Joel Rea is an incredibly talented artist that uses hyperrealism in his oil paintings. While gawking at his paintings, for a moment there, I lost myself into them, and started reminiscing about days past. It has a sort of mesmerizing attribute that not only makes my imagination wander, but also makes my memories to come back in a cluster of emotions.

Hyperrealism is one of the most interesting developments in the visual arts, and among the most recent. Hyperrealist works resemble high-resolution photographs; no coincidence, seeing that it is, itself, an of-shoot of the photorealist movement.
Today we will be looking at some absolutely fantastic hyper-realistic paintings by Omar Ortiz.

Aside from doing commissioned work for magazines, his art has also been showcased in several well-known publications like Taschen’s Illustration Now!, Communication Arts Magazine, and the book Digital Masters. He has also held exhibitions at the Society of Illustrators New York (of which he is a member), and the Society of Illustrators West. But enough background, time for you to see with your own eyes why Jason is such a terrific artist.

Digital art is an excellent example of science being used to create art, and it is also pretty much ubiquitous in this day and age. Chances are that digital art is also the means by which you make a living, so inspiration is key to earning your wages. That’s why we decided to make a list of some pretty cool digital artists that you should totally check out.

As a designer of any kind, you probably use Adobe Photoshop, and the Adobe suite in general, to earn your living. Whether you are designing logos, icons, websites, patterns etc., you sit down in front of your computer and double-click the Photoshop icon, a task that, by now, you can probably do with your eyes closed.