If you are still not convinced, the British artist responsible, Kyle Lambert, 26, has produced a video to accompany his painstaking work viewed by almost four million people on YouTube - the only thing it is missing is a trademark narration by the Hollywood legend.
The ultra-detailed picture, originally by photographer Scott Gries took Lambert one month and constitutes 285,000 finger strokes that blend ontop of one another to produced the precise wisps of hair in Freeman's beard, the wrinkles in his forehead and the freckles on his cheeks - rendering it almost indistinguishable from the original image.
In the time-lapse video which shows the humble beginnings of his piece, Lambert reveals how he uses a specialist art app called Procreate to allow him to zero-in and layer his work.
Lambert, who is a trained artist and oil painter used the app to reduce the brush sizes to only a few pixels - which in turn lets him zoom in to apply stroke upon stroke to produce the ultra-lifelike portrait.
The incredible detail of the work has led to some doubting whether the finger painting is all Lambert claims it to be.
Critics have pointed out that apps like Procreate allow the user to easily add on images or photos and set them as paintings.
As such, some have attempted to claim that Lambert's step-by-step video is in fact played backwards and is not a true representation of a life-like portrait of Freeman.
However, Lambert's portfolio of iPad work is extensive and includes pictures of Barack Obama and Beyonce - all incredibly realistic.
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