This Photo Is Actually a Pencil Perfect Drawing

Well hi ya. How's it going, eh? Mosey on over to the coffeepot and draw yourself a mugful. While you're over there, don't forget to pick up an artistically decorated virtual treat. Now you know I am a fan a of unusual art, right? Well here's a guy who really knows how to get the lead out when it comes to realism.

At just 22 years old, Italian artist Diego Fazo has developed the skill to create photo-realistic drawings using a simple charcoal pencil. His latest creation, pictured here, has drawn hundreds of positive comments on his Deviant Art profile.

Don’t tell me you can tell the image below is a drawing and not a high-definition photograph, because I don’t buy it. In fact people were so skeptical this incredible piece of art was drawn by hand that young Diego Fazo had to put up some photos of the work in progress just to lay doubts to rest. And looking at his-mind-blowing masterpiece, can you really blame people for  questioning it’s hand-drawn?

Like other talented artists who started their careers on Deviant Art, Diego is a self-taught pencil master whose technique matured with the passing of the years. He started out as a tattoo artist, and developed a passion for creating photo-realistic drawings. Inspired by the works of Japanese artists from the Edo period, like Katsushika Hokusai, he managed to capture people’s imaginations with his precise lines and oriental drawing techniques.

I also belong to Deviant Art (no surprise there, eh!) but I'm still waiting for fame and fortune to come my way. Meanwhile, I'm trying to be careful not to spill any coffee on my art masterpieces, less'n of course I'm doing some coffee painting.


See ya, eh!


Bob