Cat Friendship ..

[ega]

100% digital painting ...

I don't make any photo manipulation. If you want to make a hyperrealistic painting it could be a need to start with real references. For images that you can't keep in mind all the details (for a specific moment) a picture, that is a real picture, it is the best option ...

I like a lot hyperrealism. All I do is start with the image, then a detailed sketch ( no tracing) keeping proportions and dimensions and then paint following the image the best I can. That's it ....

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[Julia]

Wow! That amazing 🤩

[Andreas Raninger]

Damn!!! I have 15 years left to retirement and you just shot a hole in my head. 
Awesome and great work! I guess you spent some time on the painting.

[lastaccess]

Seriously? it’s definitely photo.

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/5c/ed/69/5ced69e4818aed72c5c1f1be5e01ac55.jpg

[Andreas Raninger]

The images don't fully match and the differences are clearly what you will find in a carefully painted copy.
Something that I never will understand is why artists copies photos? Working from a photo to a painted copy with the loss of quality from the original photo, Why? It's a waste of talent. Do something interesting with the painting instead of trying to be a copy machine.