A feast for the eyes!

At first glance, you might not think there's anything particularly unusual about these photos of these women but if you look a little closer, you'll see they are in fact paintings. They are the result of painstakingly long hours of brushing layer-upon-layer of oil paint. The work of 41 year old Philipp Weber, a hyper-realistic artist.

Philipp says whenever he starts a new piece, he first brings his ideas to life through a photo-shoot with models, make-up artists and a team of snappers. More pictures after the cut...