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Technology brings more and more talented artists to the surface, who create astonishing digitally manipulated images on every possible theme, illustrating everything that you could possibly imagine. But, we still have the “classics”, for whom the pencil and paper are the genuine and compulsory materials in creating works of art. And this is what we are going to present to you today. 50 outstanding portraits of women created by the technique of traditional drawing, without any digital manipulation. Some of them can easily trick the eye into believing that they are real photos of real people, that’s how beautiful and expressive they are. True masterpieces.
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Beautiful.. though the one titled as “Bride” is actually Lucille Ball, star of I Love Lucy.
( 2 years and 4382 days ago )Nice collection !
( 2 years and 4382 days ago )fantstic as allways
( 2 years and 4382 days ago )I love those drawings ! They are indeed ultra realistic ! I particularly love the Alice Cullen ๐
( 2 years and 4382 days ago )some of these were really well executed and some weren’t so amazing. I’ve seen much better of sites like deviantart.com
( 2 years and 4382 days ago )outstanding work here……..I can only dream of being able to draw this well…
( 2 years and 4381 days ago )Incredible! Thanks for sharing.
( 2 years and 4381 days ago )all i could say was wow! :)). great job!
I like the Keira as Guinevere drawing.:))
just awesome!!!!!
( 2 years and 4381 days ago )very nice….
( 2 years and 4381 days ago )one word: wow
( 2 years and 4380 days ago )no way the jessica beil one is real!
( 2 years and 4380 days ago )Your work is phenomenal and motivating. Thanks for posting.
( 2 years and 4380 days ago )Wow asta e foarte tare. Ai un adevarat talent. Bravo!!! JOS PALARIA! Sunt foarte impresionat. Nice ๐ก
( 2 years and 4380 days ago )sorry, but these have clearly been photoshoped.
( 2 years and 4378 days ago )Amazing!
Peace waves )))
Sean
Amazing,
Really Mind-blowing art.
( 2 years and 4375 days ago )wow…so beautiful
( 2 years and 4375 days ago )Dirk Dzimirsky is clearly only photoshopping pictures. not much talent in that.
( 2 years and 4375 days ago )I hate to agree with Liz but yeah, a few of these are Photoshop enhanced…not all of them, but a few.
( 2 years and 4375 days ago )anjye, way to be a dick.
( 2 years and 4375 days ago )yeeeeeah i don’t mean to burst everybody’s bubble, but photoshop filters are like magic to lazy artists.
( 2 years and 4375 days ago )Love the eyes in your work.
( 2 years and 4374 days ago )wao.. brilliant work. love these pics.
( 2 years and 4373 days ago )Maybe you idiots should research before accusing an artist of photoshopping. If you think people cannot draw this well, you thought wrong. Just because you, yourself, cannot do it and you would have to be lazy and resort to cheating in photoshop, does not mean others are talentless and lazy like you.
( 2 years and 4371 days ago )definitely i`m not as good as these people but i have personally managed to do some work that people didn`t believe me it was done by just pencil
( 2 years and 4367 days ago )lol at how rihanna’s forehead falls off the top of the page.
( 2 years and 4359 days ago )“Woman in a Hat” is Jennifer Garner.
( 2 years and 4359 days ago )‘Shopped
( 2 years and 4359 days ago )Wow! Some of them look like Photos!
( 2 years and 4359 days ago )where is emma watson?
( 2 years and 4359 days ago )I know nearly all of these people, some on a first-name basis. =P
( 2 years and 4357 days ago )I’ve seen similar drawings personallly. These are not photoshopped. I wonder how long it took to do these. Most defiantly several hours. Amazing none the less. I can only hope I can get that good eventually.
( 2 years and 4357 days ago )WOW..really very very nice.
( 2 years and 4356 days ago )You are a brilliant artist! Thank you for sharing your talents with us.
Cheers,
Dean
Taylor Swift – my favorite. Lovely work.
( 2 years and 4352 days ago )To those people who think this is all by one person, the links to the actual artists are under the pictures. Go compliment them instead.
( 2 years and 4350 days ago )Im a struggeling 17 year old artist who draws kinda good on human figures, mainly girls because i suck at drawng but im really sick of people comparing my work to ” anime”. im DEFINITLY going to aspire to your level!!
( 2 years and 4346 days ago )Its very beatifull drawing face……I liked it.
( 2 years and 4345 days ago )Hey nice paintings man.
i liked then a lot.
Thanks..
it really pisses me off at how so many stupid people who don’t MAKE art see things on the internet and instantly say something is photoshopped. just because YOU do not have that talent doesn’t mean OTHER people don’t
what do you think people did before photoshop retards… yeah, like the poster said they DREW/PAINTED/ETC and these are clearly examples of DRAWN pieces of art that look real. all of them except one are clearly drawn with pencil.
The Jessica Biel one is the only one that I would say may have been photoshopped enhanced, since the background is a stark white. most pencil drawings, as you can note in most of them, have some shades of grey in the background.
really though. i’m tired of stupid ignorant people saying “photoshopped” to everything on the internet. if you don’t believe it don’t bother posting. your idiot comments only make you look dumb.
( 2 years and 4335 days ago )great (kamaal…. in punjabi language) Thanks
( 2 years and 4326 days ago )Why only draw only females, there great, but why not any males? I understand females are more attractive for you draw, but would it hurt to have a male in at least one. I’m sure you could include the both in a nice joint photo. But I guess everyone other loser already dreams about their perfect romance, so why draw it? My closing points, just draw/ sketch something other than all close up faces of only females. In addition they are really life like, but because life is in color you could use some pastel or color medium. It’s easy to draw a full face on a whole canvas. So draw a body shot and try to include both genders next time you use your amazing talents.
( 2 years and 4323 days ago )bobby, females are drawn more often because their faces [especially famous faces, after all the airbrushing in their photos] are physically easier to draw. they tend to be softer, more curved, and have fewer hard lines, which is why people tend to also draw younger women. more lines in a face leave more shadows, which are the hardest part to recreate convincingly in a drawing. so it makes sense that even the most experienced artists tend to stick with drawing young females, but i do agreed and wish that this wasnt the case. as an artist myself i find it hard to adventure away from the familiar female portrait, but i would like to experiment more with the very young, very old, and male face as well. it will be an interesting challenge
( 2 years and 4323 days ago )I would LOOOOOVE to be drawn like this. I would love to have such an accurate and realistic portrait to show to family & friends. Does anyone know if she sells these…like if she’d make one for me?
Absolutely talented. I wish I was gifted.
i love the technique but i’m sure that you use pictures. you should try and expand your creativity and create your own compositions and apply your technique to them .
( 2 years and 4320 days ago )Yucky! Anyone can trace from a magazine!! Most of these look like they were done done by a high school student who just figured out what shading is! Flat, crappy bubble-gum poo! Except for Dirk Dzimirsky I hate them all! Actually I also hate Dirk’s ones too, but just because he claims his name is Dirk!
( 2 years and 4320 days ago )definitly not photoshopped because i did some of those you idiots.
( 2 years and 4320 days ago )Hi
You artists there think you might be able to pull off something this realistic with a normal #2 hb pencil only, or will you need some darker and lighter pencils(9h-9B)
your thoughts?
( 2 years and 4316 days ago )I think some photos are photoshop enhanced.. Anyway it’s nice..
( 2 years and 4314 days ago )The one of Jessica Biel was the best. Not only was the artist very talented and technically perfect, but they managed to capture her perfectly. She’s fiesty and beautiful, and sassy. The artist captured the actress’ soul in the drawing. Way to go.
( 2 years and 4302 days ago )I can’t even believe the Jessica Biel one is a drawing, that’s amazing!
( 2 years and 4298 days ago )All without exception are beautiful.
Publish some of my drawings too….
( 2 years and 4298 days ago )the one labeled piercing glance is actually te model natalia vodianova
( 2 years and 4298 days ago )Wow! That is real talent! Draw a picture of Katie Perry. I think that would be interesting!
( 2 years and 4298 days ago )These portraits are amazing, unlike anything else I have seen
( 2 years and 4298 days ago )All of you saying these are ‘shopped or “obviously by high school students who have just learned to shade” need to give your heads a good fucking shake against a wall. I’m a portrait artist, I’ve been drawing my whole life, and this is all very incredible, beautiful work. If you think this is easy, try doing it and tell me how far you fucking get. If you think these are ‘shopped, then for the love of god get the fuck away from your computer, go to your nearest art gallery and EDUCATE YOURSELF.
( 2 years and 4298 days ago )OMG. I’m so jealous! You are so talented!! I LOVE IT.
( 2 years and 4298 days ago )They r sooo beautiful!
But the shy woman is indeed, Gisele Bundchen, the model.
You really have THAT!!! so much talent and grace… in one pack… amazing!
( 2 years and 4270 days ago )Jessica Beil! what a…
( 2 years and 4269 days ago )My favourite is Mischa. It’s so beautiful!
( 2 years and 4269 days ago )Now that’s true talent. Great work.
( 2 years and 4268 days ago )50 percent amazing, appreciate the detail of some of the drawings!
( 2 years and 4268 days ago )These are the most realistic drawings. They are just beautiful, you have an amazingly incredible talent. 100% amazing.
( 2 years and 4264 days ago )Truly awesome inspiring resources. Great collection of realistic drawings. Thanks for share these awesome collection. ๐
( 2 years and 4244 days ago )these are so amazing. i would love to see what a picture of me would look like. just saying. you are extremely talented!
( 2 years and 4236 days ago )When I see a actor call themselves an “artist”, I think, how can they compare themselves to sculptors, or great artists like the person who did these drawings. The drawings are incredible.
Acting is a craft, a great craft granted, but the stuff on this site is art.
I have bookmarked this site so I can spend enough time enjoying each one, when I have the time. The quality is insane.
( 2 years and 4229 days ago )First of all let me just say how amazing these drawings are. Simply breath taking! As an artist I know just how difficult it is to capture the true likeness of a person, not just their nose or eyes but the essence of them in the artwork. This is a wonderful comllection. Secondly I feel compelled to mention that Photoshop wont make an ugly or poorly drawn work lovely with a simple click of a mouse. People that think so have obviously never produced any artwork of substance. If you are not a skilled artist it will show, even if it is photoshoped. Thirdly to those of us who are working with photoshop and other paint programs, I do understand how difficult it is to master the software, it’s a brand new media that one must learn just like oil paints or graphite. Just because a computer is involved doesn’t mean it was easy or that these artists are tallentless hacks. Shame on those who are jealous and refuse to accept that others are more skilled than they are. I intend to show these drawings to my students with the hopes that I might inspire them to aspire to this level of greatness.
( 2 years and 4215 days ago )PHTOSHOPPED what kind of paper do you thik can be so bright as in some of those whites??? come one they are good, no one takes that away from them, but do not pretend they have not been manipulated because they HAVE!!!
( 2 years and 4213 days ago )nice drawings i love them all.
( 2 years and 4206 days ago )Just curious as to what type of pencils and materials you use for this?
( 2 years and 4195 days ago )Dude,your so talented.
I would die for one of these persnally for me.
Do you sell?
xx
If they were supposedly photoshopped a few of them would not be slightly off. You can get paper THIS white, and it could have been made in a shop program to look this nice, but from scratch. Obviously you’re not observing these close enough. P.S. My friend has the same talent and can do this, if not better by hand.
( 2 years and 4136 days ago )Well, dang. I thought I was pretty swell at drawing.
But you’re amazing.
Honestly, you are an insparation.
I don’t really care for any of these drawings; I agree with another viewer who said they look like high school drawings. They’re boring, you use one technique and don’t bother challenging it. Wow, so you learned to blend, so what? Where’s the personality in these drawings? Where’s you? What am I supposed to take from a picture of Angelina Jolie? That she’s pretty? That’s about all I get from these images: that they’re “pretty.” I could just as well look at a magazine and tell you that.
You should start working from your own imagery and not from photographs from the internet, designing your own compositions. That would show me a lot more skill than copying directly from a photograph, which is rather lazy and unprofessional.
And what does working from these photographs really tell me about you? That you read a lot of magazines and watch E news? Other than that, nothing.
Also start using different techniques, such as cross hatch, cross contour, parallel hatching as well as blending. Look at artists like Ingres, Degas, and Leonardo Da Vinci and see how they combine different techniques to create fantastic drawings.
There are tons of poorly trained artists who can work like this on any street corner of any city, and they’re only selling for like $30. Do you really want to sell alongside them?
I know most of the artists on here and im a little upset nothing of mine is up here or was asked to be put here!
( 2 years and 4080 days ago )I thought I was great at drawing faces, but this made my sketches look like kids work. haha, amazing work.
( 2 years and 4047 days ago )I LOVE the Mila Jovovich Drawing. It was really really good!
( 2 years and 4005 days ago )Jessica Biel hands down!
( 2 years and 3998 days ago )Noses, and nostils in particular, seem to be a weakness for most artists. Without a second glance, the portraits look impeccable, however, the noses get my attention every time. The hair is incredible, and I am in awe at the technique. Excellent drawings, they’re all really talented.
( 2 years and 3997 days ago )these drawings suck. i’ve seen way better
( 2 years and 3996 days ago )Some of this look like pictures! AMAZING! You are really talented!
( 2 years and 3994 days ago )this such amazing work. i envy yoy (the artist) sooo much :] i wish i could do this kinda stuff
( 2 years and 3988 days ago )So amazing! You could have done better with Hayden Panettiere though, didn’t really catch her beauty
( 2 years and 3988 days ago )Facile imitation. So what. There’s no thought, no advancement of our understanding of the ‘sitters’. This is simplistic, shallow and naive work with no substance. Is it art? I doubt it.
( 2 years and 3987 days ago )its hard to believe someone drew these… is this for real?
( 2 years and 3965 days ago )Soul Catcher is a photograph. I know it is because I’ve seen the original. I suspect several of the others are photos as well.
For the most however, these are truly stunning. I had to do a project like these for finals in a drawing class a while back. I put in over 40 hrs of work on it and it didn’t come out anywhere near as good as some of these.
( 2 years and 3961 days ago )yes some of these photos are amazingly drawn. But I myself draw and study art and photography both and that photo of beil is not a pencil sketch it is a photo. the rest maybe but def. not jessica beil ..sorry
( 2 years and 3960 days ago )from where come the photographic precision? talent? eye skill? ….NO, from a camera
( 2 years and 3960 days ago )These drawing are beautiful and so realistic. I like the “Halle-Up Close” one just to name one of my favorites! This takes a lot of patience for details. You are extremely talented. I like to do a person(face) as well once in a while but I could not compare it to these. What kind of pencils do you use! They are all great!
( 2 years and 3918 days ago )Those are beautiful.
( 2 years and 3914 days ago )yes, some of these look hand-drawn, but most of them look like you got them off the internet and made them black and white then posted them. sorry, but they just look to fake for me to compliment on them… sorry :/
( 2 years and 3908 days ago )these are amazing!
i could have SWORN they were photographs instead of portraits!
breath taking ..
( 2 years and 3859 days ago )Wow, I almost forgot I was looking at drawings like halfway through. These are amazing.
( 2 years and 3857 days ago )@Brandx: Dzimirsky is a artist which uses pencils and pastells, before judging on how it’s done make some research on google or go to his website http://www.dzimirsky.com where you’ll see some works in progress.
His drawings are so very realistic you could doubt about it if it’s made with PS, but he’s a true artist and he even don’t use PS on the pictures of his drawings.
w0w. . .very,very nice. . .i love it
( 2 years and 3739 days ago )Omg they are …terrible. As an art student I can’t just ignore all the messed up proportions, perspective and anatomy in these works. Sure some were fine but most of them are really, really off. That usually happens when artists just draw from photographies and not from real life. Most of these authors don’t have good enough knowledge to see the mistakes they are making and I would really advice them to study more from real life rather then photos.
( 2 years and 3729 days ago )a lot of these aren’t done in pencil, they’re done in chalk. to the comment above me from Mhhmm, you need to shut the hell up. as an art TEACHER i feel i am more qualified to say that these pieces are very well done. post some things up on the site that are better, because as an art teacher i can’t just ignore all your big claims of how much you know about art.
( 2 years and 3710 days ago )it was soooo amazing .. specially i like angella jolly’s picture… what a beautiful lady…
( 2 years and 3702 days ago )they are todays masters….somepeople say they are photoshopped some says they r unalented,some says they r unskilled,for all of these negative people: i want to see your awesome work before u open your big big mouth.before u say shit to a professional work.
another thing: everyone has different taste…..
i dont know about these big mouthed commenters anything,but i know one of these artist Linda Huber(my favvourite)has 40 years of skills! she puts 40 -60hours work into 1 picture.
plz negative noobs comment on artwork after 40 years skill and 60 hours work!
1 more thing, to the noob who says work from ur own imagination and perspective crosshatching etc bullshit. u dont ever tell me what should i do! they choose the technic whateverthey want.the meaning of ultra realistic drawing is not crosshatcing and other bullshts what u have mentioned.u r just envy ,jealous,smartass who want to be smart on website, mate get life and LINK HERE YOUR AWESOME WORK NOOB!and i wil defnitely will comment the mistakes what u have made on ur work.
to see a good portrait u just need to enjoy it,if u dont like it then turn around.
I am sure Jessica has some answers/thoughts on this ?
( 2 years and 3669 days ago )Whoever says these drawings are bad is an idiot and should be ashamed of himself/herself for saying such a thing. How would you feel if one of the artists read your nasty comments and then stopped drawing for the rest of her life? It would be a great tragedy. What if someone told Leonardo Da Vinci that his early drawings and paintings were awful, and then he stopped creating art? Artists are sensitive people, and it definitely hurts when someone says awful things just for the sake of being an asshole.
So please, assholes of the world… if you don’t have anything nice to say, DON’T SAY ANYTHING AT ALL and then go kill yourself.
The bottom line is that all of these people who made these drawings are extremely talented individuals, and their talent should be appreciated, not picked apart under a microscope and criticized. Unless you are a professional art critic (is that even a profession?), your criticisms mean absolutely nothing.
( 2 years and 3645 days ago )Wonderfull drawings. Do you know Charles Laveso from Brazil? Look… http://www.aulasdedesenhos.com.br
You can see him drawing on youtube, too.
beautiful I am with out words, I too am an artist or a want to be I am no where near as good as you are but do hope to be some day! Again BEAUTIFUL
( 2 years and 3606 days ago )The one from jessica beil is surely real, if you look closely at the nose, the edges are too hard to be a real picture.
Beautifull done.
I really loved these drawings and i wish to make like them.
( 2 years and 3570 days ago )your amazing people like you make me wanna draw all day your an idol
( 2 years and 3475 days ago )I do agree though they look amazingly drawn.
( 2 years and 3332 days ago )awesome work,all who is saying that it is photoshopped clearly don’t understand the true meaning of art,whether or not it is photoshopped all of you critics have no skill to come up with something that awesome at
( 2 years and 3276 days ago )Unbelievable work so dam realistic…am your fan!!!
Am from india i have request, can u draw an indian celebrity like the most beautiful woman AISHWARYA RAI she has the magnificent eyes….
awesome
( 2 years and 3182 days ago )They look amazing.
This drawings are better than any i have seen in my life.
Beautiful
( 2 years and 3083 days ago )You have drawn me so wonderfully. You keep up the great work. Hugs and kisses. Yours truly.
, figure me out
But itz written,,, at the top “Photoshop contest”…
( 2 years and 3048 days ago )
you are so talented! BRAVO!
( 2 years and 4382 days ago )