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.
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
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DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .