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lordaddament t1_iuefypz wrote

Reply to comment by pantsareoffrightnow in King, Me, Coloured pencils, 2022. by artbykabirhirani

I’ve always wondered what’s the artistic point of doing super photorealistic drawings when you can get the exact same result from a photo.

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TheStoriesICanTell t1_iuet58r wrote

You'll get downvotes but I understand what you are saying. Personally, I can appreciate the amount of time an artist takes to make a drawing indistinguishable from a photo. But, like you said, I do not get the artistic point of looking at something indistinguishable from a photograph

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holyluigi t1_iuf47jp wrote

Likely a display of skill. To draw something photorealisticly you have to know the tiniest details and know how to apply them the right way.

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doveup t1_iufa8mu wrote

It may resonate down from the times when there were no cameras. For instance, the kings who were sent paintings of their brides. Or would pay the best artist to go to a faraway country just to paint the portrait of that ruler out of curiosity about what he looked like. And for me, it’s a pleasure to see someone striving to do something perfectly.

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filagrey t1_iuf0t7h wrote

Even stranger, when the top comments are like "wow, I thought it was a photo, amazing art".

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theavengedCguy t1_iufkuus wrote

Because it takes an incredible amount of skill to do? Not everything has to be "artistic" for the sake of being "artistic". Sometimes it's about just flexing and showing off what you can do like anything else in life.

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kagamiseki t1_iug3yb9 wrote

These days, the drawing an exact likeness doesn't have as much point, but the underlying skill certainly does.

If you can legitimately draw photorealism (as opposed to sectioning and carefully copying a photo), then it represents a deep understanding of how natural phenomena affect form, the consequences of physics anatomy on body shape, and how shape affects light and perception.

Mastery of these concepts is prerequisite to creation of new works. How does having wings change a character's anatomy? Extra arms? How do you create buildings that look plausible yet alien? How do you create new garments that have believable textures and draping? Skills that are useful for cinema, for design, for editing.

The photorealistic drawing itself is probably of little artistic value, but it's a step towards creating realities that don't exist.

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cchap22 t1_iugn1ie wrote

It's fun to feel like a dumbass sometimes. Like huh, I totally thought that was a photo... Maybe my 5 divorces really were my fault.. huh yanno 🤷

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artbykabirhirani OP t1_iuhf0lo wrote

I just enjoy detailing haha, plus an advantage with having the object with me is that I get to add details that I can see under the magnifying glass but the camera could not capture, due to issues like autofocus, etc

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