Answer is Simple - any art form that can reproduce the details of a person or object to an extent that it can be confused with the original photo of the person or object in focus .

The photorealistic paintings of the artists which look natural like a photograph. The evolution of technology has brought forth photorealistic Drawing or Paintings that exceed what was thought possible with Drawings and Paintings. These newer Artworks by the photo-realists are sometimes referred to as Hyperrealism.

The definition for the Photorealism Artists was as follows:

1. The Photo-Realist uses the camera and photograph to gather information.
2. The Photo-Realist uses a mechanical or semimechanical means to transfer the information to the canvas.
3. The Photo-Realist must have the technical ability to make the finished work appear photographic.
4. The artist must have exhibited work as a Photo-Realist by 1972 to be considered one of the central Photo-Realists.
5. The artist must have devoted at least five years to the development and exhibition of Photo-Realist work.

 

Styles

Photorealist painting cannot exist without the Photograph . In Photorealism, change and movement must be frozen in time which must then be accurately represented by the artist. Photorealists gather their imagery and information with the camera and photograph. Once the photograph is developed (usually onto a photographic slide) the artist will systematically transfer the image from the photographic slide onto Canvases . Usually this is done either by projecting the slide onto the canvas or by using traditional grid techniques. The resulting images are often direct copies of the original photograph but are usually larger than the original photograph or slide. This results in the photorealist style being tight and precise, often with an emphasis on imagery that requires a high level of technical prowess and Virtuosity to simulate, such as Reflections in specular surfaces and the geometric rigor of man-made environs.