FIVE THINGS*

ARTISTS HAVE ACHIEVED WITH BALLPOINT PENS

Around the world on all kinds of paper, artists are using smooth, long lasting (and sometimes free) ballpoint pens to showcase their abilities. Both scribbles and hyper realistic shading caught our imagination.

VINCE LOW (inset) shows the world dyslexia is a blessing, not a curse.

Ballpoint Beauties

Frank Cho

FRANK CHO collected his unique drawings in Ballpoint Beauties (2019). The book includes processes and methods to help fans.

Blue Boy

Oscar Ukonu

OSCAR UKONU - “Blue Boy,” 2019, Lagos, Nigeria

2017 show

Mostafa Khodeir

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Mostafa Khodeir

MOSTAFA KHODEIR - The art groups I joined seem to be outdated. When I clicked his hyper realistic sketch of a marble statue (2016) to see more, I saw he had a show... in 2017.

Ilo Kunst

ILO KÜNST Watch him scribble https:// youtu.be/n_FCEwdY9fA

@Davide_Drawing

@DAVIDE_DRAWING - also sketches hands