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These sand sculptures made in 2008 were some of Ray Villafane's first experiments in the medium. Check out the bust of Lucifer above and more in the gallery below. His facebook page also features his works, including the equally-impressive pumpkin sculptures which put him on the map. Way rad!

Sarah Esteje created a series of animal portraits using little more than ballpoint BIC pens. Check for way more cool work and super-detailed WINning on her Tumblr and in the via link!

French street artist Shaka has an exhibit opening in Paris, featuring his trippy and amazing art. The pieces have a crazy amount of detail and often have illusory three-dimensional elements. Check out more in the gallery below and in the via link!

Check out these wood sculptures by Russian school teacher Sergey Bobkov. The kind of textures and details are really amazing, eh? Tell us what you think in the comments, WINners.

Baptiste Debombourg created this, a part in a series of staple-based installations. Check the via link for more!

This piece is done by the incredibly talented street artist Smug, operating in Glasgow and other parts of the U.K. Check out more in the gallery below and on this flickr page!

These are the "doodle" works of Sagaki Keita, who creates intricately detailed drawings by scribbling tiny doodles into a greater whole. More impressive still is that the works seen here were all created in the past year alone. Check the via link for more information, and look at them all in their high-res glory in the gallery below!