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.
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .