Makeup is perhaps the closest art form to traditional painting, where the canvas is replaced by the face or body. To celebrate some of the most talented creatives who’ve shared their work on Bored Panda, we’ve put together a list of their most upvoted works.
The artists below showcase their incredible ability to transform faces into characters, frightening creatures, and breathtaking scenery—we’ve got it all. So strap in for an unforgettable journey through the world of transformative makeup art.
To learn more about this unique craft, we reached out to Sarina Nexie, one of the featured artists. Be sure to check out our interview with her below!
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Ines Kuš Creates Twisted Illusions
Tal Peleg Uses Eyes As A Canvas For Her Art
Ines Kuš Creates Twisted Illusions
Makeup Look By Emma
Coraline’s Bedlam? (Or was it Belldam?) I never thought someone could do that with makeup.
Rita Synnøve Sharma Uses Makeup, UV Paint And Light To Create Glow-In-The-Dark Looks
Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Stunning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 Breathtaking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Optical Illusion By Toma Skabeikytė
Sarina Nexie Uses Makeup To Create Art On Her Face
Creepy Makeup Look By Julia Wunderlich
Joyce Spakman Uses Makeup To Create Dark Characters
Ines Kuš Creates Twisted Illusions
Lucia Pittalis Transforms Herself Into Any Celebrity - Her Majesty The Queen
Makeup Look By Emma
Optical Illusion By Toma Skabeikytė
Optical Illusion By Toma Skabeikytė
This is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Spectacular!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Optical Illusion By Toma Skabeikytė
Rita Synnøve Sharma Uses Makeup, UV Paint And Light To Create Glow-In-The-Dark Looks
Very nice!!!!!!!!!!! Could see this at an avant garde nightclub!!!!!!!!!!!!
Joyce Spakman Transformed People Into Flower-Inspired Characters
You know what they say about mushrooms - you keep them in the dark and feed them @%%t.
Lucia Pittalis Transforms Herself Into Any Celebrity - Scarface – Tony Montana
Audrey Logeais Turns People Into Disney Villains
Georgina Ryland Creates Tiny Paintings On Eyes
Sarina Nexie Uses Makeup To Create Art On Her Face
Joyce Spakman Uses Makeup To Create Dark Characters
Joyce Spakman Transformed People Into Flower-Inspired Characters
Creepy Makeup Look By Julia Wunderlich
Tal Peleg Uses Eyes As A Canvas For Her Art
Audrey Logeais Turns People Into Disney Villains
Rita Synnøve Sharma Uses Makeup, UV Paint And Light To Create Glow-In-The-Dark Looks
Makeup Look By Paula Alencar
Tal Peleg Uses Eyes As A Canvas For Her Art
Tal Peleg Uses Eyes As A Canvas For Her Art
Audrey Logeais Turns People Into Disney Villains
Georgina Ryland Creates Tiny Paintings On Eyes
Georgina Ryland Creates Tiny Paintings On Eyes
Ines Kuš Creates Twisted Illusions
Looks like Mr. Potato Head had an accident in the Twilight Zon3. Very weak.
Lucia Pittalis Transforms Herself Into Any Celebrity - Hulkamania
Makeup Look By Emma
Tal Peleg Uses Eyes As A Canvas For Her Art
Tal Peleg Uses Eyes As A Canvas For Her Art
Georgina Ryland Creates Tiny Paintings On Eyes
You should not be allowed near an eyeball, human or animal or anything.
Kate Werner's Makeup Looks
Audrey Logeais Turns People Into Disney Villains
Audrey Logeais Turns People Into Disney Villains
Kate Werner's Makeup Looks
Kate Werner's Makeup Looks
Anastasija Jevstafjeva Match Makeup With Colorful Handbags
Anastasija Jevstafjeva Match Makeup With Colorful Handbags
Makeup Look By Paula Alencar
Kate Werner's Makeup Looks
Anastasija Jevstafjeva Match Makeup With Colorful Handbags
Anastasija Jevstafjeva Match Makeup With Colorful Handbags
Love them all. I wish more people used make up as a form of expression and not only to cover dark circles 😆 l wish l had the time to do so, at least.
Love them all. I wish more people used make up as a form of expression and not only to cover dark circles 😆 l wish l had the time to do so, at least.
