▲Tom Cruise touches a sand sculpture displayed during a photo call for 'The Mummy' (2017) in Sydney, Australia.

▲A work by Russian sculptor Pavel Mylnikov for the exhibition 'World Travel By Sand - South Africa' at the Tottori Sand Dunes, The Sand Museum in Japan.

▲A sculpture of then-British Prime Minister Theresa May, at the 2017 Glastonbury Festival in England.

▲A sand sculpture depicting various Rio de Janeiro landmarks during the Olympics preview day at Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

▲Italian artist Leonardo Ugolini of Italy works on a sand sculpture at the Sand Museum in Tottori, Japan.

▲Artists Luc Valvona and Ray Wirick and carved this amazing sand sculpture to announce the 2014 Isle of Wight Festival (UK) Saturday headliners, Red Hot Chilli Peppers.

▲Chinese sculptor Zhang Weikang works on a massive sand sculpture during the Yokohama Sand Art Exhibition - Culture City of East Asia 2014 in Yokohama, Japan.

▲American sculptor Sue McGrew works on the American/Japan section of a huge sculpture during the Yokohama Sand Art Exhibition - Culture City of East Asia 2014 in Yokohama, Japan.

▲This sculpture by artist Baldrick Bucklecarved could be seen at the 'Under the Sea' sand sculpture exhibition in Melbourne, Australia.

▲Sandis Kondis and Sue McGrew carved this magnificent sculpture for the 'Under the Sea' exhibition in Melbourne, Australia.

▲This sculpture was carved by artist Karen Fralich for 'Under the Sea,' a sand sculpture exhibition held in Melbourne, Australia, in 2013.

▲A beautiful sand sculpture by artist Jamie Wardley at the annual Weston-super-Mare Sand Sculpture festival in England.

▲Nicola Wood works on her phenomenal sculpture of Queen Elizabeth II at the annual Weston-super-Mare Sand Sculpture festival in England.

▲Hanneke Supply from Belgium had her work displayed at the 2010 Creepy Crawlies Sandsculpting Exhibition in Melbourne, Australia.

▲An artist works on a sand sculpture of the co-creator of Glastonbury Festival, Michael Eavis, in England.

▲This sand sculpture carved by Susanne Ruseler from the Netherlands was also part of the Creepy Crawlies Sandsculpting Exhibition in Melbourne, Australia.

▲A Red Bull Racing car is displayed on St Kilda beach ahead of the 2009 Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne, Australia.

▲A sand sculpture of a crocodile could be seen on Mooloolaba beach in Australia during the 'Australia Zoo on the Beach' launch in 2007.

▲Indian artist Sudarsan Pattnik gives the finishing touches to his sculpture at the 7th Sandsation International Sand Sculpture Festival in Berlin, Germany.

▲A grand sand sculpture at the 2004 edition of the Sand Sculptures Festival in Zeebrugge, Belgium.

▲An artist works on his sculpture during the 2003 Australian Sand Sculpting Championships in Rye, Victoria, Australia.

▲Another amazing sculpture at the 2003 Australian Sand Sculpting Championships in Rye, Victoria, Australia.

▲An enormous and detailed elephant is exhibited as part of a sand sculpture festival in Finland in 2011.

▲This life-size sand sculpture was on display during the 2014 Songkran festival in Thailand.

▲A sand sculpture of Alfred Hitchcock was on display during the 2013 edition of the Weston-super-Mare Sand Sculpture festival on in Weston-Super-Mare, England.

▲A large aircraft sand sculpture at the 2009 International Sand Sculpture Festival in Algarve, Portugal.

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A magnificent sand sculpture at a beach in Denmark.

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This detailed sand sculpture could be seen during the 2011 Sand Sculpture Festival in Fulong, Taiwan.

▲Chinese sand sculptor Zhang Weikang works on a sculpture of historic sites in China for the Yokohama Sand Art Exhibition.

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From stones to wood, sculptures can be carved in a wide variety of materials. In this gallery we bring you a selection of some of the most creative sand sculptures ever made.

If you're heading to the beach anytime soon, don't just limit yourself to build a sand castle. Instead, draw inspiration from these spectacular sculptures and let your inner artist create an epic sand sculpture. Click on!

Sand sculptures to inspire the artist in you

Today is Play in the Sand Day

11/08/22 por StarsInsider

LIFESTYLE Art

From stones to wood, sculptures can be carved in a wide variety of materials. In this gallery we bring you a selection of some of the most creative sand sculptures ever made.