that specialize in hyperrealistic art,
like these stunning examples,
in charcoal and pencil,
amazing as they are what is even more amazing is the the artist is only 19 years old!
Mayor Olajide, is a young artist from Nigeria, who has taken hyperrealism to a new level,
He started drawing when he was only 5 years old, and by age 15, he was already selling his art pieces and taking commissions to contribute to the families income,
Mayor Olajide only dedicates his free time to his art. It’s something he enjoys doing when he’s not busy studying for college. He is a student at The Polytechnic in Ibadan, Nigeria, where he studies architecture,
“I draw anytime I’m in the mood. I don’t have a specific time, even in the night I draw,” the young artist said, adding that it is “something I do when I’m less busy, after school, during break time, a hobby.” Olajide became interested in hyperrealistic art around the time that fellow Nigerian artist Arinze Stanley started making waves in the art world, “His self-portrait, the one with water on his face, that was the one that inspired me the most,” the artist told Folio Magazine,
Mayor Olajide usually takes a few dozen hours to complete one of his large-scale portraits, but some of his most detailed works – like the portraits of the late Queen Elizabeth II – have taken him over 150 hours to finish,
here are a couple of videos of the young artists at his hobby,
for more stunning pencil portraits by this young man, check out his Instagram and Facebook profiles, what an amazing talent he truly has.
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