Pencil Artist of the Week: Miro Gradinšćak

This week’s featured artist is Miro Gradinšćak, a graphite pencil artist from Croatia who creates extremely detailed graphite drawings of subjects ranging from maps to pets.

Miro has a knack for recreating photographic realism using graphite. He uses Faber-Castell graphite pencils ranging from 3H to 8B, as well as a kneaded eraser and blending stump to create his drawings.

Eyes and hair are notoriously difficult for artists to capture, yet these two problem areas are where Miro’s skill with a pencil truly shines. He has an extraordinary ability to capture the life in his subjects’ eyes, and add the layers and details necessary to create lifelike hair, feathers and texture.

Drawings by Miro Gradinšćak

If you’d like to see more of Miro’s work, you can check out his DeviantArt Gallery here.

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