19 Amazing Paintings, Not Photos

One of my favorite things I like to do on this site is share the work of amazing artists. These seven artists were chosen because each has the ability to create paintings so realistic they look like pictures. These mind-blowing, hyper-realistic scenes are made by using nothing but oil-based paints on linen or canvas. Though some critics may discount their artistic ability, saying that creating paintings from photos isn't "true art," I tend to disagree. As Louis K Meisel describes, photorealism must be "tight and precise, often with an emphasis on imagery that requires a high level of technical prowess and virtuosity to simulate."

From Eric Zener's amazing underwater scenes to Doug Bloodworth's incredible pop art, I hope you enjoy this wonderful collection of my favorite photorealistic paintings.

Paul Roberts

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Roberto Bernardi

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Doug Bloodworth

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Eric Zener

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Alyssa Monks

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Gregory Thielker

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Diego Gravinese

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Comment by Pisar on October 1, 2009 at 4:24am: Hiperrealistic art is great !

Comment by Storm3d.com on September 29, 2009 at 2:42pm: Wow, that is really excellent!

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Comment by deepika vijayanand on September 27, 2009 at 4:55pm: I'm in awe of these pictures is all that I can say.... They are marvelous to say the least.

Comment by Aubree on September 21, 2009 at 1:48pm: wooowwww.....

Comment by Kevin Chung on September 21, 2009 at 7:25am: I love ultra realistic paintings, the attention to detail is always spot on.

Comment by Annie on September 20, 2009 at 3:53pm: These are crazy good!! I agree with you, it must take a high level of artistry to recreate these images.

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