Nigerian artistArinze Stanleycreates hyperrealistic pencil art that captures the spirit of his subjects.

From there, he intensely studies his subjects, pulling out the emotions in their facial features.

The affinity to create, a true image and nature of God.

arinze stanely nigerian artist hyper realistic pencil art

Working on one area at a time, the figures emerge from the sheet of paper.

Striking in and of themselves, progress shots are a fascinating look at the artist’s creative process.

Arinze Stanley can spend up to 200 hours completing his hyperrealistic pencil art portraits.

arinze stanely nigerian artist hyper realistic pencil portraits

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arinze stanely nigerian artist pencil art

arinze stanely nigerian artist pencil art

arinze stanely nigerian artist pencil art

arinze stanely nigerian artist pencil art

arinze stanely nigerian artist pencil art

arinze stanely nigerian artist pencil art

arinze stanely nigerian artist pencil art

arinze stanely nigerian artist hyper realistic pencil portraits

arinze stanely nigerian artist hyper realistic pencil art

arinze stanely nigerian artist hyper realistic pencil art