Thursday, January 31, 2013

Kelvin Okafor's Incredible Drawings Look Like Digital Photos

 From Beyonce to Mother Teresa. Kelvin Okafor, the 27-year-old, from Tottenham, north London, spends an average of 80 to 100 hours on each portrait. He draws using just a pencil, paper and a bit of charcoal, Kelvin works for four hours without a break to get in the zone.
 Kelvin said: ‘Before I start drawing, I spend a few hours — even a few days — analysing the face from every angle. I usually start with the eyes. From there, I make the whole shape of the face and I work in the detail.
 His artworks are now so poplar he’s been given his own exhibition space at London’s Science Museum, and his drawings are going for up to £10,000 for each piece.
He had recently been commissioned to draw a portrait of King Hussein of Jordan for the late monarch’s widow, Queen Noor.


He said: ‘When I draw, I’m doing something I love. I lose myself in my art. Time doesn’t matter to me.’

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