We recently discovered the amazing work of photorealist Dylan Eakin. Eakin graduated from the University of the Ozarks in Clarksville, Arkansas, in 2013 with a degree focused on sculptural art. It was in 2016 that he began training himself in photorealism. Why? “Because it was cheaper than pursuing a career in figurative ceramics,” he said on his Website.
Eakin, who lives and works in Seattle, Washington, uses charcoal as his main medium, with graphite for finer details. “Every once in a while, I’ll use tiny points of white paint for the highlights,” he wrote on Bored Panda. Let’s check out some of Eakin’s work, which is sure to impress!
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As you can see, Eakin’s talent in photorealism is truly impressive. His images are engaging and incredibly realistic. He describes his process on his Website as follows:
“Adapting myself into the regiments of photorealistic drawing requires an assimilation into automata. There’s not a single facet of the genre that doesn’t necessitate a direct confrontation towards a shopping list of personal weaknesses,” he writes. “Reforming my process of art production becomes a reconfiguration of human habits into mechanical ones, a method of self-improvement via photographic translation and a stick of charcoal.”
To check out more of Eakin’s amazing work, visit his Website or Instagram page.