Wednesday, May 25, 2016

16-Year-Old Uses Body Paint to Skillfully Transform Herself into Fantastical Creatures

 Lara Wirth produces body painting with effects so believable that they startle strangers with their realism.
 “After finishing a creation [on myself], looking in the mirror can be a little frightening,” she told the Instagram blog. “I did once make a man scream in the supermarket when I rounded a corner right in front of him. He wasn’t prepared to be met by a zombie.”
 Inspired by the special effects she had seen on television, the Melbourne-based teen started body painting when she was just 14 years old. In the two years since she’s been covering herself in colorful pigments, glitter, and sculptural materials, the more complex her makeup appears. Wirth transforms herself into fantastical characters that look out of this world, including ones with beautifully grotesque facial features and giant teeth that she bares towards the camera. After finishing her makeup, Wirth documents the character and posts it on her Instagram account.
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