Not many painters in the world can create photorealistic paintings. The art form requires a lot of time interpreting color information from photographs. It calls for a careful eye and a steady hand not many possess. However, when it is done well, the results can be astounding, leaving many to wonder if the resulting image was photographed. Take a look at this gallery of Incredible Photorealistic Paintings that you will not believe a person painted.

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1. Omar Ortiz – oil painting on canvas.drawings03 Incredibly realistic paintings like photographs

2. Paul Cuddy – a picture of a pencil dot on the paper.
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5. Kamalki Laureano – acrylic paint on canvas.
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7. Gregory Tilker – oil painting on canvas.
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8. Lee Price – oil painting on canvas.
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10. Ben Weiner – paintings paints.
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12. Ron Myuek – sculpture, mixed media.
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17. Ray Hare – acrylic painting on canvas.

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19. Daisy – coal.

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20. Alyssa Monks – Oil on canvas.

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22. Pedro Campos – oil on canvas.

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23. Dirk Dzimirski – graphite on paper.

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24. Thomas Arvid – a picture of a limited edition giclee on canvas.

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26. Rafal Buinovsko – black and white paint. Buinovsko photorealistic self-portrait painted in black and white paint, took a picture of it and put in an application for a visa to the United States. The consuls had not noticed anything, in the end the artist received a passport with a copy of their own design.

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27. Paul Cuddy – pencil on paper.

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28. Robin Eley – oil on Belgian linen.

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29. Samuel Silva – a ballpoint pen.

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30. Gottfried Helnwein – oil and acrylic on canvas.

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32. Franco Clan – pencils on watercolor paper.

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33. Kelvin Okafor – graphite pencils.

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35. Amy Robbins – colored pencil drawing on paper.

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38. Robert Longo – charcoal on paper volume.

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40. Diego Fazio – charcoal pencil.

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42. Brian Drury – oil on wood.