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Stunning illustrations of a city at night could be mistaken for blurred photographs

Seoul-based illustrator Kyutae Lee is extremely talented when it comes to putting pen and pencil to paper. This series, simply entitled Drawing, focuses on a bustling city at nighttime.

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A night-time street scene with blurred car headlights, rain streaks and illuminated buildings in soft pastels of white, pink and blue

Lee has cleverly, colourfully highlighted the headlights of oncoming traffic, as well as those that glare from the tower blocks surrounding the road to create a three-dimensional effect.

By picking out key features in the landscape and people, Lee has created a unique style that is both simple and beautiful. As well as cities and people, past subjects include dogs, birds, light, clouds, mountains and walking.

And with a huge following on Instagram, it seems we're not the only fans of the artist. Check out more here.

Via Behance

Figure on an ice rink wearing blue jacket stands in foreground with another skater visible in the distance, cityscape with glowing lights behind them
A figure sits at a table eating noodles with chopsticks while another person sits across from them in a dimly lit nighttime scene, illustrated by Kyutae Lee
Kyutae Lee's illustration of a rainy Seoul street at dusk with vehicle headlights and city lights creating a three-dimensional urban nightscape
Two silhouetted figures viewed from behind look out through a bright doorway or window, with colourful sketched wallpaper visible on surrounding walls
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