College student lauded online for ballpoint-pen drawing

A senior named Shi Xin at North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power recently became an Internet sensation thanks to his expert drawings done in ballpoint pen. Though he is majoring in public art, he has not received any professional training on drawing with pen. 

In the past two-plus years, Shi finished nearly 50 works, including traditional Chinese paintings, landscape painting and paintings of animals. The works are so vivid and detailed that viewers can’t help but notice even a tiny water drop on a rose.

According to Shi, it usually takes him 10 to 15 days to complete a work. Despite his young age, Shi's achievements in this area are amazing. For example, hair and fur are notoriously difficult to illustrate, but in Shi's work every hair is carefully detailed.

After his work was posted on Weibo, many netizens expressed admiration for his skill.