This original work introduces readers to the drawing and painting
techniques in the hyperrealist movement, a style applied to painting
whose techniques aspire to photographic exactitude in drawing. From the
first action before viewing the piece--the search for information and
reference images--to different drawing and sculpture techniques, the
book offers a step-by-step explanation of the creative process and shows
readers how to illustrate in black and white and with colored pencils,
how to work with watercolors and oil, how to create a trompe l'oeil
and how to create a realistic looking 3D model. Readers will find all
the techniques and suggestions they need to make their own hyperrealist
creations, all explained in a pleasant and fun way. It is an original
and creative way to introduce different drawing techniques that will
awaken the artist inside of us all and whose results will strike most
readers as surprising given the degree of realism achieved, as if they
were photographs. The book includes references to contemporary artists
who have used each of the techniques described, curiosities in the world
of art and other tricks of the trade.