Watch Marcello Barenghi, a hyperrealist artist drawing a great white shark

Watch Marcello Barenghi, a hyperrealist artist drawing a great white shark

Time-lapse video of hyperrealist artist Marcello Barenghi drawing a great white shark in 3 hours and 52 minutes.
Video by Marcello Barenghi; music by Cinquequarti (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
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