Artist Draws Hyperrealistic Portraits Using Bic Ballpoint Pens || Short Film

Oscar Ukonu is a hyperrealistic artist in Nigeria.

He's a self-taught artist who has been creating these pieces with ballpoint pens since 2014.

Each piece can take him almost six weeks to create using three basic techniques: hatching, crosshatching, and scribbling.

He’ll switch between 10 of the same pens to create the portrait.

The theme of his work is Afro-realism, which he describes as a diverse way of viewing the African experience and identity with regards to things like gender, religion, and politics.