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9 Amazing Masters of Hyperrealism

For some artists, the prevalence of cameras in our modern world is a challenge to make even more realistic artwork. These are some of the most impressive artists working in the ultra-demanding realm of hyperrealism.... READ ON

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That's Not A Photograph

Samuel Silva, a.k.a. DeviantArt user VianaArts, has an exceptional eye for detail, especially when it comes to laying down lines with a ballpoint pen. In fact, the picture above isn't a photograph or even an incredibly realistic painting—it's made with nothing but ballpoint pens. Like most of us, Samuel Silva occasionally doodled in his notebook while in school, but while most of us quit drawing after we got tired of creating raunchy images in high school, Silva continued to refine and perfect his... READ ON

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DID YOU KNOW? Marlon Brando hated memorizing lines so much that he posted cue cards everywhere to help him get through scenes. He even asked for lines to be written on an actress's posterior. (That request was denied.)