This is not a photo!

[huck]

:eek:

It's a photorealistic portrait by a chap called Dru Blair.

http://www.drublair.com/comersus/store/tica.asp

Pretty impressive (and she's cute ;))

[Suhail]

Yep, thats very good.

[Ayjay]

70 hours to make that?!

Why didn't he just go out and take a picture of a girl?
Would have cut his time down by about 93%.........

[harb]

70 hours to make that?!

Why didn't he just go out and take a picture of a girl?
Would have cut his time down by about 93%.........

LOLOL!! He did!

However, Alan, as a style, Photorealism has a few detractors, who often dismiss it as pointless, or non-art. They fail to realize that many photorealistic paintings are not mere copies of photographs, but interpretations of reality based on the artist's vision. The act of merely copying a photograph has no artistic merit except to hone one's artistic skills. Most of his aviation paintings would be impossible to photograph, such as Timing is Everything (http://www.drublair.com/comersus/store/comersus_viewItemBundle.asp?idProduct=115) for example. This painting of Tica is not just a copy of a photograph, but is a product of many artistic decisions, whereas he deviated from the reference photo for more aesthetic appeal.

Apparently...;)

[harb]

And here's another one of his, posted so we can marvel at its artistic merit...

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[rotty66]

very talented

[John]

That's amazing... I can't wait until I can get that quality on my PS3. It would give a completely new meaning to some of the scenarios I get up to in games ;)

[harb]

It would give a completely new meaning to some of the scenarios I get up to in games ;)

That old Lara Croft naked handstand-splits hidden move in Tomb Raider, eh...? ;)

[John]

That or, the strip bars in GTA and the special service back room :)