Allan Barbeau i dont understand you artists. Like I seen some awesome ass drawings before, but this is BEYOND surreal. Like Absolutely fkin' crazy to the 1000 degree of the fuckin Universe X Infinity and back time 900000000 +10. After watching this if you told me there was a such thing as Negative Zero, I'd believe you without a shadow of a doubt and realize with negative zero you discovered how to bend time and space. Because what I just fkin witnessed right now looked like a goddamn photograph. And I seen people sit with their drawings out and I'd actually stop and buy it if I had the cash, but this, this just goes beyond everything I just said. Easily put, saying this drawing was absolutely fking Amazing. Saying everything I said does no justice on explaining how impressed I am. Can you do one of Don Rickles? One of the best comedians of our times. I just wish would do ANYTHING to have your skills including getting unlaid all the times I got laid become a Virgin again, just to have your skillz. UNREAL!!!!!!!!!! Sorry for the weird ass comment, but a normal comment couldn't be used at an un normal video. I say Un normal because as I'm trying to express, it looks like you pulled out your camera and took a picture of Johnny Depp, your drawing does not look like a drawing it looks like a photograph lmfao. So unreal.
+Allan Barbeau Your awesome , I checked out all your art and ran across something that caught my eye. It's a book called "The complete Ballpoint Pen art book", do I have to look online for it?
I see people going that this is not art. Well i probably could agree with you, i see where you're comming, but as someone who does things like this guy (just with graphite pencils) I can also say this: lots of famous painters had mostly worked with actual landscapes and people. The best teacher is mother nature in which humans are included as well. It's a form of studying. And it helps to understand the light, colors and textures better. It's much easier to create something of your own when you have all that knowledge in you. I personally call it "study artwork". Art is suposed to awake one's feelings and emotions right?. This kind of stuff may not awake a viewers feelings, but it is a release of them for me personally and maybe for a lot of others who do stuff like this. It takes a lot of emotional energy and attachment to start and finish a portrait like this. It gets you frustrated when u cannot get something right, angry if you mess it up and happy, when you have that amazing result staring back at you. Art isn't just about the viewer but the creator as well. It doesn't have to be a one way road. ANd i don't think it is supposed to be.
When I'm depressed i watch this video, when I can't find solutions to my problems I watch this video and when I have negative thoughts about all humanity I watch this video. Because this artwork shows me that NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE!! Thank you for posting this and congratulations!
I could watch yours and other artist's videos for hours! What a gift you have! I was thinking while watching that it must take you days to complete. Imagine my increased awe when I realized you did it in 4 hours - WOW! Your detail is absolutely stunning!! I love JD/Jack Sparrow - thanks for posting this!
you are INCREDIBLY talented. there were times watching this that i sincerely could not tell the difference between your reference photo and your drawing.
Allan Barbeau can i just add that your artwork is insipiring and god-like. Im am doing GCSE art at the moment and i brought this up in class and you were the talk of the class for about 2 hours! I loved this so much i have completed a final peice for my examination following this and in the style of your pieces. Thanks so much for talent like you that makes people stare in awe for ages and ages!
This is perhaps the single most realistic drawing I've ever seen! I can't believe my eyes right now. I guess pens are the best alternative to electronic printers as they both use ink, but to have the precision of a printer... That's simply amazing! Hats off, my friend. My mind is blown.
Incredible stuff, I was most impressed by the fact that none of your ballpoint pens leaked huge unsightly blobs on the paper XD That always happens to me!
My mind was just melted, frozen, broken to pieces with a hammer, defrosted and put back together and then blown away by the shooting squad while the moon was exploding.
This video was originally commissioned to see what colors I use for a tan skin color and how I draw dreadlocks. The original video for the costumer is 4 hours long so it's very less shaky and it comes with comments. I super fast it just to be able to share the work in progress in less than 10 minutes .
Porco-Dio FIlm With that kind of talent, he's allowed to show his ego, hell, he should be screaming it out loud for the rest of the world to hear him! I'm totally blown away by this!
This is one of the most amazing things I ever seen!!! You've got talent Mr. Barbeau.....TALENT! I'm really glad I got to see your little tutorial on how you do this before I saw this, or I wouldn't have believed it.
REALLY Impressing, i just can't imagine anyone doing it as dope as you did. Wow man, fantastic! I woudn't believe it was a drawing if I didn't see the video... ROFL. Keep doing this dope art man! You've got the Talent
Great drawing - looks like a photo - really hard to do with pens. I was a bit confused because it jumped around a lot but UNBELIEVABLE drawing!!!!!!!!! ;-)
Wow, this is incredible! I was reading some of your comments and I totally agree with you, I also make videos and like painting and drawing realistic pictures and I know that some people are against it and say it isn't art. But, you are right it allows for practice and I have found from painting and copying I have learned more about the human figure and have developed more skills, so when I do make something original I will know how to do it right. Thank you for the video you are an amazing and insightful artist!
Oh. My. Gosh. This is frickin amazing! If I could draw like that, man the things I could do! And what's funny is I'm actually listening the the POTC 3 soundtrack right now XD
Your complete attention and acceptation to detail is uncanny... Beautifully done. I LOVE Jack Sparrow! (AKA: Johnny Depp) I wish I could buy that drawing you just did. I'd frame it and keep it forever! :3
chiikuroshitsuji elfenspice well, before photography was invented, rich people would pay fortunes for photorealistic paintings... but after photography, photorealism lost space.
adarkerlight Thanks. I can't remember how many days. With 2 young kids at home, one day will be 2 hours of work during the day and some day just 10 minutes LOL.
Wow! I have seen so many drawings around but none were as realistic as this one! I gotta say, I'm very beginner in drawing and I've started this journey very late but I do really hope to be as talented as you!!! that would take years though... well, practice makes perfect ... isn't it? :)
so epic :D,and you did it with a regular ball point ?! O.O,well...i dont know why other people compare you with heather rooney she use a color pencil,while you only use regular ballpoint ! so cool !
Wow this is amazing i know u can get this quality details using pastel coz ive been using it for quite a while, but with PEN wow that is really really amazing man love it !
This is the first time I've felt the need to comment on a TH-cam video, just want to say your work is top notch 👍 also like how you get back to everyone who's got any questions about drawing materials or just general questions most artists these days don't share a thing and think they are too good to talk to the norm, your going far!
You're such a brilliant artist! I could not even compare which one's the pic from your drawing! Marvelous! and should I say, your work is better than the picture!
The detail is insane! I would love to be this good some day! However, the camera was all over the place. Maybe use a tripod next time? I'm definitely subscribing!
Hi Allan, I can't get tired of watching this video, your skills are absolutely amazing. One question: what kinda paper do you use? Smooth, semi or...? Thanks a lot!!!
truly amazing i am a Anime Artists I'm working on realistic and omg with pen this is amazing i usaly use copic markers prisma color pencils or dewrent color pencils but this blew me away you got amazing talent you also practiced quite a bit to perfect that amazing Technic
You have really inspired me to try this myself. I have a couple of questions though: What kind of paper do you draw on? Which ones could you recommend? Also, how much "lifespan" does a ballpoint pen have? Thank you! :) You're a great artist!
I don't understand how this is possible ... ITS SO FUCKING GOOD!!!!!
John, the point is to show that ballpoint pen can be an Art tool like any other medium ( cause some say otherwise). And have a good fun making it :)
You are right anything can be used to make art, and i mean anything. Your picture looks soo amazing
Allan Barbeau i dont understand you artists. Like I seen some awesome ass drawings before, but this is BEYOND surreal. Like Absolutely fkin' crazy to the
1000 degree of the fuckin Universe X Infinity and back time 900000000 +10. After watching this if you told me there was a such thing as Negative Zero, I'd believe you without a shadow of a doubt and realize with negative zero you discovered how to bend time and space. Because what I just fkin witnessed right now looked like a goddamn photograph. And I seen people sit with their drawings out and I'd actually stop and buy it if I had the cash, but this, this just goes beyond everything I just said. Easily put, saying this drawing was absolutely fking Amazing. Saying everything I said does no justice on explaining how impressed I am. Can you do one of Don Rickles? One of the best comedians of our times. I just wish would do ANYTHING to have your skills including getting unlaid all the times I got laid become a Virgin again, just to have your skillz. UNREAL!!!!!!!!!! Sorry for the weird ass comment, but a normal comment couldn't be used at an un normal video. I say Un normal because as I'm trying to express, it looks like you pulled out your camera and took a picture of Johnny Depp, your drawing does not look like a drawing it looks like a photograph lmfao. So unreal.
Thanks John
+Allan Barbeau Your awesome , I checked out all your art and ran across something that caught my eye. It's a book called "The complete Ballpoint Pen art book", do I have to look online for it?
you should do a video of you drawing tupac shakur
I see people going that this is not art. Well i probably could agree with you, i see where you're comming, but as someone who does things like this guy (just with graphite pencils) I can also say this: lots of famous painters had mostly worked with actual landscapes and people. The best teacher is mother nature in which humans are included as well. It's a form of studying. And it helps to understand the light, colors and textures better. It's much easier to create something of your own when you have all that knowledge in you. I personally call it "study artwork". Art is suposed to awake one's feelings and emotions right?. This kind of stuff may not awake a viewers feelings, but it is a release of them for me personally and maybe for a lot of others who do stuff like this. It takes a lot of emotional energy and attachment to start and finish a portrait like this. It gets you frustrated when u cannot get something right, angry if you mess it up and happy, when you have that amazing result staring back at you. Art isn't just about the viewer but the creator as well. It doesn't have to be a one way road. ANd i don't think it is supposed to be.
I can not agree more :)
Desmond Bear
truth.
When I'm depressed i watch this video, when I can't find solutions to my problems I watch this video and when I have negative thoughts about all humanity I watch this video. Because this artwork shows me that NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE!!
Thank you for posting this and congratulations!
Hats Off!!!! Using only ballpoint pens!!!! So realistic work!!!!
yeahh :)
and they said never draw with a pen ........
Who are they ? ;)
teachers haha
Dylan Bonello
, that's because they don't know what we can do with them !! :)
truth has been spoken
yeah! im an artist, sorta, and I draw without a pen cause that what my teacher said!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i had tears in the eyes because its so...omg i'm speechless. i'm telling you you got a special talent!
This proves that you can with even cheap supplies, you can draw anything if you have the skill. Great job man :)
I absolutely HATE the filming. It makes me sick, but the artwork is fantastic, so I had to see the whole thing anyway. Truly amazing.
Your use of basic pens is absolutely impressive!
This is a mazing. Unable to blend like other mediums and yet you achieved your goal beautifully. Thank you! A joy to watch
fuck you've got a TALENT!
I could watch yours and other artist's videos for hours! What a gift you have! I was thinking while watching that it must take you days to complete. Imagine my increased awe when I realized you did it in 4 hours - WOW! Your detail is absolutely stunning!! I love JD/Jack Sparrow - thanks for posting this!
4 hours !? No. The original video is 4 hours but still speed up a little bit. No, I think I spend 50 hours on this one.
Ok, well that makes more sense!! At any rate...so much talent!
from time to time I watch this video and every time I can't get out of awe... great work
you are INCREDIBLY talented. there were times watching this that i sincerely could not tell the difference between your reference photo and your drawing.
Allan Barbeau can i just add that your artwork is insipiring and god-like. Im am doing GCSE art at the moment and i brought this up in class and you were the talk of the class for about 2 hours! I loved this so much i have completed a final peice for my examination following this and in the style of your pieces. Thanks so much for talent like you that makes people stare in awe for ages and ages!
I'm used to drawing realism in ballpoint but I have never considered using coloured pen. This is brilliant and I have to try
Damn!!! Even with ball pens. You didn't even miss a single detail. Awesome!!
I see such an amazing drawing with pens.. I mean so realistic, made with pens, for first time ! Congratulations for the great job! :)
With a ballpoint pen?! I am really impressed. Your drawing is amazing!
This is perhaps the single most realistic drawing I've ever seen! I can't believe my eyes right now. I guess pens are the best alternative to electronic printers as they both use ink, but to have the precision of a printer... That's simply amazing! Hats off, my friend. My mind is blown.
Incredible stuff, I was most impressed by the fact that none of your ballpoint pens leaked huge unsightly blobs on the paper XD That always happens to me!
My ballpoint pens leak like every pen. But to avoid blobs, I clean the tip of the pen constantly but you can't see it on the video at that speed.
Be one with the pen......
My mind was just melted, frozen, broken to pieces with a hammer, defrosted and put back together and then blown away by the shooting squad while the moon was exploding.
This video was originally commissioned to see what colors I use for a tan skin color and how I draw dreadlocks. The original video for the costumer is 4 hours long so it's very less shaky and it comes with comments. I super fast it just to be able to share the work in progress in less than 10 minutes .
Achieved this way easier, bought myself a printer :D. Just kidding my friend, amazing work!
I am the printer ;)
Allan Barbeau I think your ego may be showing my friend, hahah.
Great work man, you have every right to have one !
Porco-Dio FIlm With that kind of talent, he's allowed to show his ego, hell, he should be screaming it out loud for the rest of the world to hear him! I'm totally blown away by this!
If I didn't just watch you draw that, I would swear it was a photo. Keep up the amazing work!
This. This is madness. Okay? This is so much madness that I can feel insanity growing inside of my mind
Maannn you are the most disciplined perfectionist i have ever seen.... This is too good.
I am in utter awe of you. This is honestly fantastic!
Literally the coolest thing ever! Imagine doing this at school when you're bored
That's amazing! I didn't even bat an eye while watching this awesomeness! Good work.
thanks
Back at home in the islands all we had was pen black blue and red, that how I started to draw lol, this brings back childhood memories AWESOME WORK
This is one of the most amazing things I ever seen!!! You've got talent Mr. Barbeau.....TALENT! I'm really glad I got to see your little tutorial on how you do this before I saw this, or I wouldn't have believed it.
thanks :)
REALLY Impressing, i just can't imagine anyone doing it as dope as you did. Wow man, fantastic! I woudn't believe it was a drawing if I didn't see the video... ROFL. Keep doing this dope art man! You've got the Talent
I would pay for this drawing . great work my friend.
proof that you don't need expensive art tools in order to create great art.
That is really good!! And you did it with pens that's even cooler!!!
Goodness this is beyond phenomenal! *cries tears of joy*
Absolutely amazing!!!! Great music in the background too! My favorite soundtrack in the world!!
WOW! This is amazing! This deserves more views
i literally couldnt stop watching.... AMAZING!!!
YOU, my friend, have got TALENT!!
Great drawing - looks like a photo - really hard to do with pens. I was a bit confused because it jumped around a lot but UNBELIEVABLE drawing!!!!!!!!!
;-)
Oh my godness that's the best pic what I ever seen!!! And you worked with pen! That's crazy!!
Wow, this is incredible! I was reading some of your comments and I totally agree with you, I also make videos and like painting and drawing realistic pictures and I know that some people are against it and say it isn't art. But, you are right it allows for practice and I have found from painting and copying I have learned more about the human figure and have developed more skills, so when I do make something original I will know how to do it right. Thank you for the video you are an amazing and insightful artist!
your hand + pen + music = light kun from death note :D
AMAZING btw, you're awesome !!
Wow, that's an amazing realistic work!
Oh. My. Gosh. This is frickin amazing! If I could draw like that, man the things I could do! And what's funny is I'm actually listening the the POTC 3 soundtrack right now XD
With great talent - comes great responsibility to help other along the artistic path. A good thing to remember.
You have great talent Allan.
I'm so jealous of your talent... Great work man! x
Awesome, amazing, Great work......
I guess dislikes are from people who can't even color within the lines in printed sketch book...
Thanks. I think it's more the motion of the video. Not easy to draw with a camera in his hand LOL
Amazing but it isn't art. Art is thought provoking and creative. This is just skills in shading and colouring
I never say it was a peace of Art. It's portraiture.
But is portraiture is a form of Art ... you tell me !!
This is not possible for mere mortal hands! Outstanding!!
Your complete attention and acceptation to detail is uncanny... Beautifully done. I LOVE Jack Sparrow! (AKA: Johnny Depp) I wish I could buy that drawing you just did. I'd frame it and keep it forever! :3
21 x 29.7 cm prints are available for €20 ;)
Allan Barbeau That all? Wow, I'd pay a lot more...
chiikuroshitsuji elfenspice well, before photography was invented, rich people would pay fortunes for photorealistic paintings... but after photography, photorealism lost space.
This is seriously amazing. good job!
Did I count something like 23 or 24 days to do this? Stunning work. I actually found the video dynamic and engaging, the editing was great.
adarkerlight Thanks. I can't remember how many days. With 2 young kids at home, one day will be 2 hours of work during the day and some day just 10 minutes LOL.
Wow! I have seen so many drawings around but none were as realistic as this one! I gotta say, I'm very beginner in drawing and I've started this journey very late but I do really hope to be as talented as you!!! that would take years though... well, practice makes perfect ... isn't it? :)
so epic :D,and you did it with a regular ball point ?! O.O,well...i dont know why other people compare you with heather rooney she use a color pencil,while you only use regular ballpoint ! so cool !
Wow this is amazing i know u can get this quality details using pastel coz ive been using it for quite a while, but with PEN wow that is really really amazing man love it !
Excellent !!! Looks exactly like a camera shot..I have never seen anything like it ^_^
It's great! I never saw something like this, you're a biggest artist, thank you for showing us this talent
This is not possible.. it looks like a picture! soooo gooooood
Thats CAPTAIN Jack Sparrow to you sir
This is the first time I've felt the need to comment on a TH-cam video, just want to say your work is top notch 👍 also like how you get back to everyone who's got any questions about drawing materials or just general questions most artists these days don't share a thing and think they are too good to talk to the norm, your going far!
Thanks :)
Innnnnncredible and inspiring!! Thank you for sharing your art with us!:)♥
You're such a brilliant artist! I could not even compare which one's the pic from your drawing! Marvelous! and should I say, your work is better than the picture!
thanks :)
That's a whole nother level sir! Wow!
Absolutely amazing....to the finest detail. Is this a God given talent or years of practice??
How is this possible? This is insanity!!!
oh my goodness!! that is INCREDIBLE!!!!!! subbed! amazing work!
TRULY INCREDIBLE WORK!!!!!
I'm not sure what's more amazing: the fact that you had the concentration to actually do this, or your art skills.
Kudos to you man, this is some really fine talent you have....Great job !!
Best vdo I have seen of a colored pen drawing 👍
That's just incredible man
Best one I've seen, hand down!!!
The drawing was better than the actual photo
er mah gerd this is bloody amazing!!! ballpoint pens, its almost too hard to believe! :0
AMAZING, MAN!!!! A perfect drawing!
that's amazing, looks like print
The detail is insane! I would love to be this good some day! However, the camera was all over the place. Maybe use a tripod next time? I'm definitely subscribing!
jack sparrw is my favorite actor from myfavoritte movie pirats....
I love this video, Maybe one day i'll be able to draw like you.
Bravo! Simply amazing. Thank you Sir. Love it.
Amazing work man, honestly my role model in art is you . Keep up the good work, you should try drawing 2Pac or Biggie Smalls
Oh my that's beautiful other world beautiful
I admire your patience.
unbelievable...so much talent
You're awesome!! i'll keep practicing!! thanx 4 sharing!!
Hi, yes, I used a pencil to construct the drawing at the beginning. The rest is 100% ballpoint pen
Hi Allan,
I can't get tired of watching this video, your skills are absolutely amazing. One question: what kinda paper do you use? Smooth, semi or...? Thanks a lot!!!
Amazing , beautiful , you are AWESOME!!!!
woooow man, it looks like sooo real. I am so imressed!
...the side of your hand must be VERY colorfull XD wow this is just breath taking!!! you are an amazing artist! Keep er up!
It is ballpoint pen work so, no colours on my hand ;)
o.o id think ink would be all over u! does it dry that fast? lol i never use ball point XD
truly amazing i am a Anime Artists I'm working on realistic and omg with pen this is amazing i usaly use copic markers prisma color pencils or dewrent color pencils but this blew me away you got amazing talent you also practiced quite a bit to perfect that amazing Technic
That'sn insane! congrats. I love it!
that was awesome, you just achieved greatness! i am an artist too but wow i envy you so much, i have to work harder...
You have really inspired me to try this myself. I have a couple of questions though: What kind of paper do you draw on? Which ones could you recommend? Also, how much "lifespan" does a ballpoint pen have? Thank you! :) You're a great artist!
THIS GUYS GOING PLACES!!
All Different Colored Pens.?
AwesomeSauce :3
This Is Like One Of The Most Beautiful Drawings Ive Ever Seen
it looks like a photo its amazing