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Creepy Bodypaint Illusion Videos

This Painting of a Moth Conceals a Real Body-Painted Woman

— April 8, 2014 — Art & Design
This video shows how bodypaint techniques can be used to create stunning visual illusions and imagery. The video appears to show nothing more than a giant black and white painting of Pandora Sphinx moth, a moth commonly found across North America. Upon closer inspection, however, there's more to it than just that.

If you keep watching the video closely, a pair of eyes opens near the moth's neck. It quickly becomes clear that these eyes belong to a human head that bends downwards and gazes at you, by which point you should be freaking out. If you aren't, you will be once a pair of hands emerges from the moth's tail.

At this point, it becomes obvious that this is a painting of a moth but embedded with a woman covered in bodypaint to conceal her and make her look like she is a part of the painting. This fantastic bodypaint-aided illusion was created by Roustan Bodypaints.
Trend Themes
1. Body Paint Illusion Art - As body paint becomes a more common medium, there will surely be opportunities for artists and advertisers alike to capitalize on its novel capacity for tricking the eye.
2. Experimental Video Techniques - As digital mediums continue to optimize, so too will the opportunities for artists of all kinds to expand beyond traditional 2-dimensional art styles and into new forms of visual storytelling.
3. Interactive Media Installations - As new techniques for interactive installations and environments continue to be explored, body paint illusions like these may one day become integrated as a traditional medium that audiences expect to see more from in various forms of entertainment.
Industry Implications
1. Advertising - Body paint can be used as a tool for advertising campaigns and social media content that hopes to draw viewers in and leave them with a lasting impression.
2. Film and Entertainment - As filmmakers continue to innovate and push the boundaries of what is visually possible, body paint illusions may become a fixture in their repertoire of visual effects and styles.
3. Fine Art - Body paint illusions present a new and exciting challenge for fine artists to experiment with in order to push the boundaries of what is possible when it comes to creating the illusion of space and movement within their pieces.
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