Realistic paintings: If a painting makes you stop and wonder if it’s a photograph, then they are realistic paintings done by hyper realistic artists. In this post we have included 50 Beautiful Hyper realistic paintings for your inspiration. A realistic painting bridges the gap between realism and surrealism. Many artists use adobe illustrator for creating these realistic paintings. Realistic paintings don’t have to use one specific medium for drawing; pencils, pastels, oil paints etc can also be used to create realistic paintings. Realistic paintings are very detailed and they normally imitate the original photographs and ofcourse it’s a tedious job.