An eagle-eyed British sculptor has produced a collection of miniatures in incredible detail - using just the naked eye to guide him.
Talented Nic Joly can spend up to a week painstakingly moulding and painting his one centimetre models, which sell for up to £1,200.
The 39-year-old's extraordinary creations include a girl flying a butterfly like a kite and a workman dumping a cigarette butt in a tiny skip.
Despite the minute proportions, Nic is able to include stunning detail and, amazingly, does it all without a magnifying glass.
The dad-of-two was working as a furniture designer when he first started making the tiny models in 2006.
Initially, it was just a hobby to entertain his children but as word about his talent spread he found himself inundated with orders from customers who wanted to be immortalised as a miniature.
To date, he's recreated family homes and portraits, which are framed for the wall.
He's even currently producing a model for his famous cousin, comedian Dom Joly.
Nic, who lives in Alresford, with his wife Nel and children Theo, 6, and Silas, 4, said he'd always been fascinated with miniature people.
He explained: "When I was very young I loved stories like Gulliver's Travels that featured little people.
"And when my first son, Theo, was born I started making miniatures and leaving them around the house for him to find.
"I did it all by hand. As a furniture designer I was used to working with my hands but I had never worked in such a tiny scale before, it was fiddly.
"I started with little tables and chairs. I also created some little doorways, which I stuck to the skirting boards.
"When Theo first started discovering them he was as fascinated with little people as I was.
"Visitors to the house then began to notice them and started asking me to do miniatures for them.
"Some wanted me to make a family portrait, some even wanted a model based on a funny experience they'd had.
"One woman commissioned me to recreate an occasion where she'd become stuck while retrieving her keys from a drain.
"My models became little bits of theatre."
All of Nic's unique creations are made from clay, wire, paper as well as the occasional limb from an old toy soldier.
Despite the increased volume of orders, he still continues to sculpt and paint each by hand.
He said: "It can take between four days to a week to complete each piece depending on how complicated they are.
"I usually manage ok as long as I haven't had too much coffee."
Nic's work has become so popular he is now being approached by art galleries keen to display his work.
Some pieces are currently being shown at Chelsea Art Fair as well as McAllister Thomas Fine Art in Godalming, Surrey.
Nic added: "It began as a hobby and I never expected it to go this way."
• For more information about Nic's work, visit his website nicjolyunderfoot.com.
