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"Artist Dirk Dzimirsky will say that his breathtaking photorealistic drawings aren't perfect replicas of real life, but they come pretty darn close.\nThe self-taught artist sketches with such detail, you may find yourself squinting at the screen. Dzimirsky opened up about his craft and the motivation behind his work.\nSee also: This Is Not a Photograph of Morgan Freeman\nDzimirsky takes around 30 hours to complete a charcoal drawing, while an oil painting can take up to 130 hours. The artist believes that though the work is technique-driven, for him, it's not about transferring the physical aspects, but rather the emotional ones. \n\"By adding a stroke there or a pencil mark here,\" he says, \"I feel like describing aspects of a person and even about the character.\" \nAs you can tell by the handful of drawings below, he has definitely succeeded in translating emotions onto canvas. Take a look, and peruse more of Dzimirsky's work on his website.\n\n\nDirk Dzimirsky Photorealistic Art\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage:  Dirk Dzimirsky\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage:  Dirk Dzimirsky\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage:  Dirk Dzimirsky\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage:  Dirk Dzimirsky\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage:  Dirk Dzimirsky\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage:  Dirk Dzimirsky\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage:  Dirk Dzimirsky\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage:  Dirk Dzimirsky\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage:  Dirk Dzimirsky\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage:  Dirk Dzimirsky\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.\nHomepage Image: Dirk Dzimirsky"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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