Shaun Mckenzie, A.K.A. Neeyellow
Recently featured by George Takei on his always-interesting Facebook feed, this is the astonishingly photo-real drawing of artist Shaun Mckenzie, A.K.A. Neeyellow. Using only Faber Castell Polychromos colored pencils on Stonehenge paper 250gsm, Neeyellow is able to replicate photos in the most incredible way. I can remember my first attempts at painting where I tried to train myself to see all the different colors and shades in everyday objects, but he sees things I can’t, no matter how hard I try!
I wasn’t able to find out anything about the young artist, but judging by his skill, I imagine that will change soon.
In the meantime, we’ll just have to be content with the time-lapse videos of his works in progress.
You can follow Neeyellow on his YouTube channel and on Instagram and Facebook.
All images property of Shaun Mckenzie/Neeyellow.
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August 18, 2018 at 8:46 am
The eyes have it. Just Wow !Incredible talent.
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August 18, 2018 at 8:58 am
Indeed!
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August 18, 2018 at 1:23 pm
Have I told you about my friend Dina Kowel. She does really real pet portraits. Like I said…It is in the eyes.
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August 18, 2018 at 9:23 am
That’s very impressive. The ability to recognize exactly which pencil is right for that specific area of the portrait is pretty astounding.
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August 18, 2018 at 11:24 am
That’s a great point! I was wondering how many colors they sell.i doubt my box of 80-something could accomplish those subtle gradiations of skin tone, no matter how masterful the artist.
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August 18, 2018 at 1:56 pm
Coloured pencils are the art medium I suck most in. True fact. My pencil colouring has not developed since I was 10.
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August 18, 2018 at 6:17 pm
I’m surprised! I love my pencils. Never spent much time painting, I’m mostly a colored pencil girl.
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August 18, 2018 at 6:26 pm
I just can’t get the hang of blending them into a smooth finish.
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August 20, 2018 at 4:55 pm
Wow! So impressive! I watercolor, and usually don’t capture such detail.
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August 20, 2018 at 8:44 pm
Watercolor is an amazing medium, but I can’t imagine anyone getting that level of detail out of it.
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August 23, 2018 at 11:57 am
Unreal! I would love to know what kind of erasers he uses (DOES he use erasers?!?) and what kind of pencil sharpeners. I’d also be curious to know just how many different shades are in his arsenal of pencils! This is inspiring me; a pencil was always my favourite drawing tool. But this? This is insane. These are the Mona Lisas of pencil drawings!
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August 23, 2018 at 1:51 pm
It really is next level work. Amazing!
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