Originals in this selection, Photorealism, Graphite, 500 to 1,000 euro.
Formats from 14.8 x 21 to 53 x 35 cm.
Layer by layer
With photorealistic graphite drawings, technique and handwriting retreat behind the subject, and that is the art. You can buy photorealistic graphite sheets for sale from 500 to 1,000 euro here if you value patience on paper.
To make skin, glass or water believable, dozens of layers are applied and joined with a stump. Highlights are left bare or lifted out with a kneaded eraser. The result is a sheet that betrays its materiality only under raking light. In this technique it is not the number of strokes that counts but the calm with which they are placed, since only then does the surface stay smooth and believable.
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Light and distance
Hang such drawings with soft light from the side and in a room that allows distance. A narrow white frame and a deep mat give the picture air without competing.
Clarify the origin
With works of this kind, look at signature and numbering in case it is a print after a drawing. Real drawings are one of a kind and should be described that way.