Eye popping! 19-year-old artist creates stunning photo-realistic drawings using only colored pencils and gel pens



Jose Vergara, A 19-year-old artist based in South Texas, has created a series of beautiful and hyper-realistic drawings of eyes.

Mr Vergara, also known as Redosking for his work, created the mind-blowing drawings using only colored pencils and pens, a process which he says took him 20 hours of non-stop work per eye.

The young artist tells MailOnline that he started the series in November, shortly after deciding to 'devote' his life to art, because he was particularly interested in the 'detail and beauty' of the human eye.

Eye can't believe it! 19-year-old Texas-based artist Jose Vergara has created a series of photo-realistic drawings, pictured, using colored pencils

'I first drew my mother's eye, as a tribute to her,' he explains. 'Then in December, I drew my father's, as a tribute to him too.'



The larger than life portrayals show the eyes in vivid detail, each eyelash and pore of the skin meticulously crafted, using only a white gel pen to pick out the highlights.



Perhaps the most mesmerizing aspect of the images are the colorful and luminescent irises which expertly catch the light and appear to shine back at the viewer.

Intricate: Each drawing takes the arts 20 hours of non-stop work to complete

Mesmerizing: The first drawing in the series, pictured, is of his mother's eye, which Mr Vergara says he produced as a 'tribute' to her

In some of the photos, tiny reflections of the outside world can be made out, lending depth and soul to the renderings.

'It takes patience and practice to make a realistic drawing,' he points out, 'And it's very important to spend a lot of time getting the proportions right before adding color.'



Mr Vergara, who was born in Mexico City and raised in Madrid, Spain, always loved drawing as a child, but says it took an accident when he was eight years old, which nearly cost him his hand, to solidify his decision to be an artist.



Windows of the soul: Tiny reflections of the outside world can be made out in some of the images, like the one pictured, which is his father's eye

'It was is hospital, where I was kept for about two months, when I realized that it wasn't just a hobby, but a passion,' he explains.

A versatile artist, Mr Vergara also produces graffiti art, cartoon caricatures and clay sculptures.

