60 Stunning Hyper Realistic Paintings That Look Like Photos

Hyper realistic or hyperrealism is a type of art painting which takes technical art to a very high level. What appears to be a high-resolution photograph taken by the artist is actually a hand drawn painting instead. Take for example this basket of fruit.

You probably won’t be impressed with this image if it was a photograph, but realizing that it is a painstakingly hand-drawn painting instead might boggle your mind.

Can you believe the amount of attention to detail this painting needs of its artist? In this post, we are showcasing the artworks of dozens of hyper-realists who are displaying amazing talents in photorealism – or in other words, they are very talented painters who create oil paintings that make your jaw drop.

We are crediting all of the images below straight to the artist’s personal websites, so you can find more of their amazing work or even purchase their paintings if you so desire.

#1 – @Tom Martin

#2 – @Jason De Graaf

#3 – @Young-Sung Kim

#4 – @ Tjalf Sparnaay

#5 – @Dennis Wojtkiewicz

#6 – @Patrick Kramer

#7 – @Tigran Tsitoghdzyan

#8 – @Lisa Ericson

#9 – @Mike Dargas

#10 – @Keng Lye

#11 – @Pedro Campos

#12 – @Roberto Bernardi

#13 – @ Keng Lye

#14 – @Alyssa Monks

#15 – @Ivan Hoo

#16 – @Joshua Suda

#17 – @DiegoKoi

#18 – @Raipun (Christiane Vleugels)

#19 – @Richard Estes

#20 – @Glennray Tutor

#21 – @Gregory Thielker

#22 – @John Baeder

#23 – @Dough Bloodworth

#24 – @Jacques Bodin

#25 – @Paul Cadden

#26 – @Nathan Walsh

#27 – @Alvin Richard

#28 – @Lisa Ober

#29 – @ Sharon Moody

#30 – @ Steve Mills

#31 – @ Bryan Hible

#32 – @ Ralph Goings

#33 – @Audrey Flack

#34 – @Jelaine Faunce

#35 – @Paul Rousso