Samuel Silva lives in Portugal.
“Ah, doc found a photoshop wizard. So what?”, you’re probably thinking.
Well, I don’t know if Mr. Silva has or uses photoshop for anything, but that’s not how he produces his art.
He uses 8 BIC ballpoint pens. He spent 30 hours producing the picture on the left from the photo on the right. He is simply incredible.
He’s been drawing, sculpting and painting since he was 2 years old. He’s a lawyer, by the way. He was born in 1983 and graduated Law School in 2007.
You can read a bit about him here: http://www.digitalspy.com/odd/news/a401610/stunning-ballpoint-pen-drawings-by-artist-samuel-silva-pictures.html
Also, make sure to visit his dA site here: http://vianaarts.deviantart.com/
“I'm just a self taught patient hobbyist person.
I've always been interested in drawing, sculpting and painting since i was 2 years old.
I started drawing and developing my own style of ballpoint pen drawing back when I was in school, in simple classroom sketches in the back of my exercise books. I never imagined there were so many brilliantly masterful ballpoint artists out there.
Ballpoint pen is not my only medium, it's just the one I'm currently trying to master. At this point in my life I'm proficient with chalk, pencil, color pencil, pastels, oils and acrylics. Maybe one day I'll create an account just to share those.
I'm just glad to be here, I want to learn a lot, see a lot, and enjoy to its fullest what other fellow artists have to share.
It takes me forever to do my works. The only thing that makes me keep going is my love for what I do and the ambition to go further and further.” – S. Silva
His memorable quote?
“Ballpoint pens are as underestimated as they are a powerful medium.
It's not about what you use, it's about how you use it.”
Indeed, Mr. Silva.
Indeed.
