Artists Use Body Paint to Disguise Human Models in Portraits of Animals

Body artists often hire contortionist models to help them create these magnificent visual puzzles.

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Body art’s so popular right now. In fact, it’s become its own movement. A group of artists devoted to the art of body painting have been uploading their work to the site I Love Body Art. Here, you can find more then 1,300 images of incredible body art designs.

Some of the best of their craft include German artist Gesine Marwedel, Italian artist Johannes Stoetter, and UK-based artist Emma Fay. These three are definitely masters of paint, lighting, and disguise. They are creative magicians, who somehow manage to make viewers believe not only that no human model is present, but also that they’re staring at a portrait of an animal. It helps that they frequently hire contortionist models.

See if you can spot all the humans in the images above.

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[via MyModernMet]

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