20 incredible paintings written with an ordinary ballpoint pen

We have all used a ballpoint pen at least once in our lives — a completely ordinary and even ordinary object. However, in the hands of an artist, a ballpoint pen can turn into a magical tool. There was even a genre in art to which incredibly realistic portraits made with a pen belong.

Some artists, such as Juan Francisco Casas or Samuel Silva, have made a name for themselves on bright hyperrealistic paintings painted with ordinary ink.

So, we present to you various artists, from self—taught to professional illustrators, who have one thing in common - they have proved that it is not necessary to have expensive equipment and tools to leave their mark on world art.

(18 photos in total)

Source: My Modern Met

Nathan Lorenzana

Juan Francisco Casas

Mostafa Khodeir

Jacob Everett

Enam Bosokah

Jordy B. Art

Gareth Edwards

Yra Denver

Rafael Augusto

Toni Efer

Ralvin Dizon

Sara Zin

Laura Modamio

Mark Powell

Shohei Otomo

Luke Dixon

Abadidabou

To paint this portrait, Samuel Silva used six ballpoint pens of different colors.