W Photos... But Look Closer!

Emanuele Dascanio is a true master of his craft, creating incredibly realistic graphite pencil and charcoal portraits.

If I Didn't See This Artist At Work, I'd Never Believe Him!

Italian Artists Marcello Barenghi can create the most astoundingly realistic-looking hand drawings.

How Can These Animal Drawings Look So Incredibly REAL?

Marvel at these ridiculously-good hyperrealistic animal drawings by the talented artist Helen Violet.

These Can't Be Real! 14 Stunning Celebrity Drawings

Artist Matheus Macedo creates incredibly realistic portraits of celebrities. Take a look at his best works.

You Won’t Believe This Art Was Created With Ballpoint Pens

New York based artist Nicolas V. Sanchez creates the most realistic ballpoint pen drawings you'll ever see and they're a pleasure to admire!

A Real Dog or a Life-Like Toy?

What do you think folks, is this a real dog, or is this a life like toy realistically impersonating a doggie?

Admire Upcycled Denim Scraps Turned Into Incredible Art

Meet Deniz Sağdıç, a multimedia artist who uses upcycled denim scraps to make the most strikingly realistic portraits, some of which you might recognize!

This Artist's Work of Art Really Stands Out, Literally!

View some of the most jaw-dropping art pieces by Ivan Hoo, an exceptional hyper-realistic artist who specializes in 3D drawings - literally bringing them to life.

Look Closer! These Nature Pictures Are Not What They Seem

The impeccable detail found in these masterpieces make this artist's paintings look more like photographs than works of art.

It's Hard to Believe These Paintings Are Real!

Can any painting be so life-like?

Stunning! These Pencil Drawings Look Like Photographs

Emanuele Dascanio is a true master of his craft, creating incredibly realistic graphite pencil and charcoal portraits.

Artist Makes Beautiful Animal Paintings on Glass – 10 Pics

Artist Silvia Popescu makes some gorgeous animal paintings on glass. Check out some of her works.

This Artist Paints in Incredible and Beautiful Detail

This painter creates beautiful and realistic images of feminine beauty.

12 Hyperrealism Paintings by Korean Artist An Jung-hwan

These hyper-realistic landscape paintings by Korean artist An Jung-hwan look unbelievably real. Check them out.

This Paintings Are Detailed Beyond Belief

35-year-old artist Kamalky Laureano creates images that you could have sworn he's printed already! He pours his all into his paintings, trying to make them as realistic as possible!

Gosh, It's Hard to Believe These Drawings Aren't Photos!

Many people cannot believe that Cathy Sheeter’s highly realistic animal artwork is created just scratching into an ink coated board, but that’s how she does it!

These Paintings Are So Detailed You'll Think They're Photos

These paintings by Kamalky Laureano look so realistic, you'll think they're photos.

Animal Embroidery With a Beautiful Twist – 10 Pics

These beautiful animal embroidery photos have a unique twist - they are embellished with little bits of jewelry.

Ice, Ice, Beauty: The Most Stunning Ice Sculptures

Ice sculptings are a form of sculpture that uses ice as the raw material. Sculptures from ice can be abstract or realistic and can be functional or purely decorative.

These Architectural Drawings Appear to Be Illuminated

Artist Nikita Busyak creates unique architecture sketches that appear to be illuminated. Check out some of his works here.

Creepy or Beautiful? Russian Couple Creates Lifelike Dolls

This couple creates eerily-realistic porcelain dolls. Are they creepy or beautiful? You decide!

You Won't Believe These Paintings Aren't Photographs

These persuasively realistic paintings show true talent. At first glance, you’d think they were photographed.

It’s Hard to Believe These Cute Animals Aren’t Real!

You will find it hard to believe that these aren't real animals. They are, in fact, wool sculptures made by a talented artist.

Black and White Photos You Say? Take a Closer Look...

Take a look at Paul Lung's accurate depiction of cats and people in this truly fascinating collection:

These Charcoal Portraits are Absolutely Astonishing

Dylan Eakin's charcoal portraits are so vivid and detailed, it's no surprise they can take over a 100 hours to complete.

Look Closer! There's More to These Birds Than Meets the Eye

These bright and beautiful birds are actually made of paper!

The Level of Precision In These Portraits Is Incredible!

Mostafa Khodeir needs nothing but a ballpoint pen to draw incredible hyper-realistic portraits of historical figures, athletes, and animals.

10 Terrific Landscapes Made One Stitch At a Time

We couldn’t possibly judge you if you were to mistake the pictures we are about to show you for photos. After all, these landscapes are photographically real...

15 Cakes That Are Too Gorgeous to Eat

In the right hands, an ordinary cake can become a real work of art. Marvel at these 15 incredibly-realistic cakes by the UK-based baker - Emma Jayne.

Better Than Photos! 21 Unbelievably Real Paintings

These hyper-realistic oil and acrylic paintings are like photos in many ways. Except, they're much better!

Would You Believe That These Adorable Animals AREN’T REAL?

Artist Lee Cross creates incredibly realistic baby animal sculptures that would just melt your heart.

These Paintings Transport You to a Pastoral Dream World

Denmark's most famous landscape painter is one of the art world's greatest secrets. Have a look at these wondrous examples of his work.

Recreating Reality With Alyssa Monks!

The first thing you notice about Alyssa Monk's paintings, is how realistic they look, as if the painting is just ready to spring into action and start living on its own....

16 Astonishingly Real Animal Paintings on Stones

Japanese artist Akie Nakata creates incredibly detailed animal paintings on smooth stones. Take a look at her best works.

You'd Never Guess These Seascapes Were Finger Painted

Zaria Forman is a very unusual artist, because she doesn't use paintbrushes but her fingers to make such lovely realistic seascapes.

This Food Looks So Delicious - for Carved Wood!

Food is not only delicious but also gorgeous too. This stunningly realistic artwork brings the truth of this to light with these great wooden sculptures.

I Can’t Believe These Are NOT Photos! 18 Optical Illusions

This talented artist is but 18 years old, but he can create such realism in his works that it’s genuinely impossible to tell them apart from real-life objects.

10 Iconic Disney Characters Reimagined in a Lifelike Style

This artist decided to conduct an interesting experiment and give everyone’s favorite Disney princesses a makeover, giving their faces more realistic proportions

This Surreal Sidewalk Art Will Make You Look Twice...

For many of these sidewalk creations, you may have to do a double take!

18 Heart Melting Felted Wool Portraits of Pets

This artist makes unbelievably adorable and lifelike portraits of pet out of felted wool, here are some of her best works

These 3D Embroidery Designs Look Like Real Food

Marvel at the stunning 3D food embroideries created by the artist Youmeng Liu.

10 Massive Paintings of Noble Tigers and Lions

The UK-based artist Julie Rhodes creates lifelike works of art that capture the noble beauty of big cats.