The Mind Creative APRIL 2015 APRIL 2015 | Page 25

The humble pencil in the hands of an expert can produce unbelievable results. With the correct (and sometimes painstaking) techniques, artists are able to produce works that look so incredibly realistic that one might sometimes mistakenly identify the works as photographs in black and white. There are scores of such artists who have produced these magical, detailed masterpieces and it will be impossible to publish all their works. However we have included some of their selected artworks in the following pages, for your wonderment. This is a tribute to the underrated art of pencil sketches…. References: http://hative.com/50-amazing-pencil-drawings/ http://www.creativebloq.com/illustration/realistic-pencil-drawings 25