We’ve all had our pencil-lead mishaps, but for one Japanese artist, snapping those delicate sticks is just the beginning of something incredible. Shiroi, the wizard of pencil carving, is turning graphite fragility into jaw-dropping sculptures – from Cloud Strife’s Buster Sword to mini Big Ben wonders. Click to uncover the enchanting world of leaden artistry

Artist creates incredibly-detailed sculptures from ordinary pencil lead