San Antonio is one of the top tattoo cities in the nation and now, local tattoo artists are using new machines and ink to create convincing and even photo-realistic illusions on their clients’ skin.

“Photo Realism: Painting With Clarity of Vision,” works by Isapat Azimuth and Geneva Keith Ulm, will be on display this month in the gallery at the Kirk-Bear Canyon Library, 8959 E. Tanque Verde Road.

If you think your eyes are deceiving you – they probably are. Artist Kelvin Okafor’s portraits are not monochrome photographs but intricate drawings etched using the humble pencil. “Using shades of ...

Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. In a world where art forms evolve with every blink, the tattoo industry has witnessed a ground-breaking revolution of its own – the ...

In this era of selfies, Instagrams and what-I-had-for-lunch postings, the art of painting from photographs may be poised for a comeback. In which case, you risk falling out of the loop if you miss ...

Garry Horton needed one last class credit when he spotted an option in the college catalog that intrigued him: "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain." Horton loved to draw when he was in grade ...