A photo-realistic drawing of a pair of elephants in graphite

I started this painting as a light painting of no more than a few tens of hours. But I didn't hold back. And I browsed to high detail. So in the end the painting took me about 650 hours! I started this painting at the age of 17 and finished it at the age of 18. And it took me exactly 8 months This painting is from the photograph of the photographer Johan Swanepoel Painted in 2023-2024 To view the portfolio www.behance.net/0b5522fdDavidLustig