photorealistic,photorealism,pencil,drawing,timelapse,time,lapse,watch Photorealistic pencil drawing of a watch: A time-lapse video

Photorealistic pencil drawing of a watch: A time-lapse video

posted by kronosposeidon

2 years 1 month ago • 8445 views

tags: photorealistic, photorealism, pencil, drawing, timelapse, time, lapse, watch

Most of us have seen photorealistic works of art before, but how many have you ever seen that were done in pencil? This is a first for me. Pretty awesome.

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written by ant

| 2 years 1 month ago | CH

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written by siftbot

| 2 years 1 month ago | CH

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never seen photorealism in pencil? wow. what school did you go to?

anyway it's called photorealism because he just copied a photo.

i don't call a photocopier talented, so i am afraid, i don't think this guy is very exciting either. there's millions of art students that can do this, and millions of crappy websites who will do this if you send them a photo of your dog.

it's a skill, but it's not creative.

written by MINK

| 2 years 1 month ago | CH

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Just because a machine can do it doesn't mean it's not impressive that a human does it. For instance, http://www.videosift.com/video/iHate-Innovative-Commenting-software could probably have created your belittling comment but I still appreciate that you did it by hand.

written by rychan | 2 years 1 month ago | CH

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I'm more interested in how he didn't smudge it while he was drawing.

written by Nebosuke | 2 years 4 weeks ago | CH

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i wonder how many different pencils he used to get the depth of those darks

written by qruel

| 2 years 4 weeks ago | CH

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WOW.. i have that same watch...

written by murphdurfenbutt | 2 years 4 weeks ago | CH

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i agree with mink. it is very well shaded, but i usually prefer my art to be more creative or non-mechanical. to me it feels kind of souless.

written by guessandcheck

| 2 years 4 weeks ago | CH

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LOL at rychan's zinger.

I found this pretty impressive too.

written by dag

| 2 years 4 weeks ago | CH

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first time you see something difficult done by a human: impressive.
millionth time you see it done: not impressive.

there is a difference between creativity and copying. for example one million people can play a concerto on the violin really well, by reading the music, but there's only one Tchaikovsky.

there is a difference between creativity and difficulty. for example it is very difficult to run a marathon but it isn't in any way creative. I would still be impressed if someone ran 1000 miles but i wouldn't call it art.

OK? understand now? sorry for making a fine point instead of upvoting yet another boring speedpainting.

written by MINK

| 2 years 4 weeks ago | CH

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Actually, it's called photorealism because it mimics reality like a photo, and it can be done in real life, however, in this case, he's likely to be using a photo. Nevertheless, it's quite good and his finished composition is probably much more interesting than the photo he got the imagery from. There's more thought involved in it than just copying.

Besides, being able to accurately represent something is an important stepping stone to finding ones style. Even Picasso actually knew how to draw and had his realist period.

written by Sketch

| 2 years 4 weeks ago | CH

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Puhlease... this person is quite good at this.

written by deathcow

| 2 years 4 weeks ago | CH

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oh... he's quite good at it. Oh, now i am sorry. my point is obviously totally invalid.

the fact that 3 of my schoolmates could do the same aged 15 is irrelevant.

comparison: the world record for 100m sprint is under 10 seconds. If someone ran that in 15 seconds, would he get into the top 15?

written by MINK

| 2 years 4 weeks ago | CH

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Maybe if you looked at it from a different point of view. You are still thinking along lines of tradition creative arts. I look at it as a design work (being a designer helps with that I suppose), in which case the techincal aspect of it is more impressive than even the finished product. Seeing the method in this manner is more interesting than having a photorealistic render of a watch.

Have any of those 15-year-old friends of yours made videos demonstrating their techinque? Probably not. This is a video site not art appreciation. Number 2 on the top 15 list at the moment is "Hollow Point Bullet Through Gelatine" that has been done many times before but that video is the one that is popular.

written by cobalt | 2 years 4 weeks ago | CH

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^yeah that's a valid point, but arguing's more fun.

his draftsmanship is very good, i would call that a skill or a craft not an art. the composition aside, it's just a copy of a boring subject, like someone singing a britney spears song really well, it's a bit empty.

i am just being pompous really

written by MINK

| 2 years 4 weeks ago | CH

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So because 3 out of, what, 1000 - 2000 students at your particular high school might be able to do this (which we only have your word on), then it's not anything special? Way to marginalize your classmates.

written by Sketch

| 2 years 4 weeks ago | CH

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I agree with Mink on this one.

Also Mink, link to your website so we can see your art and drawings that will blow our minds and show how much better you are to this guy. I mean, you must be able to do something like this easily to dismiss it so casually. Otherwise you'd be talking out of your ass, and that can't possibly be the case. Right?

Those that can, do. Those that can't, teach. Those that can't teach, criticize.

written by Goofball_Jones | 2 years 4 weeks ago | CH

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To assume without any further info that this artist doesn't sketch any of his own artwork or that he/she isn't capable of doing so, considering the level of realistic translation and the hours upon hours it would take of random doodling/practice to even get to that level, would be a little hasty at best. Accurately translating the physical world with all it's subtle complexities onto paper requires more skill/thought/knowledge of the processes behind the visuals than most people realize. I agree though that the subject here is rather mundane but who says art can't be so? This knowledge of artistic method (while not wholly necessary) can form the foundation of which to then apply true creative energy to; giving the artist far more range and options to pursue confidently without wondering how the hell to translate that crystal clear picture of an idea in their head and make it a reality. Even abstract art benefits from rudimentary composition skills. This is more of a semantics issue I think. Still life is art any way you slice it, doesn't have to be interesting to qualify.

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