Can you believe these were drawn with just a pencil? Paul Stowe is an artist currently based out of Shanghai, China. The artist is well-known on deviantART where he goes by the moniker Paul-Shanghai.
Stowe uses a combination of traditional and mechanical pencils along with erasers, blending stumps/sticks and tissue to create his hyperrealistic drawings. Many of the drawings are based on source images found online. I have listed the sources where available.
To see the complete gallery, check out Paul Stowe on deviantART.
[via psn_clawdenx on reddit]
1. Running Water
4B pencil, eraser, blending stump
Source photo by Aaron Kneile
Artwork by PAUL STOWE
deviantART | Twitter
deviantART | Twitter
2. Eye Splash
Mechanical 4B Pencil, traditional pencils 4H to 8B, erasers
Source photos by s-horizon, gyuszi02
Artwork by PAUL STOWE
deviantART | Twitter
deviantART | Twitter
3. Absorption
HB 4B and 8B pencils, erasers, tissue and blender
50 cm x 46 cm on bristol board
Source photo via Christophe Miossec
Artwork by PAUL STOWE
deviantART | Twitter
deviantART | Twitter
4. Water Dragon
0.5mm Mechanical 4B pencil, blending stump, eraser
70 cm x 40 cm, paper
Artwork by PAUL STOWE
deviantART | Twitter
deviantART | Twitter
5. Splash
4B 0.5mm pencil, traditional 4H to 6B pencils, erasers and blending stump
Artwork by PAUL STOWE
deviantART | Twitter
deviantART | Twitter
6. Mads Mikkelsen (aka Hannibal)
8B, HB and 4H traditional pencils, 4B 0.5mm Mechanical Pencil, eraser, blending stump
Artwork by PAUL STOWE
deviantART | Twitter
deviantART | Twitter
7. Freedom!!!____Oh No!
Mechanical 4B pencil, 8B & 4H Traditional, tissue paper to blend
Artwork by PAUL STOWE
deviantART | Twitter
deviantART | Twitter
8. Jude Law Portrait
Artwork by PAUL STOWE
deviantART | Twitter
deviantART | Twitter
9. Cheers!!
4H, HB, 2B and 8B, Mechanical Pencil 4B (0.5mm), Eraser
Artwork by PAUL STOWE
deviantART | Twitter
deviantART | Twitter
10. Contemplation
4H, HB, 4B and 8B Pencils, eraser, pencil blending stick
Artwork by PAUL STOWE
deviantART | Twitter
deviantART | Twitter
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