{"id":12422,"date":"2011-12-28T13:16:55","date_gmt":"2011-12-28T13:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/?p=12422"},"modified":"2011-12-28T01:53:24","modified_gmt":"2011-12-28T01:53:24","slug":"self-taught-artist-makes-incredible-portraits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/self-taught-artist-makes-incredible-portraits\/","title":{"rendered":"Self Taught Artist Makes Incredible Portraits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12425\" title=\"iron-man-drawing-3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-3.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-3-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A real estate agent from Chicago, Illinois\u00a0picked up his pencils and began to\u00a0draw masterpieces with them, something\u00a0he hadn&#8217;t done since he was a teenager 30 years ago. The results are so incredible that it&#8217;s hard to believe that he has had no formal art education.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rick-kills-pencils.deviantart.com\/\">Rick Forston<\/a>\u00a0started\u00a0drawing again\u00a0in 2008, and has so far made dozens of portraits of celebrities that continue to\u00a0amaze people with their photograph-like details. He&#8217;s so good that when\u00a0you place\u00a0Rick&#8217;s drawing of the singer Tyrone Wells and his wife Elina next\u00a0to the actual black and white photo of the couple, it&#8217;s almost impossible to determine which one is which.<\/p>\n<p>Some of Rick&#8217;s favorite subjects include characters from popular TV shows and movies\u00a0such as\u00a0Breaking Bad, Iron Man and Hancock. This pure talent shows it&#8217;s never too late to work on things you love and achieve great results (unless you were dreaming on becoming the youngest person to climb <a title=\"10 Amazing Videos of the Furthest Reaches in the World\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/2011\/10\/10-amazing-videos-of-the-furthest-reaches-in-the-world.html\">Mount Everest<\/a>). His prints are available for sale on his deviantart page.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12423\" title=\"iron-man-drawing-1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-1.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-1-300x296.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12424\" title=\"iron-man-drawing-2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-2.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-2-245x300.jpg 245w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12426\" title=\"iron-man-drawing-4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-4.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-4-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12427\" title=\"iron-man-drawing-5\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-5.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-5-300x276.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12428\" title=\"iron-man-drawing-6\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-6.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-6-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12429\" title=\"iron-man-drawing-7\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-7.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-7-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12430\" title=\"iron-man-drawing-8\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-8.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-8-300x270.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12431\" title=\"iron-man-drawing-9\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-9.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-9-300x284.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12432\" title=\"iron-man-drawing-10\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-10.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-10-241x300.jpg 241w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12433\" title=\"iron-man-drawing-11\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-11.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-11-281x300.jpg 281w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12434\" title=\"iron-man-drawing-12\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-12.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-12-233x300.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12435\" title=\"iron-man-drawing-13\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-13.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-13-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12436\" title=\"iron-man-drawing-14\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-14.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/iron-man-drawing-14-231x300.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A real estate agent from Chicago, Illinois\u00a0picked up his pencils and began to\u00a0draw masterpieces with them, something\u00a0he hadn&#8217;t done since he was a teenager 30 years ago. 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