66 Examples of Magnificent Photorealistic Paintings
“Photorealism” is a genre of painting based on using photos and creating a painting that looks exactly like the taken photograph. This way the painting itself will look really close to reality. This term appeared in the late 1960′s during the United States art movement.
Many have criticized this type of art, because it is believed to be creating nothing new, as it practically doubles the real photo; however I think it’s pretty amazing.
I have recently seen some samples of photorealistic paintings and I was amazed by the intricate details that made it them so real. It is a real work of art to be able to reproduce some elements by using paints and paper and I think it’s really difficult at the same time.
This collection of photorealistic paintings will let you understand what I mean and hopefully you will like them too. What do you think? Real enough?
Photorealistic Paintings
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Fraser Boag
April 6, 2011 at 1:53 pm
Wow, some of those are incredible. I literally can’t even believe that a few of those aren’t photos!
Nebulas Website Design Essex
April 6, 2011 at 3:08 pm
Incredible! I love paintings and think this is the ultimate when it comes to painting, making it look like a photo. So very clever.
Smashing Buzz
April 6, 2011 at 3:46 pm
close to reality these of all paintings.
Jahangir
April 7, 2011 at 1:44 am
Incredible paintings. All paintings are very realistic but I think the last painting is way ahead than all others. The sky, the grass, body shades, sun light…etc everything is SO REALISTIC.
Related to the same topic I posted about “Realistic Paintings by Iman Maleki” on my blog – http://ht.ly/4uMs4 – if you like to take a look for inspiration :)
Jani
April 7, 2011 at 1:48 am
I am wondering why some artists go with more complexed art “abstract art” where no object is easily understandable to normal people. They can do this kind of realistic paintings and inspire “everyone”.
HATS OFF to these creative artists.
Marios
April 8, 2011 at 3:14 am
Just amazing, some of them look like photos, incredible
Allan Katz
April 9, 2011 at 6:15 am
Thanks for linking to my site. I like your choices, mostly portraits. We have many realists in Northern California.
ART-a-DESIGNER
April 9, 2011 at 8:26 am
Asian in underwear very much!!
Bhanu
April 13, 2011 at 11:32 am
check these natural looking pics of Rural Indian women: http://elayarajaartgallery.com/oilpainting.html
Jammi
April 18, 2011 at 9:07 pm
The guy charles santarpia on the list below the pics(charlessantarpia.com)….my god….look at the grand central station exterior painting…and the car window with the reflections in it!
Irfan Siddiqui
June 15, 2011 at 7:10 pm
Some paintings looks like they have taken from digital camera.
Jordyn Bragagnolo
August 10, 2011 at 9:22 am
um, some of these are just edited photos…. ive used similar effects myself.
Dru Blair
January 27, 2012 at 9:13 am
Really? Which one’s do you feel are just edited photos, Jordyn?
Oktav
October 13, 2011 at 12:18 pm
great collection! Who made the last picture of the two girls in a field?
Arthur Bristow
November 10, 2011 at 12:03 am
I saw Gerhard Richter’s exhibition at the Tate Modern recently. He has used photos as reference material and recreated them in paint, as these artists have done, to a greater or lesser degree. He once said that this is to prove the superiority of painting over photography. I don’t understand the logic of recreating photos other than to show what a master of colour and technique you are. The paintings ‘say’ nothing other than that, to me. I can appreciate the technicality of them, but that is all. What is a painting, if all it does is recreate a photograph?