Wonderful picture, isn't it? You might have figured that it is not a photography, but here's another surprise - it is all drawn using colored pencils. All of the pictures we introduce here are colored pencil artwork. Its photo-like rendition is pretty impressive. The next one is a cut from Nakano (Tokyo) - the look of the brimming water is pretty realistic:

While some may argue that one could simply take photos instead of painstakingly drawing it. But then you are sort of missing the point - an addition of artists' interpretation in works like these probably appeal to many.

Ryota Hayashi hosts some pencil drawing classes. If you are interested in the classes, or if you want to see more of what Ryota Hayashi does, check out his website and Facebook page: