Yes, it could. The smaller it is seen, the more likely it would look like pencil. At the large ,size, the lower right corner's streaking looks a bit computer-generated, a bit "filter-ish"...the pattern on the right hand side looks a bit like a rough textured paper--perhaps a bit too much like textured paper. It looks similar to the Chuck E. CHeese pizza parlor photo pencil drawing shots.
As far as "passing"--that depends on the size, and probably the visual experience of the viewer. And again, the size it is shown at.