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Heather Rooney is an American artist who specializes in photorealistic colored pencil and graphite drawings. Her unique artworks have so many details that they actually can be easily confused with real photographs.

“After the first portrait I drew in my high school art class, I became captivated with the challenge of realistic drawing and the meticulous attention to detail that is required,” says Heather on her website. “The labor-intensive commitment to realistic art caused me to feel driven to continue improving my drawing technique.”

It takes from a few to hundreds of hours for this talented 25-year-old artist to finish one pencil drawing, but every single of them is special in its own way. Scroll down and see these detailed artworks for yourself.

More info: heather-rooney.com | Instagram

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    Charlotte Brine
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What a beautiful, amazing and mind blowing homage to an equally amazing man with such a beautiful soul!

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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At first I thought "Wow thats so cool they came and took a picture with it" But THEN

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    Leslie Cully
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Incredible skill at drawing hair! It's difficult to get it right. Wow.

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    BarryAllenTheFlash
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He looks so feminine in this picture - she captures that femininity perfectly.

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    Edith Cunningham
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These are so incredible I cried. I would love to see her doing this. Heather you are fantastic.

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    Riddle-Le-Tails
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the mouth a eyes look like they took a long time i would never b able to do this the best ive ever drawn is me profile pic!

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