60 Mind-Blowing Pencil Drawings

It seems a lot of people are not convinced graphite pencil could do the magic as photograph. You’ll be impressed with the mind-blowing pencil drawings that you can assure done by the hand of the artist. Indeed, advanced features of modern camera makes it easy to capture what is happening. However, drawings are still loved by artists for its versatility of expression.

The difference between photograph and pencil drawings

As the quote of French photographer, Henri Cartier-Bresson,

Photography is an immediate reaction, drawing is a meditation.

Mind-Blowing pencil drawing ideas

The artworks showcase here are done by the amazing pencil artists worldwide. I will attach a short bio about the artist below their works. Check out the link and you will enjoy more outstanding work of the the artist.

Franco Clun

Franco is self-taught artist, hobbyist from Italy. He has overwhelming passions in pencil portrait drawings. He’s skilled in creating rich micro-expressions, details which gives people emotional impact.

pencil drawing

pencil drawing

pencil drawing

pencil drawing

Mark Stewart

Mark is a Plymouth, UK based artist. He used to work in watercolour and gouache and now exclusively in graphite pencil.

pencil drawing

pencil drawing

Linda Huber

Linda is an American Graphite Pencil Artist who has worked on pencil drawings for over 40 years in a realistic style.

pencil drawing

pencil drawing

Bereaved

Bereaved is a dA artist from United States. As an art school student, she’s obsessed with pencil art and created a portfolio of amazing pencil drawings.

pencil drawing

pencil drawing

Josi Fabri

As an avid fan of The Lord of the Rings, Brazilian artist Josi Fabri created fantastic fan art of this novel.

pencil drawing

pencil drawing

Krzysztof Lukasiewicz

Krzysztof is a pencil artist from Poland. He created fabulous gallery of portraits with 2b,8b pencils.

pencil drawing

pencil drawing

Ileana Hunter

Ileana is a graphite artist based in Norwich, UK. Her realistic pencil drawings are inspired by both the fluidity of the human body and the hidden lyricism of mundane objects.

pencil drawing

pencil drawing

Anne Teubert

Sachsen, Germany based artist Anne Teubert is talented in pencil art. He draws realistic portraits and figures of celebrities and people with rich emotions.

pencil drawing

pencil drawing

Callie Fink

Callie is an artist from Tustin, CA.

pencil drawing

pencil drawing

Kanisa A

Kanisa A, aka akaLilith, is a talented pencil artist from Australia. From movies or actors, bands and musicians to Manga characters, she created incredible realistic portrait drawings.

Kanisa also made some detailed tutorials on pencil sketch on dA. She starts each of works with her heart and passion, love, hope and positive light.

pencil drawing

pencil drawing

Diego Fazio

Italy-based artist Diego Fazio, is bound to blow you away with his incredible piece titled Sensazioni. The unbelievably hyperrealistic pencil drawing of a woman has caused people to question the truth of its medium.

pencil drawing

pencil drawing

Sarkis Sarkissian

Sarkis is an artist from Sweden.

pencil drawing

pencil drawing

Armin Mersmann

Armin is a graphite artist who lives in Midland, Michigan. He likes to draw the photorealistic human eyes to portray strong emotions and subtle personalities.

pencil drawing

pencil drawing

ambr0

AmBr0 is a dA artist from Spain.

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Toniart57

AmBr0 is a dA artist from Indonesia.

pencil drawing

pencil drawing

Stan Bossard

Stan is a pencil artist from France.

Anna Maria

Anna is an artist from Switzerland.

pencil drawing

pencil drawing

dirk dzimirsky

Dirk is an artist from Germany. He portrays not only the physical attributes, but more importantly the subjects inner presence of life.

pencil drawing

pencil drawing

silentdeath007

a traditional artist from Ggermany. He creates wonderful pencil art with graphite pencils and sometimes with coloured pencils.

pencil drawing

pencil drawing

Paul Cadden

Paul is an artist from Glasgow, Scotland. He focused on subtle details the subjects he depicted and created the visual illusion of a reality of the portrait drawings. He also incorporated emotional, social, cultural and political thematic elements in his works as an extension of the painted visual illusion.

pencil drawing

pencil drawing

Marlene Freimanis

Marlene is US based artist who works with oil painting, graphite and mixed media.

pencil drawing

pencil drawing

Rajacenna

Rajacenna is an artist from Netherlands.

pencil drawing

pencil drawing

Olga Melamory Larionova

Olga Melamory Larionova, aka FairyARTos at dA. is a well known graphite artist from Russia. He creates emotional portraits & figures in her works.

pencil drawing

pencil drawing

Tuna Ferit Hidayeto?lu

Tuna is an artist from Turkey.
pencil drawing

pencil drawing

Henrik Moses

Henrik is another amazing pencil artist from Netherlands.

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portrait of the Irish singer Bono, created by Turkey based artist Ercan Sebat.

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Sunrise reflected on the eye glass – realistic pencil art by UK based artist Pen Tacular.

Abstract pencil art by Russia born artist Ivan Aflifan who is currently based in Canada.

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The humorous portrait drawings by illustrators in Violaine and Jeremy, a graphic arts studio based in Paris, France.

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A girl with wet face by David Chong. Davis is a Singapore based self-taught hobbyist who specializes in pencil drawings.

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Isaiah-Stephens – Emotional eyes drawing draws attention to the sad expression and story, all important elements of the final work.

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Ramon Bruin Feathers – As it flies low over his paper, Bruin’s bird seems to have lost a feather.

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Still Life with Flowers – Beautiful drawing of an internet artist Denis Chernov

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Surrealistic pencil drawing by Austrian artist Stefan Zsaitsits

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Realistic portrait drawing by Dan Cretu

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  2. I understand the difference between sketches and photography. Your pencil artwork is really amazing. I enjoyed seeing your sketches.

  3. Wow! These pencil drawings are absolutely mind-blowing! The level of detail and realism is simply breathtaking. Each piece showcases immense talent and dedication from the artist. It’s incredible how they can bring life to paper with just a pencil. I can’t help but be in awe of their skill and artistic vision. Thank you for sharing these remarkable artworks with us. Martin Williamson.

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