Astonishing Hyper-realism.

Sat Mar 17, 2012 11:16 am » by **Seahawk**

The coolest thing about these photos, is that they are not photos, they're drawings.

No, they're not photographs! The astonishing pictures drawn by PENCIL

Artist's drawings take between three and six weeks to create and sell for up to £5,000 each
The hyperrealist art is taken from a photograph but is produced in a non-photographic medium

By Kerry Mcqueeney

These might look like photographs, but it's not all black and white when it comes to the work of this artist.

Despite looking like they have been captured on a camera, these are actually hand-drawn images created by hyperrealist artist Paul Cadden.

The 47-year-old, from Scotland, is able to recreate photos in amazing detail, often just using only a pencil.

From the wrinkles on a woman’s face, a puff of smoke from a cigarette or dripping water - Cadden's drawings look unbelievably realistic.

Smokescreen: Incredible detail has been captured by the hyperrealist artist Paul Cadden, but his work leaves you wondering whether your eyes have been tricked

Hyperrealism was born from the idea of photorealism, which are paintings based on photographs but created in a non-photographic medium.

Taking an average of between three and six weeks to produce, Cadden creates about seven pieces each year - which usually come in A1 or A0 sizes - and sell at galleries for up to £5,000 each.

A spokesman for London's Plus One Gallery, which is featuring Cadden's work in its current hyperrealism exhibition, said: 'When you look at a picture of his work, they do look like photographs.

'But when you see it in a gallery up close, you can tell it's a drawing. The detail is incredible.'

Cadden, from Glasgow, was last year shortlisted for Artist of the Year 2011 for his drawing, ‘Painted context’.

Shades of grey: Cadden was shortlisted as Artist of the Year 2011 and can usually produce about seven works per year which sell at galleries for up to £5,000 each

He said: 'I’ve been drawing since I was six years old and have wanted to be an artist for as long as I can remember.

'Hyperrealism tends to create an emotional, social and cultural impact and differs from photorealism which is far more technical.

'My inspiration comes from the phrase "to intensify the normal". I take everyday objects and scenes of people and then create a drawing which carries an emotional impact - it can be quite beautiful.

'I try to study the internal aspect of the image rather than focusing solely on the external part. I can fall in love with an image - if that doesn’t sound too hippy.'

Not all black and white: From a distance Paul Cadden's work looks like a picture. However, a gallery exhibiting his work said seeing the originals up close reveals the extent of the drawing detail

visit the link for a little more on this, if interested. The images on the site, are better and larger.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2115297/Paul-Cadden-The-hyperrealist-artist-recreating-photographs-pencil.html?ICO=most_read_module

Cool. :flop:

Sat Mar 17, 2012 11:31 am » by **Samuelthemule**

well yes, they are pretty amazing.

you need incredible patience and willpower to create those.

the man says "i could fall in love with the image", that is almost mandatory, for the devotion it takes to create them.

:look:

cool find.

if anyone actually wants to draw like this, all you need is patience and time, i can recommend a book "drawing realistic textures in pencil"

it could be the start of a journey (:

:hugging:

Sat Mar 17, 2012 3:22 pm » by **Iamthatiam**

seahawk100 wrote:The coolest thing about these photos, is that they are not photos, they're drawings.

No, they're not photographs! The astonishing pictures drawn by PENCIL

Artist's drawings take between three and six weeks to create and sell for up to £5,000 each
The hyperrealist art is taken from a photograph but is produced in a non-photographic medium

By Kerry Mcqueeney

These might look like photographs, but it's not all black and white when it comes to the work of this artist.

Despite looking like they have been captured on a camera, these are actually hand-drawn images created by hyperrealist artist Paul Cadden.

The 47-year-old, from Scotland, is able to recreate photos in amazing detail, often just using only a pencil.

From the wrinkles on a woman’s face, a puff of smoke from a cigarette or dripping water - Cadden's drawings look unbelievably realistic.

Smokescreen: Incredible detail has been captured by the hyperrealist artist Paul Cadden, but his work leaves you wondering whether your eyes have been tricked

Hyperrealism was born from the idea of photorealism, which are paintings based on photographs but created in a non-photographic medium.

Taking an average of between three and six weeks to produce, Cadden creates about seven pieces each year - which usually come in A1 or A0 sizes - and sell at galleries for up to £5,000 each.

A spokesman for London's Plus One Gallery, which is featuring Cadden's work in its current hyperrealism exhibition, said: 'When you look at a picture of his work, they do look like photographs.

'But when you see it in a gallery up close, you can tell it's a drawing. The detail is incredible.'

Cadden, from Glasgow, was last year shortlisted for Artist of the Year 2011 for his drawing, ‘Painted context’.

Shades of grey: Cadden was shortlisted as Artist of the Year 2011 and can usually produce about seven works per year which sell at galleries for up to £5,000 each

He said: 'I’ve been drawing since I was six years old and have wanted to be an artist for as long as I can remember.

'Hyperrealism tends to create an emotional, social and cultural impact and differs from photorealism which is far more technical.

'My inspiration comes from the phrase "to intensify the normal". I take everyday objects and scenes of people and then create a drawing which carries an emotional impact - it can be quite beautiful.

'I try to study the internal aspect of the image rather than focusing solely on the external part. I can fall in love with an image - if that doesn’t sound too hippy.'

Not all black and white: From a distance Paul Cadden's work looks like a picture. However, a gallery exhibiting his work said seeing the originals up close reveals the extent of the drawing detail

visit the link for a little more on this, if interested. The images on the site, are better and larger.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2115297/Paul-Cadden-The-hyperrealist-artist-recreating-photographs-pencil.html?ICO=most_read_module

Cool.

Wow man, frekin amazing, I say! :flop:

Once, I was a wannabe Artist, but failed, not miserably tho, only by circunstances of 'destiny'....being so, I believe to have a slight idea of how elaborated these are, despite of their 'transposition' from real pics....Maybe even more difficult than those drawed by Boris Vallejo, where he mixes the Model with Phantasy designs!

TNX for the post, bud...

:cheers:

Sat Mar 17, 2012 4:00 pm » by **Perry LaGuardia**

iamthatiam wrote:
seahawk100 wrote:The coolest thing about these photos, is that they are not photos, they're drawings.

No, they're not photographs! The astonishing pictures drawn by PENCIL

Artist's drawings take between three and six weeks to create and sell for up to £5,000 each
The hyperrealist art is taken from a photograph but is produced in a non-photographic medium

By Kerry Mcqueeney

These might look like photographs, but it's not all black and white when it comes to the work of this artist.

Despite looking like they have been captured on a camera, these are actually hand-drawn images created by hyperrealist artist Paul Cadden.

The 47-year-old, from Scotland, is able to recreate photos in amazing detail, often just using only a pencil.

From the wrinkles on a woman’s face, a puff of smoke from a cigarette or dripping water - Cadden's drawings look unbelievably realistic.

Smokescreen: Incredible detail has been captured by the hyperrealist artist Paul Cadden, but his work leaves you wondering whether your eyes have been tricked

Hyperrealism was born from the idea of photorealism, which are paintings based on photographs but created in a non-photographic medium.

Taking an average of between three and six weeks to produce, Cadden creates about seven pieces each year - which usually come in A1 or A0 sizes - and sell at galleries for up to £5,000 each.

A spokesman for London's Plus One Gallery, which is featuring Cadden's work in its current hyperrealism exhibition, said: 'When you look at a picture of his work, they do look like photographs.

'But when you see it in a gallery up close, you can tell it's a drawing. The detail is incredible.'

Cadden, from Glasgow, was last year shortlisted for Artist of the Year 2011 for his drawing, ‘Painted context’.

Shades of grey: Cadden was shortlisted as Artist of the Year 2011 and can usually produce about seven works per year which sell at galleries for up to £5,000 each

He said: 'I’ve been drawing since I was six years old and have wanted to be an artist for as long as I can remember.

'Hyperrealism tends to create an emotional, social and cultural impact and differs from photorealism which is far more technical.

'My inspiration comes from the phrase "to intensify the normal". I take everyday objects and scenes of people and then create a drawing which carries an emotional impact - it can be quite beautiful.

'I try to study the internal aspect of the image rather than focusing solely on the external part. I can fall in love with an image - if that doesn’t sound too hippy.'

Not all black and white: From a distance Paul Cadden's work looks like a picture. However, a gallery exhibiting his work said seeing the originals up close reveals the extent of the drawing detail

visit the link for a little more on this, if interested. The images on the site, are better and larger.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2115297/Paul-Cadden-The-hyperrealist-artist-recreating-photographs-pencil.html?ICO=most_read_module

Cool.

Wow man, frekin amazing, I say!

Once, I was a wannabe Artist, but failed, not miserably tho, only by circunstances of 'destiny'....being so, I believe to have a slight idea of how elaborated these are, despite of their 'transposition' from real pics....Maybe even more difficult than those drawed by Boris Vallejo, where he mixes the Model with Phantasy designs!

TNX for the post, bud...

definitely more difficult technically, but to me Vallejo is pure spiritual imagination... :flop:

and that is difficult also :hugging:

Sat Mar 17, 2012 5:14 pm » by **Iamthatiam**

fatdogmendoza wrote:definitely more difficult technically, but to me Vallejo is pure spiritual imagination... and that is difficult also

You are absolutely right, imo; Vallejo's drawings came up as innovative and very creative, amazing designs...This is why Im accostumed to use them as reference! :flop:

Take Hitler, for instance: The guy wasn't a mediocre artist, Technicaly speaking, tho lacking the necessary comtemporary creative process and style to be accepted inside the art's circles, at time! Although, he undoubtedly proved later to be an excellent 'War Artist'...

Here, some of his paintings:

Not bad, huh? The guy had potential, which nowadays could had turned out to be an amazing comics artist, or something alike, instead of almost destroying the world, there are people today earning some serious cash with half skill he possessed. As Psychologist you know better than me what suppressed creative impulses could do to one's Psyche!!!

Some say he was the creative hand behind all Nazi symbolism, however, some dispute the idealizing, and reproductions minds behind :think:

Sat Mar 17, 2012 5:36 pm » by **Perry LaGuardia**

iamthatiam wrote:
fatdogmendoza wrote:definitely more difficult technically, but to me Vallejo is pure spiritual imagination... and that is difficult also

You are absolutely right, imo; Vallejo's drawings came up as innovative and very creative, amazing designs...This is why Im accostumed to use them as reference!

Take Hitler, for instance: The guy wasn't a mediocre artist, Technicaly speaking, tho lacking the necessary comtemporary creative process and style to be accepted inside the art's circles, at time! Although, he undoubtedly proved later to be an excellent 'War Artist'...

Here, some of his paintings:

Not bad, huh? The guy had potential, which nowadays could had turned out to be an amazing comics artist, or something alike, instead of almost destroying the world, there are people today earning some serious cash with half skill he possessed. As Psychologist you know better than me what suppressed creative impulses could do to one's Psyche!!!

Some say he was the creative hand behind all Nazi symbolism, however, some dispute the idealizing, and reproductions minds behind

I think because he was/ is looked upon as the biblical epitomy of evil.. his creative talents will never be accepted, His destructivity well outweighed his creativity so that shall remain the case.. in my personal opinion he was a gifted artist but staing that fact also produces a feeling of guilt.. Human nature predicts that what is perceived as evil will not also be accepted as gifted...I dont think it was just a suppression of his creative talent but also suppression of many more emotions and personal traits such as his sexuality....and a latent presupposition towards various forms of psychotic behaviours. But the real experts have purportedly dealt with that...and all the facts are there for our perusal...I do agree that state of mind is sometimes the catalyst towards great creativity...I would consider myself to have been a gifted surrealist at one point in my life more than 15 years ago.. I was also a prolific cannabis user at that time also....Not touched the stuff for over 14 years at all and I cant even draw a noughts and crosses grid now....

Sat Mar 17, 2012 5:43 pm » by **Bleever**

I was hoping someone would post this. I have dabbled in oil painting photo realism the time devotion is hauntingly difficult. Some of Dali's works are astonishing in detail...great post

Fri Mar 23, 2012 12:21 am » by **Samuelthemule**

a friend posted this up on facebook... had to think of this thread:

and here's another piece from someone i'm able to call my friend, the title is "we will always remember 911", he spends up to a month on a piece, and it's interesting because it's not really photo sourced, just... very very well thought out.

he's very into the venus project and social activism, just goes to show you can be an aloof artist and clueless politically at the same time ;)
(some would even say they go together? never!)

bleever wrote:I was hoping someone would post this. I have dabbled in oil painting photo realism the time devotion is hauntingly difficult. Some of Dali's works are astonishing in detail...great post

yeah, like this piece of his is really incredible:

http://mogultheory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/dali_pma_05_14.jpg

mind blowing really, it almost competes with those ultra-complex hdr graphics rendering?

cool man, got anything to show bleever?

joseph beuys, as much as i think his art is a joke, said something i like: "kunst ist eine grosse, revolutionaere kraft, und zwar, die einzige"
which means: art is a great, revolutionary force, and in fact, it is the only one

as for the hitler paintings linked earlier, yes, he undeniably had some skill, shame he didn't become a painter.

fuck history sometimes

Fri Mar 23, 2012 2:58 am » by **Noentry**

These drawings are amazing.
The artist Paul Cadden is awesome.
If you never told me they are drawn by hand I never in a million years would of guessed it.

Fri Mar 23, 2012 12:48 pm » by **Samuelthemule**

http://www.daviscone.com/2000s.html

sometimes looking too much at what other artists are doing makes you want to give up