This might appear to be the work of digital enhancement, but actually it is a simple work of graphite pencils

  From afar, these images look like black and white photographs, and up close, they might appear to be the work of digital enhancement.

In fact, these exquisite portraits and still lifes are simply the work of graphite pencils, smudging tools, and the steady hand of artist Monica Lee. 

'I like to challenge myself with complex portraits; especially people with freckles or beards,' the artist, who says it takes her two to three weeks to complete each drawing, tells MailOnline. 'And I’m addicted to details. I like drawing in as much details as I can into my work.'

Latest Trend: Men with Flowers in their Beards

  Pierce Thiot, a photographer who has a thing for putting various objects into his beard isn’t the only one apparently. Men all around the world are putting beautiful arrangements of flowers into their beards nowadays.

I don’t know who started the trend but one of the images in this post is back from 1977. That most probably means that the initial thought was born quite early with the hippie movement and the Song “San Francisco”. Inspired by The line “If you’re going to San Francisco, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair”, many people from all over the world traveled to San Francisco, with flowers in their hair and now, in their beards.

Artist Recreates His Own Childhood Drawings 20+ Years Later

  Telmo Pieper, a Dutch muralist,  with the help of Photoshop digitally recreates his old drawings into realistic versions of his childhood imagination.

Pieper drew the original images when he was only 4 years old which shows how greatly his painting skills have evolved. Now he works in an artistic muralist duo “Telmo Miel” in Rotterdam and draws on daily basis – a childhood dream came true!

ARTIST PAINTS HIS HOMETOWN ON SEEDS, ALMONDS AND BUGS

  Hasan Kale’s paintings of his native country are illustrated onto small surfaces, really, REALLY small surfaces. From almonds to beans, to M&Ms or seeds, Kale pushes himself to paint onto the smallest canvases; regardless of how difficult the surface is to paint on. It can take Kale up to three days to complete one painting and only one wrong brush stroke can ruin it all. With his micro art, Kale showcases the beauty of Istanbul while leaving his audience in awe.