Emanuele Dascanio is a young artist - he was born in 1983 and graduated from art school Lucio Fontana Di Arese in Italy, in 2003. He is a true master of his craft, creating incredibly realistic graphite pencil and charcoal portraits that exude spirituality, emotion and energy. As you're about to see, the details in his drawings look incredibly real. Let's take a look at some of his fascinating work.
To view more of his work visit his website.













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