The Cardinal by Alexander Selytin is amazing because of its realism, texture, and color value.
His painting is realistic, it looks like a photograph when you stand far back. He must have spent a lot of time observing the cardinal and the nest. Then more time painting them. This is what separates this paint from the others.
The bird and nest has great textures. That's why it makes the painting so realistic. The red cardinal it self has textures that a real cardinal would have. It has a feathery like texture to it. The branches in the nest had a rough branchy texture like real branches. With all those textures, no wonder it looks so real.
Color value plays huge role, that's what makes the paint realistic. Different shades of color makes the painting interesting and make it look real. The cardinal's red feathers aren't just one color, it's multiple shade of red. Same goes for the nest.
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