This Amazing Artist Creates Photo-Realistic Portraits In The Street, Faster Than Light
If you ever take a stroll in the city center of Saint Petersburg, Russia, you might meet, Nikolay Yarakhtin. This amazing street artist creates portraits of astounding realism for the passers-by that want to get a surprisingly realistic portrait as a souvenir. Some of his portraits look like black and white photos of the people he draws!
Nikolay has discovered his gift at the early age of six, before even starting to go to school. He realized he enjoyed this form of expression and would draw anything really. He would spend countless hours drawing on anything he had at hand. Everything around him would be covered in drawings: his school books, his notebooks, and he would even draw on walls or his school desk. His talent was obvious and his passion, too.
Let’s take a look at the amazing pieces of art that this “human photo camera” created over the years:
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1. He has been drawing for over 28 years now. His creations show his almost perfect craft and eye for detail. It takes him less than one hour to come up with these photorealistic portraits.
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2. He has been focusing on portraits lately. He’s fond of drawing people because he enjoys observing his subjects and capturing their features in such a life-like manner.
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3. “When you draw a live portrait, you can see the model better. Unlike drawing from a flat photograph, you can see an actual shape of the face.”
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4. He admitted that it took him years of practice and knowledge of anatomy to reach this point of accuracy.
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5. One might think a street artist’s biggest struggle would be the weather outside. However, Nikolay revealed that the biggest challenge he faces as a street artist is to paint persons that move a lot. It’s surprisingly difficult to capture their features when they do that.
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6. Despite the ups and downs of his profession, he says that this is the thing that brings him the most joy, and he would never give it up for anything!
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