They may look like pin-sharp photographs - but these amazing pictures are actually drawings created with the humble ballpoint pen.
The stunning pictures, measuring up to 10ft high, were drawn by a rising star of the art world, Juan Francisco Casas.

Casas said: “I guess it started off as a joke, to try and make something so realistic that people would think is a photo.

“I also wanted to create it with something that everyone has - a Biro. I don’t think it has ever been done before.

“For me it’s not that different from painting. I was trying to show that it doesn’t matter what material you use, it’s what you do with it.”

Casas only uses blue Bics and can get through several to make one drawing.

The only drawback is that he can’t erase any errors. He said: “Mistakes are the main problem. It’s better if I make them at the beginning.”