Silva says it is just a hobby © Samuel Silva

Portugal attorney Samuel Silva has a serious hobby. He draws masterpieces with ball point pens you can find at office supply stores.

The original drawing of this cat was only the size of two credit cards. © Samuel Silva

He spends up to 50 hours on some of the masterpieces.

This one took Silva 20 hours to finish © Samuel Silva

‘It takes me forever to do my works. The only thing that makes me keep going is my love for what I do and the ambition to go further and further.
‘Ballpoint pens are as underestimated as they are a powerful medium.’

Of all his drawings, this one is the one that might look like it was done with a ball point pen © Samuel Silva

This is a copy of a well known Dutch master’s painting. © Samuel Silva

Some of Silva’s works are copies of well known masterpieces. But he likes to draw original’s more.

Silva’s first jaguar picture took him only 15 hours to complete © Samuel Silva

He uses a technique called “hatch crossing”, a technique that gives depth to the drawings.