20 incredible picture of an ordinary ballpoint pen

We all used a ballpoint pen at least once in life — the subject is quite common and even ordinary. However, in the hands of the artist ballpoint pen could turn into a magic tool. There was even a genre in art, which includes incredibly realistic portraits made with a pen.

Some artists, such as Juan Francisco Casas or Samuel Silva, made a name for himself on the bright Hyper realistic paintings, written with ordinary ink.

So, we present you a variety of artists from student to professional illustrators share one thing -- they proved that you don't have to have expensive equipment and tools to make your mark in the art world.

Nathan Lorenzana

Juan Francisco Casas

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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 write this portrait of Samuel Silva took six pens of different colors.

If you suddenly doubt that these paintings are indeed drawn with a ballpoint pen, you'll see a few videos about how to create portraits.

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