The random picture thread

[Yozza]

Hyper-realistic paintings are always fun to look at because your eyes and brain totally want to believe they're actual photographs even though you know they're not. It's like an internal conversation goes on in your head trying to talk your eyes out of what it sees. No, it can't be just a painting. Are you sure? But it always is just a drawing. A drawing more perfect than real life.

Visual News recently found the work of Jason de Graaf and they're incredible. He uses reflections to double the trick, creating a photorealistic orb or glass with a fake reality in them. He explains what he's trying to do:

My paintings are about staging an alternate reality, an illusion of verisimilitude on the painted surface. I try to use objects as a vehicle to express myself, tell a story or least hint at something beyond what is actually painted. Therefore I try to choose objects that have meaning to me or are artifacts from my life.

If you look closely at his paintings, you can probably see the imperfect perfection of drawn life but at first glance? It looks just like a photograph.
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[Yozza]

I love the work of Finnish artist Vesa Lehtimäki aka Avanaut, a brilliant illustrator and photographer who likes to take pictures of his kids' toys in his spare time. Check out these series of Star Wars toys set in the real world. Some of them look so real that you may think he actually build 1:1 reproductions of the spaceships. Flying ones.

[Yozza]

http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/Article/467826/2013-air-force-year-in-photos.aspx

[Yozza]

The sea froze so fast that it killed thousands of fish instantly

[Yozza]

The secret anatomy of toys and animated movie characters

[Yozza]

[Chazza]

[Ams12]

I just ventured over for a nice looooooooooooooooooooooong look

[Lee]

*Loads up Google Images*



Hmm, interesting.

[Chazza]

You make it easy for him.

[Gibbo]

Partita del giorno

Her names Pamela David if you are searching

[Norbs]

Posted some pics of the top heavy lovely who presents the Italian version of MOTD

What is said program called then?

[Lee]

Oh Bendy.

[Assassin]

I don't care....I would never tire of slipping her a crippler

[Chazza]

Everyone must have seen them before?

One of the pics was about 3 years old at least