Hyperrealistic Colored-Pencil Drawings Look 3D

CJ Hendry, a New York artist, spends up to 15 hours a day creating hyperrealistic drawings using only colored pencils. We take a look at how she works and learn how she's built a captivated following.
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Hyperrealistic Colored-Pencil Drawings Look 3D

[@fluffydogs4life311]

She has real skills. This must take so much patience, which I lack. For now I'll just keep putting paint on paper and pretending I drew it

[@howlmao]

.

[@loganthekiwimaster4421]

Lol, im an artist and I'll spend hours on a piece and it feels like minutes😂😂 time flies when ur enjoying what you're doing

[@dummpymuppet8880]

It's the medium specifically coloured pencils take a hot minute

[@sloop3720]

Logan 2272 oof,, I'm a colored pencil artist and I rarely enjoy it..

[@binamai6638]

I-

[@trashcan8387]

As a Person who Sucks at Coloring I can assure you...15 hours is not enough for this kind of Masterpiece.

[@rajavni]

She said 15 hours a day...

[@trashcan8387]

@@rajavni Aren't 15 Hours and 15 Hours a Day the Same thing since there's 24 hours a day?

[@Popski887]

@@trashcan8387 15 hours a day means that she spends 15 hours per day drawing. It doesn't mean that she finishes the drawing in 15 hours.

[@trashcan8387]

@@Popski887 Oh..Sorry I got a little confused there.

[@trashcan8387]

@Marissa Buddenhagen its a Japanese Letter for E.

[@lemonsouda]

Me, after watching this video: *looks at my Faber-Castell colour pencils* My Faber-Castell colour pencils: *No*

[@apljay2810]

Lol same

[@ms0_u]

I dont even have faber castell I have some called greencastle or somth

[@banditnic8938]

My Faber-Castell set gave me the same reaction (╥﹏╥)

[@jx310]

I have crayola...

[@Heypeeps10092]

*glances at my prismacolors* My prismacolors and blending skills: *don't. Even.*

[@SidenoteChannel]

She knows how to sell, many artists lack this important skill.

[@gking749]

congrats on 250k !!!!, keep it up🔥🔥🔥

[@Leearna_Art]

Including me 😂

[@ake_aesthetic5186]

,

[@willaandrews7283]

I feel called out 😂

[@aswinverghesemappilai2623]

You understood me by this comment.

[@foreverplaceholder]

"Pencil graveyard" is the nickname of my pencil case if I will have ever needed one.

[@sarcasticat7114]

This made my day 😂

[@ms0_u]

Im copying this idea lmao

[@c00kiec18]

I’m better than her

[@s-senpaisob-baka9777]

@@c00kiec18 i'm pretty sure you ain't

[@c00kiec18]

s-senpai sob-baka i am

[@777violett]

God, this women is so gifted. She must have a super brain to understand all those details.

[@777violett]

Practice or practise? Hmm... I had no idea.

[@777violett]

Ella Roland I didn’t know that, that’s interesting. Reminds me of how some people spell grey or gray.

[@Mureirza]

@@Ella_Roland I'm American and I've always spelled it grey gray the hell?

[@Deezhan]

It's a skill that anyone can develop over time with enough dedication. But skill alone does not make you an artist - making something original yet beautiful does -- things that nobody else would come up with, like blobs of paint with pencils or melting objects by Salvador Dali.

[@aileen9266]

Violett Reyes Practice. :) I study art and my teacher always says „we don’t look enough at the things in front of us“. We get teached to look at details, small things from a real life object that we usualy don‘t notice. And suddenly it’s a whole different story and the objects that we draw become more alive. Sorry for my English, I just suddenly remembered what my teacher said and yea. :)

[@lueroso1540]

Color is Relative. I'm not surprised she has to use so many colors just for one color. Yet I'm amazed by how real these look. Incredible!!

[@emme6055]

Probably just makes it faster for her

[@SykotikShadow]

Been doing this technique with my drawings since 98. I'll use layer upon layers of colors just to make it look real.

[@gabrielmiguel9243]

Woman:Paint, I don't like paint, it's like ughh. Bob Ross:Let's beat the devil out of this one little happy accident.

[@username1568]

Also Bob Ross: smiles

[@user-we7ig8us7s]

We need more red don’t we?

[@fabihaafaf8409]

Oh god!!!! I'm laughing way more than I should 🤣🤣🤣

[@korviscapetrova5269]

😂😂😂

[@aadonandcloud2574]

we need some more burnt sienna…

[@cinnatoastycrunch1635]

Hi

[@ahyafikri4746]

Haha not funny and overused meme

[@Yammelle22]

Ahya Fikri being rude doesn’t make you look smart

[@manuelbes]

@@ahyafikri4746so why are you laughing?

[@leticiau8109]

Meeeeee

[@lotusflower3003]

An artist must first learn, that you don't compare your art to others, but only to yourself.

[@min_tea9047]

Her: *Is working on a piece and is almost done* Thumb: *smears the pencil mark* Her: _inhale_ *_E X H A L E_*

[@lomo3362]

Haha that was really super funny haha good job

[@thotland3609]

MintLeaf when was that??

[@gabzft8046]

I felt this...

[@augustsart5374]

I felt that in my BONES.

[@biscuitcucumberpatch3311]

MintLeaf just reading this have me anxiety and frustration

[@idontcareorknow8958]

3:01 no one is about to talk about the PENCIL GRAVEYARD LMAOOO😂😂😂

[@sanna.akunnath]

I was looking for this comment 🤣🤣 RIP the homies ✏️

[@photon3566]

Rip in piece

[@rice_and_nuggets]

Rest In Peace fellow pencils. You have doodled your last doodles.

[@likeabaka2792]

Loll😂😂

[@xie83]

@@aaishanaz5627 You seem to not get the joke lol.

[@benethgalan1063]

"I just sit here and doodle around A LITTLE BIT'' **Draws 15 hours a day**

[@axellottl3_]

"Once you have your hands on an original, she's not making another!" * Makes another...*

[@fluffydogs4life311]

I believe it said she doesn't make a copy.

[@angelachen3594]

Well they mean, she doesn’t make the same drawing twice. Just similar ones like paint blobs

[@axellottl3_]

@@angelachen3594 I know, i'm not trying to say anything rude, y'know? Just trying to joke around, that's all!

[@angelachen3594]

Taylor Tot oh ok :)

[@disagust9619]

Taylor Tot My Brain Is Still Processing Your Joke

[@nsalh8750]

I’m a huge fan of her.. i’ve been following her instagram since ever! All the support

[@sarah2803]

“ *i just doodle around...* “ her art:

[@abbylee8971]

“Most artists paint” Well yes but actually no

[@username1568]

Musicians, sculptors, chefs: *allow us to introduce ourselves*

[@simplyawful543]

Digital artist: allow us to introduce ourselves

[@gracedaisy1095]

not even most 2D visual traditional artists paint. most i know use pencil, coloured pencil, oil pastels, ink, straight up felt tips, or alcohol markers. she seems to see art as only high brow commissioned pieces. i feel like she would turn her nose up at cartoons and digital art.

[@somethinssketchy2117]

@@gracedaisy1095 cartoon art is so underrated bro, if it is colored people don't understand how hard it is to choose colors and make the coloring appealing, just the coloring takes serious skill, and digital art can be just as difficult and rewarding as regular art, I gotta agree with you man

[@giantalbinoeel]

Key word: Most Most Most Most Most doesn't mean ALL LMAO

[@littlefluffy2579]

Rainbow: I have 7 colors. This woman: _Not in my house-_ Edit: DAMN THIS BLEW UP ALOT!! Also everyone in the subcomments fighting over what's in a rainbow when we learned this in preschool (or at least where I am). 7 colors refering to red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. Im just using the standard rainbow to keep the joke simple. Edit 2: Y'ALL. P L E A S E quit arguing!! My notifs are going off like nuts over something silly! It's literally just a comment about a rainbow! With everyone being technical and fighting each other, the original comment doesn't seem as funny. Now it's like as if I started a sequel to "is water wet" or "which is first: milk or cereal" except the question is "how many colors does a rainbow really have". Are you guys serious?? Please, just read the comment, either laugh or scoff, and move on! Thank you!

[@rabidheartbeats5953]

she uses Caran D'ache pencils as well. Google how much a pencil costs. lol

[@hilaryknipe2235]

@kjcpoper that’s not even what roygbiv is

[@wyanthewion288]

🤦‍♂️dude a rainbow has 6 colors.

[@alanie3020]

Mr. Minecraft 101 It can have seven.... Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet

[@_puppitoga12_99]

uwu red orange yellow green blue purple Violet

[@autumnwillow7403]

Fake. The color pencil is a paid actor.

[@xndybxyo]

Lol wait have you read that book about the crayons who quit The color pencils who quit

[@wavy9678]

Awesomesauce 659 Yep our teacher made us write a detailed description of them all.

[@xndybxyo]

@@wavy9678 I understand. Our teacher made us write an essay about the lorax

[@wavy9678]

Awesomesauce 659 Maybe they just love the movie. 😂

[@xndybxyo]

@@wavy9678 I will never understand the way of the teacher

[@slaveNo-4028]

"It doesn't just come from my head, I'm working directly from a photograph" FINALLY someone actually saying *how* they do it AND being honest, without making a big deal out of it. So many hyperrealism-artists make it seem like they are geniuses/super-computers who just calculate all the physics/light-refraction in their head, or have an infallible photographic memory. But unless you have savant-syndrome I'm not buying it.

[@jpnicolas645]

I need her skin care routine omg she's glowing 😍

[@joeblankenship377]

Prolonged exposure to waxy colored pencil dust.

[@truetoyourself9104]

Being indoor all day long 😀

[@bright3102]

Get away from here u vampire

[@lukeskywalker6809]

Cream

[@snekkyboi]

the answer is obvious: she draws it on with colored pencils, duh 🙄

[@enceladus2468]

That one dislike is probably a person who didn’t get one of those shirts when they had the chance.. 😂😂😂

[@upsidedownv1ncecuh962]

What does a stands for it stands for ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@islandcyang6029]

Her: This may look pink to you but its a dusty purple Me: I see purple too. You know what that means, I can draw paint.

[@islandcyang6029]

@- vaska. yes.

[@nope.thankies]

Anyone can.

[@saturnxx7109]

@: I draw can paint

[@navyaagarwal2175]

Her: has two whole bookshelfs full of colour pencils and still thinks she has less and not every colour in the rainbow. Me: has the 24 colour pencil set and thinks that i have the most colour pencils in my class.

[@pizzariya544]

Yeah but no

[@chinmayihegde-jss1398]

You got a like for each one of your color pencils. Mon, 22 Feb, 2021, 12:16pm

[@pizzariya544]

@@chinmayihegde-jss1398 not now I ruined it, get noobed

[@chinmayihegde-jss1398]

@@pizzariya544 Oh man!😂

[@navyaagarwal2175]

@@chinmayihegde-jss1398 😂

[@You-fools]

So she has a ridiculous catalogue of precise colours to choose from, a great eye for picking colours and the patience to draw. Impressive.

[@r_z_t_17]

1:58 Did that make anyone dizzy? Edit: Wow thanks for the likes 😎

[@kristinelee9994]

ugh yesss

[@wistful4684]

nope

[@punctuatroni]

da YES! Thank you I do as well

[@wistful4684]

da THANK YOU!!!

[@k.o.h8446]

da Yes!! It's SOOO annoying.

[@americangirlforever6195]

Wow! I would love to be able to draw like that! She has so much talent!! 😍😍

[@mattcom8753]

finally someone who is literally not affected by others telling them to paint instead of drawing, i am one of those people being told and im sick of it, colored pencils are my medium and i aint changing it

[@quickstertwister3256]

I don't think I've ever heard someone who does hyper-realistic drawings, and also expands her Art pallet to so many different topics, such as a bouncy castle or wax heels. Her creativity is so interesting and unique, it blows me away!

[@zhouzen5172]

Thats not creativity

[@quickstertwister3256]

@@zhouzen5172 it’s an approach/aesthetic that makes her artwork unique-which is pretty creative if you ask me.

[@xarxi3241]

every hyper-realistic artist amazes me so much. Having 205 colour pencils is honestly insane. The amount of work and passion she puts into her artwork is amazing. Love her work 👏

[@kazukii9768]

Who knew painting a 1 shaded paint needed *more than 1 shade*

[@AMATCHALATTE]

It's more of coloring instead of painting.

[@Leyla-ih6ng]

Wow..... I’m going to be thinking about this for the next 57 years

[@username1568]

Exactly

[@cheese90333]

It’s not painting.. did you even watch the video?

[@malihafaisal1178]

Yuck!!a gacha life youtuber

[@merik1991]

“Most artists use paint” Digital,marker,crayon artists: -Am I a joke to you?!

[@AnimReactionMashup]

its "most" that means its not all lmao, i get the joke tho

[@AzmiMaulanaHamdani]

It's most you idiot

[@merik1991]

@@AzmiMaulanaHamdani butthurt

[@jrhooman]

Most artists do use paints, it's like really popular.

[@finalsteep3338]

@@merik1991 tf

[@indigoblues8454]

Beautiful. _The amount of sheer detail._ Just imagine how much her pieces are 😳 I would love to have one! The highlights and shading are *GORGEOUS!*

[@younicekeepgoing7768]

Me: I draw amazing, people might actually buy my art! Me: *watches video* Also me: *stares at own art* Nobody's going to buy this shit...

[@blackscreen8514]

ARMYY💜

[@peppinothebird5022]

Don’t feel bad !😕

[@younicekeepgoing7768]

@@peppinothebird5022 Oh no it's a joke I think I okay for being 12. Thank you!

[@younicekeepgoing7768]

@@blackscreen8514 ARMYYYY💜💜💜

[@blackscreen8514]

@@younicekeepgoing7768 AHHHHHHHHHH💜💜💜💜💜

[@RobynBArtist]

I love CJ Hendry's art work! been following her for a while now and she always blows my mind every time she creates something! Great work and a great artist! hope whoever reads this has a great day :D

[@katieedwards5926]

She’s so self deprecating and SOOO talented. I adore her.

[@wernercurtis2602]

So basically she doesn’t paint, she draws paint.

[@jennifer9084]

This is next level. God level. Woah

[@JinoAndLuka]

The frick i cant draw a dot without getting bored and she works fifteen hours a day???!! Edit: thx for the likes never got this many ♥️🙏

[@rae8562]

U can't draw a dot? Then u dumb

[@waterlilly2.094]

She\he meant that she can only draw for a limited amount of time not 15 hours.

[@SecretlyAnAlien]

@LaumiRez still very impressive even if she takes breakes 15 hrs is not alot for this much realistic drawing i guess she finds detail mistakes very fast & colors fast too on that really big canvas which for standard artist wouldve took days to do

[@SecretlyAnAlien]

@LaumiRez duh i take more time in fixing my sketch before lining it and yeah on A4 here too :p

[@JinoAndLuka]

oof lol i meant i cant draw a dot without getting BORED

[@zt8003]

I see she has a house that’s white to make the paintings blend in and stand out. Perfection

[@Edume-wd4wy]

This is amazing, achieving this kind of opacity with colored pencils requires so much work and patience, definitely an amazing artist

[@2008MrsKim]

He says up to 15 hours a day...and then I see a little Dog that looks really lonely.

[@turutururururuturuturururu1951]

Lmao

[@reinal7896]

2008MrsKim She definitely isn’t spending 15 hours a day, every day of the week. That’d be nearly impossible lol

[@accountnolongerinuse2044]

If she's up 15 hours a day JUST drawing, it means that she has literally 0 hours to do other things. 9 hours of sleep.

[@gabby8905]

Her: *paints paint blotches with colored pencils Paint: *am I a joke to you?*

[@Librocubicularist1]

So cool! Everything. The art, the process, even the red boxes...I love this ❤

[@asia6090]

She is SO talented I can’t put it in words! I thought the thumbnail was real 😂 ❤️❤️❤️

[@sheetalbisht8242]

OMG fantabulous, unbelievable, loved it

[@P.rince.ess_]

I just wanna dip my paintbrush in her art

[@percyuji9058]

Same

[@lucidknight3512]

you wouldn't

[@ummuhamzahz181]

I'm so inspired by her. I even bought coloring book and my first oil colored pencils for the first time in ages.

[@its.sophee4817]

her: spends weeks on one drawing me an intellectual: throws paint on a canvas in 3 seconds

[@Kei-lr6xj]

Tchr: Bring your color pencil tomorrow *CJ Hendry: How many?*

[@tart6178]

Oh it doesnt matter. Just bring the whole room

[@emaanxo7639]

brain: this seems pretty easy hand: yeah no, this ain’t it

[@traciloving5998]

Absolutely wonderful , as a colored pencil artist myself to put them to use this way is the ultimate

[@rae8562]

Dumb people: You'll become poor That gurl: *Not in my watch.*

[@saeyoung7072]

pneumoniaultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis lol on*

[@ela3764]

*not on my watch

[@akariscafe8166]

Saeyoung 707 that is the longest word in the dictionary and i know it becuz i joined journalism

[@miawongmusic]

The watch which I drew on my wrist ha you thought it was real

[@samchrischristopher4786]

@@saeyoung7072 i know that

[@rodU65]

Love her. She is so real and super talented.

[@nicolelallen8843]

ive been following cj for years when she was using ink. so talented!she's such an inspiration

[@florencewhittle5361]

Actually kind of in love with her at this point. The voice, the calm, the skill. Just wow.

[@TheArtAcademy1]

Excellent artworks Awesome collection New friend

[@nixe1119]

Wow she is so good🤯 and she has an amazing personality aswell

[@cLaudSy]

Proud Australian right here🙏🏻🙌🏻😍🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@chipblock2854]

I love how she can get that wet look of the paint. Even though I know how she does it, it still amazes me! If I see how a card trick is performed it takes the excitement away. But it doesn't with her creations.

[@rosesdubeml1002]

Imagine having this much success as an artist

[@vydia_moth]

when she pointed out that the colors she saw were different from what we saw, like to us it's pink but to her it's a soft purple, it even further helped me realize that the artist needs to have basically in-depth abilities to control what they see along with their brains ability to interpret it. You have to have a great eye and mind, and an even greater connection between the two to be able to create something. That connection is what makes this artist draw so well, and I really need to keep practicing to strengthen that connection between my eyes and mind.

[@santiagohardy2728]

She compels me to be more dedicated artist, and craftsman. Completely inspired/inspiring. Thee BEST.

[@cocoswrlzgaming3714]

She should be FAMOUS✨✨👏🏾 Man never let go of talent show them who you really are.💖💖Wow this video is really amazing and breathtaking.LOVE IT

[@deannatrinh8733]

Omg she has a color pencil graveyard..... I love her already lol 😂

[@ferre4620]

Amazing art!

[@ayyldz8454]

Amazingggggggg !!!! Wonderfullllll 💥🤩❤️

[@deirdremorris9234]

I visit this every now and then. Just so astonishing.

[@fatimarodriguez7757]

Her: Draws masterpiece Me: Draws stick figures

[@Cami-hg2gu]

This *woman* clearly doesn’t know the difference between a *doodle* and a *WORK OF GLORIOUS ART*

[@johnny_eth]

You mean a work of glorious doodle

[@imikimi2009]

I can never really fathom talented artists. Like they're living out of this world and just come down here on Earth to paint

[@tanyasmith5828]

When you're creative or you love art itself it's like getting lost in your work so to that person time goes by fast. Everything around you vanishes and It's like you become one with your work. So it's fun and loads of patients.

[@chonkycat5672]

My pencils make my drawings look waxy, but this woman is a legend. Colored pencils hate me.

[@iryarose1855]

Patty Patty I personally avoid this by working slowly and in many layers. And finally using a fixator. It protects and remove the shininess of the drawing ..

[@chonkycat5672]

@@iryarose1855 thanks for the advice :)

[@z.d7501]

When she said she hated the messiness of paint, I felt that.

[@anthonyjohnson7297]

This woman is amazing with color. her eye for art is a perfect example of what we can do with the conscious mind. I once read this...the conscious mind is so powerful that, the way we hold our experiences in the mind, determines our experiences. She proves that this is so true.

[@cloudy9607]

Wow 😍 so much colours , drawing on the walls 🤩

[@lifewithtulika8904]

Her: Spends 15 hours creating a masterpiece Also her: Spills tea all over it *sigh*

[@shom924]

That piece would probably cost more lol

[@siddharth2796]

@@shom924 lol

[@bethanydesilva1417]

‘doODLing aRoUnd’ damn,I wish my doodles looked like that

[@ananyav3395]

Awesome!!! Creativity to the apex!!!!! Hats off ma'am!!!!

[@TheGrandmaster1]

I love colored pencils. They are awesome. Probably my favorite traditional medium.

[@tasteful9747]

Friend : why do you have billions of coloured pencils? Me : Well...

[@anjanasingh9416]

Omg these drawings r soo creative

[@alventuradelacruz522]

Her works have excelent skills but I don't think that's something very creative

[@goldamierrodriguez9032]

once you get better at art knowing how to shade and put the right values to make an image look 3D, youll realize that people who do hyper realistic artworks are not really the best types of artist. im more impressed with artist specifically concept artist who can draw things just from their imagination. and it takes years and years of training to achieve that kind of skill in drawing. than doing photo realistic art where you already have reference.

[@aIkaIi]

It really puts into perspective...vision is just a bunch of colors put together

[@DyryllKyneOFabie]

WOOOOOOW THAT'S SO COOL! 🥺

[@heartmadeofglass8486]

Her drawings look more realistic than the real thing.,Literally

[@jaiahmed8907]

Me: Draws a cube CJ: Draws paint?!?

[@kylebolton8147]

Wow, her art is so gorgeous!!

[@iamveno]

Absolutely love CJ's work

[@AJ-kv1po]

"Everybody bring their pencil case in tomorrow please class" Her: oh noes

[@pandalord760]

"What do you paint?" "Paint"

[@PSada]

Wow ! She is so talented !

[@only1me663]

This is beautiful work.

[@Edge6067]

"Most artists paint" Me who did traditional art and digital art for almost my whole life: 👁 v 👁 are you sure about that

[@sufi4192]

Wdym? Painting is a traditional art medium.

[@adelaida5019]

"Most"

[@bellac6311]

When i use pencils to draw for literally 3 hours, i have to stop because my hand will be all blistered. How the heck does she do this for 15+ hours A DAY??!

[@ashjen]

I'll be willing to buy her artwork not only because of the art but because I know how much dedication, time, and talent have been put into it.

[@daikayll1897]

Great fun. Love the paint splodges.

[@deimos4798]

I wish I had that many color pencils xd

[@blehblehbleh2714]

“Doodling around” Me: *BEESh I canT EVEn DRaw A CIRclE AnD YOu’Re TElLiNg mE YoU Are DOODLING AROUND*

[@maggiemerlino3232]

i will never have an once of the amount of talent this women has

[@thiskid990]

her humble/fun loving personality is wonderful to see in the typical pretension & cynicism of the art world :)

[@salvadorr4727]

"Household names like Christian louboutin" he says it like it's a basic shoe brand everyone can afford