35 Insanely Realistic 3D Renderings

The works of art above aren't actual photos, even though we'd really like them to be. They were created by talented 3D artists who blew our minds with spectacular graphics skills.

The artists create portraits so spot-on that they're hard to distinguish from real photographs. Instead of capturing cityscapes and landscapes by scouring the outdoors with digital cameras, they generated the same images using 3D software. 

The 3D renderings above are the most realistic ones ever created, according to Victoria Samarinaite, the community manager for 3D model store CGTrader, who tracked down the photographers. Read more...