Phoebe Atkey is a self-taught UK-based artist whose amazing architecture drawings will leave you wanting more. Her primary tools are pens and colored pencils, and she uses them to create meticulously detailed photograph-like drawings. She has exhibited her work in many different publications, and when you see it, you will be surprised by the fact that she’s only 22!
If you take a close look, you might recognize some of the buildings from her drawings. There are details from the Strasbourg Cathedral, such as the arched doorway, or Notre Dame’s windows, known for their hypnotizing floral ornaments.
Though she sometimes uses colored pencils, her color palette is mostly monochrome. She uses highlighting techniques to make her drawings seem tridimensional, and the precision of the details makes them look like a photograph.
Atkey posts most of her works on Instagram, where more than 115k followers admire and support her work. Sometimes she even posts artworks that are half-way finished, and you can see the behind-the-scenes process that involves their creation. Scroll down to take a peek at these fantastic works, and if you like them, visit her Instagram profile for more.
