Amazing artwork on a pencil tip
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![Padlocks on the tips of pencils](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/mcs/media/images/82153000/jpg/_82153238_img_2318-hd.jpg)
You might be sharpening your pencils ready for school after the holidays, but check out the way a Russian artist carves his pencils.
Salavat Fidai carefully carves tiny sculptures into the tips of pencils.
To create his miniature artwork he uses a craft knife and magnifying glass.
![Heart on the tip of pencil](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/mcs/media/images/82153000/jpg/_82153076_img_2367-hd.jpg)
When the works are completed, he photographs them with a special magnifying camera lens.
He creates all types of sculptures on pencils, including well known characters like Bart Simpson.
![Bart Simpson on the tips of pencils](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/mcs/media/images/82153000/jpg/_82153237_img_2595-hd2.jpg)
And robot WALL-E from the Disney film.
![Robot on the tips of pencils](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/mcs/media/images/82153000/jpg/_82153080_img_2528-hd.jpg)
Remember don't try this at home, Salavat Fidai is an experienced artist.
- Published19 January 2015