FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens. These amazing illustrations were created by Portuguese solicitor and artist Samuel Silva, who has had a strong interest in drawing since he was two years old. ‘I have been interested in drawing since the very first time I ever touched a pencil and a sheet of paper, when I was two years old.’ says 31 year old Samuel, now of London. ‘After that day, I never stopped drawing. Unlike most children, I didn’t start by scribbling; I just instinctively drew straight away.
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - WAVE-ING GOODBYE TO RUSH HOUR: WHILE most workers endure commuting chaos by road or rail everyday, one entrepreneur has come up with a novel way to get to the office - by KAYAK .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
WHETHER FLOATING through space or diving underwater, a lucky baby boy enjoys once in a life time experiences - in his DREAMS .