Hyper realistic Pencil drawings by Paul Cadden ..

Artist Paul Cadden

 BORN : 1964, Glasgow, Scotland

2001-2003: Animation and Illustration James Watt College 
1982-1986: Print Design and Illustration, Glasgow college of Building and Printing

Paul Cadden maintains that hyper-realism is about far more than representing reality in a new medium. It is, instead, about creating the illusion of a new reality - one that merges a believable, life-like appearance with emotional, social, cultural, and political themes.

In his own words, his creations "intensify the normal”, and he does this to great effect in his arrestingly exquisite pencil drawings.

When we first saw the work of 50 year old Paul Cadden, it took a while for us to realise that they were in fact illustrations.

 Even more unbelievable, the hyperrealist artist used just pencil and chalk to create these stunning images.

 Working from photographs and video stills, Cadden's work proves if you're super-talented, all you need is the simplest of tools.