Incredibly Realistic Pen and Pencil Squid Illustrations

Japanese artist Yuki Tokuda created a couple of highly realistic pen and pencil squid illustrations. The first one, which was drawn in 2018, inspired him to draw another one. Tokuda documented exactly how he made the second squid, summarizing the process to show how he was able to get such realism on paper.

I drew a squid

Squid Pencil and Ink Illustration

Squid Illustration

Realistic Squid Illustration Detail

photos by Yuki Tokuda

Lori Dorn
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Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.

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