Italian Artist Uses His Body As A Canvas To Create Convincing Optical Illusions (35 New Pics)

The 42-year-old artist from Milan isn't new in his field. He's been working as a TV celebrity makeup artist for more than 20 years, and has tons of experience elsewhere too. But in 2014, he wanted to try doing something new that he wasn't used to back then: he started doing optical illusion makeup that you're seeing here today. First, he started using his hands as a canvas, and eventually moved to his head and face. Almost 7 years later, Luca still does them, and the results are mind-boggling.

The artworks featured here today include his makeup paintings on his hands and head. Though the hands and head are different as canvases, Luca's talent shines through just the same. He can do all sorts of stuff, ranging from realistic-looking animals, creepy horror makeup, to realistic-looking geometric illusions that twist the proportions of his hands and head. And that's just a few examples of his seemingly unlimited makeup skills. He's not planning to stop any time soon, so we can expect even more interesting experiments!

Luca's been doing great ever since the last time we featured him. Luca has a solid 379k followers on Instagram, and even 1.2M followers on TikTok, all of whom enjoy his riveting and creative makeup videos, some of which even went viral. If you love what he does and want to support the artist, check out his social media links and follow him, as that would greatly help him.

Up for more amazing makeup posts from Bored Panda? No problem! For starters, after Luca's surreal works, let's settle back down into something more realistic but no less magical. For example, check out these makeup transformations done by a Russian artist. And this artist just loves to mimic insects for makeup inspiration. If you want to compare Luca to someone else, here are some of Emma Van De Peer's makeup works just for the occasion. If you're bored and want to get completely blown out of the water, check out how this Chinese woman can turn herself into any movie star that she wants.

In the realm of illusionary art, the ability to play with perception and reality can be truly mesmerizing. While Luca Luce dazzles with his mind-bending makeup creations, it's reminiscent of the astonishing optical illusions crafted by artists like Craig Tracy.

For those fascinated by the way art can deceive the eyes, exploring more on expertly crafted visual illusions such as excellent optical illusions will take you even deeper into this delightful art form.