These lifelike celebrity portraits speak to a near obsession with famous crowds among the artistically inclined. Although the faces of stars like Angelina Jolie and Courtney Love may not be the first that come to mind when thinking of oil paints and canvas, they have actually become the primary focus of countless creative projects.
Extremist icon illustrations and farcical leading men drawings are now being sold online and at official art displays. Adoring fans with a particular interest in icons like Michael Jackson and Marilyn Monroe have been accommodated here, collecting droves of sculptures, carvings and mind-blowing illustrations that replicate the exact features of such magnates.
The most exceptional aspect of these pieces are their realistic characteristics. Some of the images are reminiscent of actual pictures, confusing viewers as to what they are actually looking at.
100 Lifelike Celebrity Portaits
From Extremist Icon Illustrations to Farcical Leading Men Drawings:
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Interwoven Face Illustrations
Alexi Torres Paints Portraits Resembling Burlap Sculptures
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Celebrity Military Men
The Replaceface Tumblr Outfits Famous Actors in Army Attire
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Famous People Pet Portraits
Welcome Oscar Season with These Hilarious Celebrity Pet Photos
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Star-Mocking Illustrations (UPDATE)
The Illustrated Celebrity Tweets Series Induces Laughter
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Exremist Icon Illustrations
The Art of Patrick Strogulski is on Another Level of Exaggeration
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Faux Celebrity Mugshots
Imagining Stars from Emma Watson to Steve Carell Behind Bars
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Detailed Celeb Pencil Portraits
Carmen Ortiz Brings Entertainment Art to Life
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Haute Hipster Vixens
French Illustrator Elodie Combines Realistic Drawings with High Fashion
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Peculiar Political Portraits
Hola Cocoa's ‘God Bless You' Designs Show Famous Fa
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Crosshatched Celebrity Drawings
David Despau Pays Tribute to Stars with Layered Line Portraits
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Charismatic Celeb Portraits
Patrick Hoelck Photography Lets the Celebs Do All the Work
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Faux Vintage Celebrity
Old Fashioned Penelope Cruz, Scarlett Johansson, Brangelina & Others
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Pensive Celebrity Portraits
Ivan Tao Paints Subjects with Great Atmosphere to His Pieces
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Pop Icon Superhero Fusions
These Jeff Owens Illustrations Mash-Up Celebs with Comics
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Digital Circle Celebrities
These Ben Heine Images Explore a New and Impressive Artistic Technique
85
Famous Face Handicrafts
Celebrity Cross Stitch Patterns from Barbara Streisand to Elvis Presley
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Celebrity Computer Caricatures
Faces 3 by Alberto Russo Reinterprets Famous Features
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Celebrity Dolls as Art
$3000 Angelina Jolie Doll
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Sweaty Celeb Renditions
Mel Marcelo's Illustrations Pair Famous Faces and Vibrant Backdrops
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Iconic Superstar Illustrations
Mr. Burt Recreates Kanye West and his Outfit From Coachella 2011
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Celebrity Zombies
A-List Stars are Made into Creatures of Another Realm
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Virtual Celebrity Styling
Dress up Robert Pattinson With Virtual Makeup and Fitting Rooms
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Exaggerated Celebrity Portraiture
Stars are Taken to Task by Sassy Illustrator Ryan Casey
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Moody Celebrity Muse Portraits
These E338 Star Portraits are as Ambient as They are Accurate
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Photoreal Vector Beauties
Uniquedee Renders Stunning Celebrities Using a Layered Approach
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Speed Painting
Iconic Celebrity Portraits by Artist Brian Olsen
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Crumpled Celebrity Portraits
'Pop Faces' by Joshua Scott Distorts Famous Faces
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Celebrity Watercolor Creations (UPDATE)
Artist Daniel Mackie Draws Surreal Celebs
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Goofy Celebrity Portraits
Photographer Zach Gold Shoots Offbeat Entertainment Snaps
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Oblong Celebrity Depictions
Vincenzo Illustrates Some Chuckle-Inducing Images of Stars
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Dripping Celebrity Portraiture
Mark Demsteader Designs the Perfect Gift for Emma Watson
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Crayontastic Musician Caricatures
Amanda Grazini Colors Music Celebs Crayola-Style
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Hyperreal Celebrity Sketches
Spanish Artist Berto Martinez Draws Public Figures for Magazines
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Terrific Typography Artist Tributes
The Michael McCabe Celebrity Portraits Use Their Own Lyrics
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Upside-Down Celeb Ads
The Gossip News Campaign by Soul Fast Advertising
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Emotional Celeb Caricatures
Dav Andrew's Celebrity Portraits Show Distorted Beauty and Emotion
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Tragic Pop Portrayals
The Stefan Da Costa Gomez Paintings are Nostalgic
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Fierce Celebrity Sketches
From Sarah Jessica Parker as a Horse to Saggy Skinned Madonna
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Celebrity Toy Visages
'Head Play' Head Sculptures Let You Change Action Figures into Famous Stars
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Distorted Celebrity Illustrations
These Akiko Stehrenberger Caricatures Create a Different Reality
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Undead Celeb Illustrations
Hollywood Zombie by LTL Prints
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Pencil Portrait Celeb Tees
Deerdana Produces Chic Hip Hop Shirts with Artists' Faces
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Dynamic Celebrity Drawings
Aiyana Udesen's Art Features Household Names
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Burnt Bread Mosaics
The Henry Hargreaves 'Toasted' Collection Illustrates Celebrities Crisply
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Abstract Celebrity Artistry
Cesar Moreno Illustrates the Stars in a Unique and Unparalleled Style
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Farcical Leading Men Faces
Nicolas Villeminot Paints Hyperbolic Versions of Hollywood Actors
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Convivial Celeb Caricatures
Dominic Philibert Creates Hilarious Cartoon Drawings of Famous Faces
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Lo-Fi Celeb Sketches
These Microsoft Paint Celebrity Portraits by Manmalade are Amazing
52
Water Paint Film Gowns
The Camilla Gray Watercolor Oscar Dresses are Fabulous
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Dotted Celebrity Portraiture
'Hedcuts' by Randy Glass are Pointedly Poignant
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Ghostly Pale Visages
Autumn Whitehurst Renders Women with Skin as White as Snow
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Pixelated Portraits
10 A-List Vector Renderings
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Dirty Laundry Portraits
Jason Mecier's New 3D Celebrity ‘Trashy' Art Uses Donated Garb
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Personalized Mini-Me Dolls
ModelWorks Toys Let You Design Your Own Replica
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Distorted Celeb Caricatures
'Portratis' by Jason Seiler Displays Emphasized Facial Features
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Retro Revival Photo Displays
The Warnecke Studio Exhibit Updates Vintage Black and White Portraits
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Smokey Orifice Celebrity Portraits
Famous When Dead Illustrates Hollywood Ladies Literally on Fire
43
Pop Culture Rumor Retrospectives
'Rumeurs' is a Look at How Gossip Has Influenced the Media
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Creative Celebrity Portraits
Anita Kunz Creates Hilarious and Vivid Celebrity Illustrations
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Illuminated Celebrity Art
The 'Light Graffiti Stars' Series by Mark Brown and Marc Cameron
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Popstar Sweetheart Shrines
This Sam Tomlins Justin Bieber Art is Eerily Endearing
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Rubik's Cube Portraits
Cube Works Studio Turns Multicolored Cubes Into Works of Art
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Picturesque Celebrity Portraits
Euclase Draws TV Characters Comparable to Photographs
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Plasticine Celebrity Portraits
Karen Caldicott Commemorates Iconic Public Figures Using Clay
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Insane Celeb Carvings
The Pumpkin Geek Celebrity Jack-o'-Lanterns Will Blow Your Mind
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Nude Teen Superstar Sculptures
This Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez Piece by Daniel Edwards is Odd
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Tiny Portrait Paintings
The Artwork of Kim Dong Yoo Takes Great Time and Patience to Create
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Barcode Art
Celebrity Barcode Portraits by Scott Blake
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Geometric Celeb Mugshots
'Polygonal Portraits' By Feel Desain Recreates Famous Faces with an App
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Geometric Celebrity Portraits
Jack Daly Renders Accurate Faces Using Chunky Polygons
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Male Celebrity Pin-Ups
The Illustrated Robert Downey Jr. Pin-up Picture is Priceless
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Mosaic Junkmail Portraiture
These Spam Mail Celebrity Portraits Turn Lemons into Lemonade
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Celebrity Paper Dolls
Wildfoxdolls Paper Dolls Let You Dress Printable Paper Celebs
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Cartoonized Celebrity Covers
The Steve Aoki Album Posters are Vibrant
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DIY Flapjack Art
Celebrity Chef Pancake Portraits for Sweet Edible Tributes
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Silly Celeb Sculptures
Caio Morel Creates Cute Figurines of Famous Celebrities
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Mythic Celebrity Monsters
Johnny Dombrowski Transforms TV Stars into Legendary Beasts
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Eccentric Celeb Caricatures
Zoraida Zaro Illustrates Stars with Bizarre Personalities
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Comical Celebrity Caricatures
Dan Park Renders Stars in Humorous & Imaginative Compositions
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Eggceptional Celebrity Sculptures
This John Lamouranne Art Brings New Meaning to the Term Egghead
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Streaky Celebrity Art
Jonyum Illustrates Musicians in Paint-Dripping Style
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Celebrity Face Hairstyles
This Salon Customer Gets Clipped with a Drake's Face Haircut
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Condiment Celebrity Creations
Bashir Sultani's 'Art With Salt' Paints Some Realistic Portraits
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Patriotic Celebrity Portraits
Pam Glew Paints Famous Visages Onto Flags
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Intricate Celebrity Sketches
The Geinen Art is an Incredibly Unbelievable Series of Portraits
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Plastic Perler Celebrity Portraits
Steve Moore Makes Collages Beads into Hollywood Faces
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Celebrity String Art
Jack Morefield's Collection of Worm-Like Paintings Captures Emotion
13
Rockstar Replica Bling
Nous Sommes Creates Jimi Hendrix Necklace Pendant
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Celebrity Advice Books
Kanye West Launches “Thank You and You're Welcome”
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Trashy Famous Faces
Celebrity JunkDrawers Uses Celeb Trash to Create Portraits of Them
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Celebs Cheesy Spreads
The Faye Halliday Celebrity Portraits Celebrates Cheese With Style
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Trippytography
Daniel Newman Showcases his Layered 3D Celebrity Portraits
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Chewable Presidents
Obama Portrait Made of Over 12,000 Gumballs for Ripley's Believe it or Not
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Celebrity Graphic Tees
The Topman Pamela Anderson T-Shirt Features the Baywatch Beauty
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Trumptastic Toupees
The AleXsandro Palombo Donald Trump Sketch Features Mega Mogul Updos
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Aquatic Celebrity Illustrations
H2O Audio Uses Madonna & Snoop Dogg to Protect Your iPod
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Heartthrob Pancake Portraits
Katherine Kalnes Creates Funny and Accurate Celeb Flapjacks
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Sugary Sweet Celebs
These Jason Mecier Celebrity Candy Portraits Look Good Enough to Eat
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Celebrity Peanut Ads
Robert Downey Jr. Stars as the New Mr. Peanut
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Charitable Celebrity Mugshots
Rachel Schmeidler's 'Hollywood Most Wanted' Raises Money for Strays
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Classy Sentimental Scenes
Jack Vettriano Paints Romantic Depictions with a Hard-Boiled, Noir Feel
Interwoven Face Illustrations
Alexi Torres Paints Portraits Resembling Burlap Sculptures
Action Hero Avengers
Alex Tuis Paints His Ideal Casting Choice for Superhero Films
Streaky Prismatic Portraits (UPDATE)
Marion Bolognesi Renders Perfect Faces with Runny Watercolors
Dry Marker Damsel Drawings
Chun Fui Ng Renders Fashionable Women with Faint Ink
Risque Overlapping Renderings
Ho Ryon Lee Paints Provocative Women in Abstract Double Vision Style
Innocuous Youth Illustrations
Ana Bagayan Paints Wide-Eyed Children in Dream-Like Depictions
Invasive Pop-Up Illustrations
Chris Booth Sculpts Paintings that Come Off Their Canvases
Whimsical Voyager Visuals
Qian Yi Depicts a Traveller Journeying Through Fantastical Lands
Realistic Superhero Retrospectives
Sebastian Colombo Illustrates Various Incarnations of Superman
Text-Infused Hipster Renderings
Mr.Frivolous Pairs Cryptic Messages with Cool Female Drawings
8-Bit Superhero Caricatures
Jesus Castaneda Pixelates Pop Culture Characters to Pint-Sized Toons
Pink-Hued Fantasy Paintings
Kindra T. Haugen Injects a Rosy Shade Into Her Surreal Illustrations
Fierce Female Pinups
Will Murai Puts the Power in His Illustrated Ladies' Capable Hands
Whimsical Apparel Artistry
Katie Rodgers Renders Fashion Models in Chic & Stylish Gear
Photoreal Silver Screen Portraits (UPDATE)
Dan LuVisi Illustrates Memorable Movie Characters
Warrior Women Pin-Ups
Daniel Vendrell Oduber Paints Seductive Female Fighters
Foreboding Female Illustrations
Sarah Joncas' Paintings Depict Alluring Yet Sinister Women
Mixed Media Masterpieces
Robert Tirado Mashes Digital & Analog to Produce Art
Four-Eyed Fashionista Drawings
Mercedes deBellard Renders Girls with Chic Glasses
Eyeless Female Faces
Artist Duma Illustrates Portraits Omitting Upper Portions of the Head
Dynamic Digital Superheroes
Jeremy Roberts Paints Fierce Crime Fighters in a Realistic Manner
Rainbow-Hued Pop Portraits
Nicky Barkla Paints Famous Characters in a Style Resembling Oil
Chic Apparel Artistry
Jorge Roa Puts Clothing Front and Center in His Illustrations
Circular Cheek Portraits
Artist yourPorcelainDoll Illustrates Darling Dotted Females
Illustrated Vogue Covers
Hazel Castle Renders Magazine Images in Her Distinct Sketchy Style
Striking Pop Icon Artwork
Lina Maria's Paper Planes Blog Captures Names Like Karl Lagerfeld
Stylized Street Scenes
Jo Peel Renders City Locales in a Cartoonish, yet Accurate Fashion
Grotesque Gothic Illustrations
Michael Hussar Depicts Devilish and Surreal Carnival Workers
Crosshatched Celebrity Drawings
David Despau Pays Tribute to Stars with Layered Line Portraits
75 Daring Criminal Concepts
From Caution Tape Toilet Paper to Homicidal Fashion
Rough Rainbow-Hued Portraits
Marta Nael Paints Beautiful Ladies with Smears and Splotches
Strong Rocker Chick Renderings
Michael Heidt Illustrates Ladies Loaded with Attitude
Old Hollywood Glamor Shoots
Scarlett Johansson Stars on the Cover of Vogue US May 2012
Candid Occupational Captures
Josh Cochran Illustrates Scenes of People Doing Their Jobs
Impressionist Female Illustrations
Mstislav Pavlov Paints Lovely Women in a Popular Classic Style
8-Bit Celebrity Caricatures
Very Important Pixels Morphs Pop Culture Icons into Game-Like Avatars
Realistic Celebrity Renderings
Alice Newberry is Unparalleled at Painting Hyperrealistic Portraits
Kinetic Machine Cranium Portraits
Bruce Holwerda Paints Mime-Like Subjects with Mechanical Heads
Organic Pencil Portraits
Erica Williams Incorporates Naturalistic Elements in her Renderings
Dystopia Cartoon Mashups
The Hunger Games Characters as Simpsons Stars are Hilarious
Chaotic Smeared Paint Portraits
Vadi Tkachev Distills Beautiful Women Out of Anarchic Splatters
Colorfully Chaotic Portraits
Felicia Atanasiu Packs Tons of Elements Into Her Artwork
Pensive Celebrity Portraits
Ivan Tao Paints Subjects with Great Atmosphere to His Pieces
Retro Nuclear Family Lookbooks
The GANT by Michael Bastian SS 2012 Editorial is 60s-Inspired
Atypical Female Beauties
Richard Salcido Paints Portraits of Women with Idiosyncratic Qualities
Lurid Lady Illustrations
Sam Schechter Paints Women with Fantastical and Macabre Elements
Meticulous Bohemian Beauties
Lindalovisa Fernqvist Illustrates Chic Carefree Females
Apparel-Centric Artistry (UPDATE)
Jenny Mortsell Puts Clothing Center Stage in Her Illustrations
Disturbing Diver Depictions
Michael Manomivibul Illustrates Underwater Explorers in Dark Scenarios
Tragic Cartoon Caricatures
Tony Fleecs Illustrates Somber Scenes with Child-Like Superheroes
Multicolored Musician Depictions
Jorn Kaspuhl Illustrates Iconic Singers with Comic-Style Flair
Musical Corpse Couples
Paulo Rocker Illustrates Celebrity Lovers as Skeletons
Arrow-Pierced Portraits
Wala Lang Illustrates Young Females Wounded By Cupid in Black and White
Haute Shoulderless Hipsters
Catherine Campbell Renders Females with Severely Squished Arms
Contorted Corpse Paintings
Laura Buss Renders Mummified Bodies in Disturbing Depictions
Hyperreal Cartoon Interpretations
Darya Kuznetsova Takes Flat Characters Into Realistic Realms
Paper-Rolled Anatomy
The Tissue Series by Lisa Nilsson Should be Used in Science Class
Adolescent Superheroine Art
Karioks Depicts Marvel & DC Comics Characters in Their Teen Years
Mind-Bending Animal Mirages
Yukari Masuike Paints Hallucinatory Illustrations of Wildlife
Exotic Babe Artistry
Zofia Bogusz Illustrates Women and Locales with Tropical Flair
Exaggerated Celebrity Portraiture
Stars are Taken to Task by Sassy Illustrator Ryan Casey
Ornate Female Profiles (UPDATE)
Ross McEwan Illustrates Sultry Visages of Beautiful Ladies
Immoral Lifestyle Illustrations
Robert Proch Depicts the Seven Deadly Sins Through Ethereal Images
Hip Owl Portraiture
England-Based Designer Ashley Percival Creates Hipster Bird Prints
Obese Cartoon Caricatures
Fat Gamers Display Pop Cultural Icons Who Let Themselves Go
Esteemed Author Artistry
Michael Hoeweler Renders Black and White Portraits of Literary Geniuses
Stunning Retro-Styled Photography
Retro Atelier Creates Beautiful, Vintage-Inspired Masterpieces
Retro Gaming Caricatures
Brendan Corris Renders Nintendo Heroes with Exaggerated Features
Celebrity Apparition Artistry
MetaMephisto Depicts Pop Culture Figures as Ghoulish Ghosts
Morose Tri-Hued Depictions
Quasilucid Renders Morbid Images in Shades of Red, White and Black
Menacing Cinema Paintings
Chris Labrenz Renders Villains and Anti-heroes from the Silver Screen
Paper Bag Mugshots
Chris Crites Illustrates Criminals On Disposable Canvases
Zombified Celebrity Mugshots
Daniel A. Nardes Turns Famous Stars into Undead Corpses
Romantic 1930s-Inspired Shoots
The Isabel Lucas Interview November Editorial is Wistful and Dreamy
Pencil Portrait Celeb Tees
Deerdana Produces Chic Hip Hop Shirts with Artists' Faces
Cutesy Couple Cartoons
Pascal Campion Illustrates Lovable & Romantic Relationship Renderings
Abstract Celebrity Artistry
Cesar Moreno Illustrates the Stars in a Unique and Unparalleled Style
Prismatic Celebrity Portraiture
Richard Davies Paints Celebrities in Colors Mimicking Auroras
Farcical Leading Men Faces
Nicolas Villeminot Paints Hyperbolic Versions of Hollywood Actors
Steamy Invisible Seductresses
Tyson McAdoo Illustrates Floating Lingerie in Provocative Poses
Kaleidoscopic Food Captures
The Food of the Rainbow by Henry Hargreaves is Visually Appealing
Peculiar People Portraits
Kasiq Illustrates Individuals that are Strange, But Beautiful
Angelic Digital Damsel Portraits
Bec Winnel Renders Women's Visages Under the Perfect Light
Distorted Double-Vision Depictions
Rose Wong Fiddles with Duplicated and Mirror Images
Female Fighter Renderings
Vanessa Tam Breaths New Life into Sailor Moon Characters
61 Eccentric Celebrity Caricatures
From Hyperrealistic Celeb Sketches to Tragic Pop Portrayals
Disfigured Celeb Portraits
Rodney Pike Comically Distorts Famous Stars
Video Game Picture Books
Caldwell Tanner Parodies Children's Tales with Nintendo Characters
Female Space Explorer Depictions
Peony Yip Illustrates a Series of Youthful Astronaut Women
Smokey Orifice Celebrity Portraits
Famous When Dead Illustrates Hollywood Ladies Literally on Fire
Bare-Skinned Sci-Fi Brutes
Mattias Fahlberg Illustrates Star Wars Characters Disrobed & Hairless
Picturesque Celebrity Portraits
Euclase Draws TV Characters Comparable to Photographs
Inky Literary Illustrations
Leela Wagner Depicts Sherlock Holmes in Rustic Painting Style
Mad Men Mutant Mash-Ups
Alex Ryan Merges X-Men & Don Draper's Worlds in Illustrations
Tiny Portrait Paintings
The Artwork of Kim Dong Yoo Takes Great Time and Patience to Create
Presidential Pop Culture Art
Conrad Ruiz Blends Together Various Iconic Imagery
Geometric Celebrity Portraits
Jack Daly Renders Accurate Faces Using Chunky Polygons
Charismatic Hip Hop Cartoons
Saad Artaud Illustrates YMCMB Stars as Hyperbolic Caricatures
60 Sizzling Celebrity Depictions
From Distorted Drawings to Terrific Typography Artist Tributes
Despondent Dame Illustrations
These Raphael Vicenzi Pieces are Pensive
Famous Face Fascinations
Shar Milne Crafts Realistic Celebrity Renderings Using Vector Graphics
Silent Hunky Actor Spoofs
Funny or Die's 'Quiet Ryan' Parodies Film Star Ryan Gosling
Intricate Celebrity Sketches
The Geinen Art is an Incredibly Unbelievable Series of Portraits
Plastic Perler Celebrity Portraits
Steve Moore Makes Collages Beads into Hollywood Faces
Comedy Cartoon Caricatures
Bill Mudron Imagines Parks & Rec Cast in Animal Crossing
Beady-Eyed Celebrity Caricatures
Dave Flanagan Contorts Stars into Odd, but Recognizable Drawings
Face-Shifting Celebrity Portraits
This Piece by 'Drzach&Suchy' is a Transformative Experience
Human Canvas Art Films
The 'I Dream of Colour' Music Video Conveys London Artistically
Space Beauty Photo Manipulations
Ben Thomas Fuses Fantasy and Reality for Surrealistic Portraits
Watercolor Skateboarder Films
The Matt Box 'Acid Drops' Short Sheds Artistic Light on the Sport
Heartthrob Pancake Portraits
Katherine Kalnes Creates Funny and Accurate Celeb Flapjacks