These 21 Pictures Are Not What You Think. They Will Blow Your Mind

Some paintings seem SO real, you can't believe someone was talented enough to create them. Then, some paintings seem SO real you can't even tell they are paintings. Below are 21 of the most amazing works of art you won't be able to tell are 100% handmade and NOT photographs. These artists are so talented, they'll leave your jaw on the floor.

1. Omar Ortiz – using oil on linen

2. Paul Cadden – pencil and paper




3. Kamalky Laureano – acrylic paint on canvas



Kamalky Laureano

4. Gregory Thielker – oil on canvas

Gregory Thielker

5. Lee Price – oil on linen


Lee Price

6. Ben Weiner – paintings of paint



Ben Weiner

7. Ron Mueck – hyper realistic human sculptures

Ron Mueck

8. Kim Ji-hoon – pencil

Kim Ji-hoon

9. Ray Hare – acrylic paint on canvas

Ray Hare

10. Pedro Campos – oil on canvas

Pedro Campos

11. Dirk Dzimirsky – pencil on paper

Dirk Dzimirsky

12. Thomas Arvid – Giclée on canvas

Thomas Arvid

13. Samuel Silva – ballpoint pen

Samuel Silva

14. Gottfried Helnwein – oil and acrylic on canvas

Gottfried Helnwein

15. Mike Bayne – oil on wood panel



Mike Bayne

16. Robert Longo – charcoal on mounted paper

Robert Longo

17. Diego Fazio – charcoal pencil

Diego Fazio

18. Bryan Drury – oil on wood

Bryan Drury

19. Rafal Bujnowski – black and white photo-realistic portrait (so realistic that a picture of it was accepted for his passport)

Rafal Bujnowski

20. Robin Eley – oil on Belgian linen

Robin Eley

21. Kevin Okafor – graphite pencils on paper

Kevin Okafor
Excuse me while I pick my jaw up off the floor and think about how little talent I have.