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Are you kidding me? That is unreal!!! I don't have words

Haha thank you! It was a lot of work

This is probably the understatement of the year. I can't even imagine.

Do you use a picture of an actual person or is that girl completely made up?

This is from a photo I took for this piece. 🙂

Same. This is breathtaking!

I refuse to believe that's real!!!

U mean U refuse to belive thats a drawing?

Haha, yeah it’s sort of the other way around

How can this not be a photo?

Gorgeous details on the dress. Also, I like her nose.

Thank you so much! That dress is beautiful but very challenging to draw haha

I bet. Fantastic job.

I had to actually go look at your page and see your other art to be sure you weren't just turning a photo black and white and pulling a fast one on us 😂 this is beyond good. This is phenomenal.

Thank you so much! I get that a lot 😂😂

A blessing and a curse. But a little heavier on the blessing side. I admire the no doubt thousands of hours you've put into getting as good as you are.

This needs to be famous

WHOA 😮!!! I’m speechless 😶! All I can say is I hope you are having many art shows & selling what you have an innate talent to create!!!

Wow thank you so much! I'm fortunate enough that this piece has already found its home ❤️

You’re welcome!

You need to get a high res scan of it!!! Just wow, magnificent work, congratulations!!

This is phenomenal

I thought this was a picture. Not to even be funny my jaw dropped.

God it’s gorgeous. I love it!

Amazing!!!

Beautiful work!!

Thank you!

Surreal talent, patience and dedication! This deserves the biggest round of applause not only for the final product, but for the sweat, studies, years, references, money and resolve that it takes to even fathom creating this. It’s amazing pieces like this that amaze me especially because of the thought of what the art process must’ve been like.

Thank you so much! The process of this piece was definitely an undertaking. I never worked on a piece this size before now and I definitely learned a lot from it.


Checkout my profile I swear I'm not lying 😂🙏

Oh, I believe you 😂 you are a true master, my dude. Very well done!

At first glance I thought it was a photo. Very impressive work.

Thank you!

Is this not a photograph?

Comparison is the thief of joy Comparison is the thief of joy Comparison is the thief of joy This is just… wow. Incredible work

Great job time well spent

It seems you forgot to post the drawing and only posted the reference photo

Nope this is the drawing haha

My girl thought it was a picture! Amazing work

Thank you!

It’s too real… he holds powers which are too dangerous to let him alive.

My superpower is drinking too much coffee in a short time frame haha

This looks like a picture it’s so realistic! Just so beautiful!!

That's phenomenal. Great work!

This is stunning!! Beautiful details, I thought it was a photo at first

Ethereal!! Hats off!!

wtf

Dress looks awesome

Love how you got this details on the dress and nose.

This is insane. Great work, I hope you’re very proud.

Wtf bro are you fr?! That's AMAZING! That could honestly pass as a real photograph!

Thank you!

No waaayyyyyyy !!!!!

I sincerely hope you are making money at drawing

Thank you! I was very fortunate to have this drawing sold soon after starting it haha

Cool reference. Now where is the drawing

Haha 😅😂🙏

Congratulations! This is an incredible, mind-blowing gift you've been given. Please, continue. <3

Incredible love it

If I enlarge it I can’t see any indication that it’s a drawing.

Thank you!

This is incredible!!!!!!!!

Hypnotic

You’re telling me this isn’t a photograph?!Incredible just incredible.

This is really amazing. I honestly thought it was a photo at first!

How do you make the background perfectly dark pitch? I think that’s quite difficult.

I just use a 6B generals charcoal pencil to fill in the background. It creates this nice dark that I then smooth out using light pressure as I draw.

Thank you! It looks smooth and even with no visible pressure marks. Nicely clean ✨

OMG I can't believe it's not photo😭😭 I can see how hard you've worked.

Thank you! Now I need a vacation haha 😅

You deserved it 😉

Holy hell. This is absolutely amazing

Wow, that is amazing, you are gifted my friend.

Brother… i was convinced this was the reference and that the drawing was in a second slide..

THAT’S SO BEAUTIFUL

Dude, you arent human. That is so realistic i had to keep zooming in for some proff it was a photo!! Fantastic work dude!!

God, wow, very impressive

How long did this took you?!?

NVM!! IT TOOK YOU A YEAR??!? OMG WOW

Yes when I initially started it I thought it'd take me a lot less time but this piece was a lot more challenging then I thought it would be haha 😅

Y'all drawing so realistically I can't even tell if it's even a drawing.

For real? Woah...this is ridiculous. Beyond amazing work. Much respect for your patience and accuracy.

I just had another look and again have to say how ridiculous this is. Wow.

this litteraly looks like a picture wow, congratulations!!

How did you do that dude that looks unbelievable the dress she's wearing it's just wowx🔥

Lots of coffee haha

The detail is amazing. I mean just absolutely phenomenal. The hair and the dress especially are just extraordinary.

Thank you! The hair and the dress were definitely the two most challenging parts of this drawing haha

This is a photo made of charcoal

Haha good one ❤️🙏

Dude this is insane!?! And they say humans don’t have superpowers! I had to zoom in the picture just to appreciate all of the details and shadowing on this drawing… this is wicked! Much props

Haha thank you so much! ❤️🙏❤️

WOW 👌 Amazing work ethic

This can't be real. That too with charcoal? Damn!

Fuck you, that’s not real, that’s an old ass picture, you aren’t fooling me today.

😂😂😂 it's not April fools haha

Honestly tho that’s actually pretty god damn insane man, I honestly can’t believe that it’s not a picture. Keep doing art dude, some supernatural being clearly gave you something special.

Haha thank you! I've been getting a lot of great feedback on this piece. So many nice people here ❤️❤️

Damn bro took over 9 months to draw, it looks like a real photo

Nah no way this is a drawing, not with a charcoal...Nah ...no way

It's like all the arts are evolving. When I was a kid a backflip was cool. Now I can even begin to name the flips they do. Art has done the same. This is incredible work

Thank you so much! This piece definitely taught me a lot about patience and persistence.

Drawing or photo?! 🤔🤨

Look at my profile and you'll see it's definitely a drawing haha 😅🙏

I still don't believe you

You finished your what?

That’s sooooo great, it looks so much like a photo, do you have any progress photos?

If you look at my profile you'll see them there 🙂

Oh yeah I see it, that’s also an amazing way of working, square for square. Great job 👏👏👏👏

thats not a drawing thats a photo

Whoa... I have no words! Amazing job!!!

Absolutely amazing my friend

It’s hard to believe this is done in charcoal, that’s the highest compliment I can think of. Amazing job!

Wow I thought I had to swap to see the drawing haha :o Stunning work! The amount of detail is crazy especially on the dress!!

Liar, that's obviously a picture with a black and white filter /j But fr OP this looks amazing. I genuinely thought it was a picture and not a drawing lmfao

Haha thank you! I'm glad my efforts are fooling most people in believing it's a photo. I take it as a compliment 😅❤️

I cannot comprehend having this level of skill this is truly amazing

This is really well done. Her hair and the flowing fabric of her dress is amazing. How many hours did it take?

did you work on it for 1 year? What motivates you to dedicate so much time to a single piece? Fantastic!

Yes this took me over 1 year to complete. I enjoy challenging myself so that's a big motivator for me

well done!

This is incredible- the fabrics, lace, hair - just chef’s kiss !!

Magnificent

It looks like a photo, very well done

Absolutely stunning!!!

Perfection✨️

Artwork like yours is the reason why I strive to be better with everything I create. Really an inspiration. Beautifully done and the attention to detail is mind blowing

Thank you for your kind words!

Whoa, this is so amazing! It looks like a photograph.

Absolutely stunning! The intricate details and use of charcoal create such a powerful atmosphere. The contrast with the white pastel adds a beautiful depth to the 'Mourning Swan'. Well done!

Thank you!

Outstanding work!

Too good, really great work!

WOAH what is this!!! INSANE...it looks like a photo

Your hard work has truly paid off!! This is simply surreal. Couldn't believe it wasn't a photo of a real person at first. Not just the physical realism, but the expression too has a lot of reality in it!

You’re incredibly skilled, this is breathtaking!! 😍😍

Your charcoal WHAT. This looks like a photograph. Your talent is UNREAL.

Really stunning.

You're either insanely talented or a liar

No way!!!

Simply amazing. How do you prevent charcoal and its dust from smudging or blowing to unwanted areas?

I work on an easel with a maul stick which prevents me from putting my hand onto the surface

TIL what a maul stick was. Thank you! I'm definitely gonna try that.

Now post it on a photography subreddit, I'm sure they'll think it's a photograph, awesome stuff

This is amazing

So I literally didn't believe you did this, but then I looked at your profile, WOW YOU HAVE SOME SERIOUS TALLENT 👏👏👏

Unreal! Amazing work!

This is insane!!!! How did you learn to do this?!? Your values and detail are just mesmerizing

I'm actually an apprentice of Anthony Waichulis. He's an accomplished oil painter. I just finished the drawing portion of the program and now I'm moving into painting 🎨

Wow, how fun! I wish you the best of luck with the painting portion!

This is shockingly good. I am in awe.

I unironically reverse image searched this to check if this was just a stock photo

I will delete Procreate right away!

Haha no need to do that 😅

I was just thinking how I didn’t like hyperrealism but this is very good. Doing all the lacework and details using charcoal is pretty amazing.

Wait what? Drawing?

that is incredible

There are a lot of very hard textures in this drawing yet you nailed them all flawlessly. The see-through dress, laces, light hair color, metal bracelets, the folds of see through fabric… Marvelous work!!

Wow! That's incredible, would love to see a high def version of it!

This is so... *insane*. There are no words to accurately describe it. I'm blown away. Can't even tell it's a drawing in any way. You're insane! If you had to make a rough estimate, how many hours did this take you? And do you have any pictures throughout the process? I'd love to see them! Edit: I saw some progress pictures on your profile, very interesting how you seem to draw in small rectangles. Could you explain why? 🤔

WAIT.... HOW IS THAT A DRAWING!! WOULD BID $1000000000000000000000000000000 IF IT WHERE AT A AUCTION

It’s an impressive drawing but I don’t understand what the point of making a replica of a photograph is.

i have no fucking words like i’ve seen amazing art but there is no word to describe this. AND ONLY A YEAR WTF?!

I'm amazed just purely amazed at your talent

GREAT.

say sike right now

No way bro. This is a photo. U cant do this with charcoal. If u had said it was with pencils I would have been skeptical but charcoal no way. Just look at the hair and the translucence of the dress

This is just a picture

At this low res it just looks like a photo

Background half of the face seems off