
Love the lighting in these photography shots?

They become even more awe-inspiring at the realisation that they're paintings, and someone spent between 50 to 300 hours painstakingly creating them.

Patrick Kramer is a 33-year-old artist hailing from Springville, Utah, who specialises in remarkably hyper-realistic paintings.

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Action shot: The artwork of 33-year-old Patrick Kramer is so realistic it's impossible to tell apart from a photo. In this image, he has painted a falling woman with a deeply intricate background

The US artist specialises in beautifully in-depth oil painted portraits, including this intricate black and white portrait of a man called Matt

The paintings, including this of a sleeping young girl called Anna, take the artist up to 50 to 300 hours to complete

It's almost impossible to tell that Kramer's flawless creations are in fact oil paintings due to their incredible pin-sharp detail and clarity.

His portrayals vary between vivid city scenes, still-life objects, portraits and breathtaking motion-shots.

As well as his portfolio of hyper-realistic paintings, he also constructs more surreal variations on still life, involving insects or inanimate objects in front of a background.

One of his images is an imitation of the cover art for musician Drake's 2013 album, Nothing Was the Same.

Kramer also paints highly-detailed urban shots, which are impossible to tell apart from a photo

His technique involves building layers of oil paint in order to achieve the intense level of detail

The US artist works from photos and builds up delicate layers of oil paint on a board or canvas. This allows him to add controlled detail and subtle shadowing, which appear almost three-dimensional in the pieces of artwork.

Kramer has admitted that an oil painting can take anywhere between 50 to 300 hours (one to six weeks) to complete.

The length of time taken depends entirely on the size of the painting and the level of detail. The 33-year-old artist has admitted that this type of artwork suits his precise preferences and personality.

Kramer also constructs more surreal imagery of insects, which all still have the same high level of detail - including (left) a dragonfly on an intricate background, and (right) Kramer's painting of a butterfly resting on a wad of letters

Cracks in the surface: The artist, from Utah, specialises in creating exceptionally-realistic works of art. In this case, it is a paintbrush against a background of cracked paint

Kramer said: 'Being a perfectionist, I have always been considering art as an outlet for my slightly obsessive personality.

The artist's background and education was also important in honing his interests.

'I studied painting in college, and experimented with hyper realism as a way of perfecting my craft.

'I never intended to pursue the style, but found it hard to give up, as it suited my nature.'

Kramer's artwork - including this painting of half-filled glasses - is astounding in its level of clarity

Glass half full or half empty? This painting is incredibly detailed, from the fine fish fins to the bubble floating at the top of the glass

Kramer's paintings can vary between still-life of subjects such as paint-brushes (left) and detailed portrayals, such as this harbour (right)