It Looks So Life Like,

well for a dead squid if you see what I mean,

 this amazing drawing of a cephalopod was made by Japanese illustrator Yuuki Tokuda, all photographs Yuuki Tokuda/Twitter,

 Yuuki Tokuda is a talented illustrator whose cartoony characters have been immortalized in books and magazines, but the Japanese artist has recently been enjoying praise for his hyper-realistic drawings as well, 

 the realistic squid is completed with a pen, pencil, airbrush and a copic marker,

 the talented illustrator documented the laborious process behind his squid drawing on a Japanese blog, this was apparently his second attempt at nailing the realistic marine animal, two years after repeatedly failing,

 he started by drawing a simple outline of the squid and then using an airbrush to paint its shadow. It was his first time using an airbrush so he had a couple of failed attempts, to complete the second attempt he then drew the base layer of the squid using white and grey copic markers, before relying on colored pencils to draw the details, like the eyes, tiny black spots and suckers. Finally, he relied on a white copic marker to draw the final details, like the glistening effect of the squid’s body and its tentacles,

 to show off the progress he has made in the last two years, Tokuda also posted side by side pictures of his first attempt from two years ago, and his most recent one, left: previous attempt/right: latest attempt,

  interestingly, this isn’t Yuuki Tokuda’s first hyper-realistic drawing, in the past he has also drawn a very realistic-looking moray eel,

so what will be Tokuda’s next project will be? Keep an eye on his Twitter and Instagram profiles, some people are just so talented.