It is obvious that the genre of hyperrealism and photorealism is increasingly gaining ground among young African artists, as brilliant portraits of talented artists emerge daily. One of such artists is Mamudu Samuel, a self-taught Nigerian artist who draws with a ballpoint pen. Meet Mamudu Samuel, the talented Nigerian ball pen artist who can draw everything with virtually a pen. A first look at these pictures will make you jump into quick conclusion that they were captured by digital cameras. Well, the eyes, hands and a ball pen have begun to produce portraits that are as good as those produced by regular cameras. Tell us about yourself Samuel: My name is Mamudu Samuel a.k.a Samjunyart, a 500level student of architecture and a ballpen photorealistic artist. Did you go through any form of training or is it a talent you developed overtime? Samuel: I developed it overtime. Well I have been drawing since I was a kid but I never took it serious. It was like a hobby for me to show o...