Heather Rooney – Realistic Colored Pencil Portraits

Heather Rooney is an amazingly talented 20 year old art student who enjoys creating photo realistic drawings with Prismacolor colored pencils.

One of Heather’s most popular works is a rendition of the famous Hollywood selfie picture (featuring major stars like Brad Pitt, Ellen DeGeneres, Jennifer Lawrence and more) taken at this year’s Oscars. The amount of detailing that she’s put into the features of each of the celebrities is simply mind-blowing. Her artwork was featured by every major art site on the internet when she first posted it, but it’s just the tip of the iceberg, believe me. This girl has dozens of incredible portraits just waiting to be discovered.

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Jennifer Lawrence By Heather Rooney
Photo: Heather Rooney/Facebook
Harry Styles By Heather Rooney
Photo: Heather Rooney/Facebook
Dwyane Wade By Heather Rooney
Photo: Heather Rooney/Facebook

In the time-lapse video below, you can watch Heather draw Jennifer Lawrence demonstrating her creative process step-by-step, beginning with the initial pencil sketch to the finished masterpiece.

Drawing Jennifer Lawrence