Take a look at the image on the left. Nice photo...huh? But you would be amazed to know this is actually an ultra-realistic illustration created by Canadian artist Jason de Graaf. Born and raised in Montreal, Jason graduated in illustration and design from the Dawson College in Montreal. Before he started painting in 2005, he worked as an illustrator for many years.

Today, he is one of the well known names in the hyper-realism genre. His paintings are so real, that even I thought of them as being photographs at first glance. According to Jason his paintings expresses his unique vision. Apart from creating hyper-realistic drawings, he adds a sense of depth that photographs lack.