Ramon Bruin's three-dimensional drawings

Ramon Bruin's talent is a peculiar one. The Dutch artist is capable of creating impressive 3-D drawings with a simple pencil.

Thanks to a careful management of the light and darkness and a great handle of perspective, these works of art, if seen from a precise point of view, give an incredible three-dimensional illusion.

The illustrator combines the technique of anamorphism with his natural imagination and humor, making his creations not only beautiful and surprising but also entertaining.

Ramon Bruin is an independent and self-taught artist from the Netherlands. He practices with different mediums and has developed a great deal of experience with acrylic and oil paint, water-based varnish, charcoal, and the pencils he uses for his unique works.

His art makes you doubt the certainty of what you are looking at, while also surprising you with creativity.

Animals, people and even objects appear in it and seem to interact with the artist, now source of inspiration for this original art style.

"I started doing airbrush jobs for client. Some clients wanted artwork on their motorcycles which included bullet-holes or ripped metal. It's a relatively easy job, but it's interesting when you create bullet holes that look very real--as if you could stick a finger in them," Bruin explained how he got his start. "I tried to add depth and realism to create this artwork and managed to succeed.

After this I started exploring depth and 3-D with only a pencil. The first objects I drew were block-shapes and pencil shapes.

I added the right shadow and started exploring light.

At first I drew on one piece of paper and later on I tried drawings on multiple pieces of paper. I also started adding real objects (like erasers, pencils etc.) to blur the line between real and drawn."