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Artist Transforms Herself Into Different Characters Using Only Makeup

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Although you would be correct in assuming she made a pact with the many-faced god and that she has no name, her real identity is Florea Flavia, a Bucharest-based makeup artist. She does these amazing transformations using nothing but makeup. She spends at least a couple of hours on each piece and the results are stunning. She draws her inspiration from comic books, anime, video-games and anything in between. Continue reading »

Photographer Tests Her Skills With A One Dollar Camera

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Photographer Skyler Adams decided to put her skills to the test when she took pictures with nothing but a one dollar camera for an entire month. She bought a Canon Sure Shot for only $1 along with an expired roll of film, and she got to work. Film processing and scanning was $8 more, so Skyler spent $10 for the whole experiment. Continue reading »

You’ll Be Amazed After Seeing The Classy Interior Of This Rolls-Royce!

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An art-filled Rolls-Royce regarded as a palace on wheels and one of the finest British cars ever made is expected to sell for £700,000 at auction. The Phantom I was commissioned in 1926 by Woolworths’ financial director Clarence Gasque as a surprise gift for his wife, Maude. To ensure she was suitably impressed, Mr Gasque set out on a no-expense-spared project that resulted in the rear seats costing more than the average home. The ten-month project resulted in a car described by experts as being “nothing less than magnificently palatial”. Continue reading »

Crashed Car Randomly Gets A Golden Makeover

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A Toyota Camry crashed in Melbourne, Australia a few weeks ago and it was quickly abandoned with the keys left in the ignition. A street artist seized the opportunity and turned this car into a gold masterpiece. Continue reading »

A Look Back At The First Tucker Torpedo Prototype From 1946

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The Tucker Torpedo is one of the great what-if stories of automotive history. Preston Tucker hoped to revolutionize the industry with a car unlike any other on the road at the time. However, due to a variety of problems, he only managed build 51 vehicles before closing shop. Over time, they have become highly sought-after; ​In 2012, one sold for $2.65 million at auction. Continue reading »

This Guy And His Wife Hosted An Awesome Walking Dead Premiere Party

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“The Walking Dead” is finally back, and these super fans decided to throw the ultimate party for the season premiere. Continue reading »

Some Guy Is Leaving Hilarious Fake Trivia Books In Bookstores

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If you haven’t visited a bookstore lately, you really should. And not just for the thousands upon thousands of books with countless tales that could influence you for a lifetime. But maaaainly for the chance of stumbling upon one of reddit users caducus fake books. Yes, fake. Recently, he teamed with reddit artist dinosaur_copilot & collaborated on a book of ridiculous fake trivia and has been dropping them off at random book stores all over the place. Continue reading »

Artist Maria Gasanova Paints Live Models To Look Like Watercolour Masterpieces

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Model Karina Magomedova poses while she presents “The Alive Painting” body art work by Russian artist Maria Gasanova during the Art Krasnoyarsk annual festival in Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Maria Gasanova paints live models to look like watercolour masterpieces Continue reading »

The Hofskirkja Church – The Only Church Left With A Grass Rooftop

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Photo by CISSÉO

Rooftop gardens are definitely some of the best relaxation spots that are easily accessible for anybody. When it comes to Iceland, this tradition appeared way back in the 18th century. It was a measure of protection from the difficult climate conditions. However, the Hofskirkja Church is the last grass roof church standing in Iceland. Continue reading »

Someone Is Hiding Dirty Texts In Beautiful Photos And It’s Hilarious

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People love to use beautiful photos with inspirational quotes as the wallpaper on their computers. It’s a nice way to get yourself motivated, but someone out there is changing the game. Someone is removing the inspirational quotes from these beautiful photos, and replacing them with filthy, dirty text. Continue reading »

Intimate Murals Revive Abandoned Buildings Around The World

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In an abandoned church in Detroit, Michigan, a naked woman, lying down where the altar once was, is visible from the chest up. The woman, one of Faith47’s latest murals, is curled in on herself intimately. The peaceful image is especially beautiful beneath a decorative window, surrounded by colorful exposed bricks and a variety of graffiti. Continue reading »

Projection-Mapped PDA Puts Kissing Couples On Display In Paris

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A lot of people get a little touchy about engaging in public displays of affection, but French visual artist Julien NONNON put the intimate interactions of Parisians on display for his projection-mapped project #le_baiser. Using proprietary technology that allows him to project on any facade that strikes his fancy, NONNON broadcast the embraces of couples on buildings throughout the city. Continue reading »

Rita Kluge’s Distinctive Photos Capture The Humpback Whale Calving Season In The South Pacific

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Photo by Rita Kluge/The Guardian

With the humpback calving season drawing to a close, here’s a look at some of Rita Kluge’s distinctive marine photos from the south Pacific. The Sydney-based photographer fell in love with whales after witnessing southern rights from the New South Wales coastline as they travelled to and from their feeding grounds in the Antarctic. She has since been to Tonga, where humpbacks breed and calf in winter months, to photograph them in the water. Continue reading »

This Dad Turns His 6-Year-Old Son’s Drawings Into Reality

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Dom is six and he likes to draw. He even has his own Instagram account where he puts all his favorite pictures. But that’s not the end of the story, because once he’s finished with his mini masterpieces, his dad then recreates their real world counterparts with a dose of digital magic and a little bit of humor. Continue reading »

Halloween-Obsessed Couple Build ‘Doll Asylum’ By Filling Home With Mutilated Toys

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Photo by ddp USA/Rex Features/Shutterstock

An open house known as “The Doll Asylum” in Portland, Oregon. Mark Williams and his wife Heidi Loutzenhiser love halloween so much they fill their home with over 1,000 creepy dolls before opening it up for the public to enjoy over the halloween season. Founded in 1867 by German Dr. Hermann Reinhardt, the Doll Asylum’s purpose was to receive dolls who were abandoned, neglected, or most importantly, showing signs of psychotic or murderous behaviour. Continue reading »

Stunning Cosplay Photography By Natasha Firsakova

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Natasha Firsakova is an artist based in St. Petersburg, Russia, specializing in cosplay photography. Below, you may check out some of her artworks. Continue reading »

Taste Of Insanity: Mindblowing Digital Artworks By Pierre-Alain D

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Pierre-Alain D., founder of 3mmi Design, is a french digital artist / illustrator & graphic designer who has developed a dark/oniric -but not only- and intense vision of graphic design through the years. Working mainly for the music industry, he also like to work on all kind of graphic projects. Described once by a blogger as a “one man graphic army”, in addition to photomanipulation, he also like to work on photography, webdesign, programming, music and video. He also created and managed a musical webzine, which gave him a broad vision of music and its universes. Continue reading »

Brilliant Set Of Illusional Artworks Showing The Real Meaning Of The Word “Creativity”

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Our collection begins with masterpieces by Tang Yau Hoong, which are my personal favorites. If you’re asking why, the answer is quite simple: because the ideas perfectly converted into the actual design. Everything makes sense up here. Anyway, all featured designs are just awesome. Enjoy the works below and get inspired! Continue reading »

UK Landscape Photographer Of The Year Awards

A selection of prizewinning images from the Take a View 2016 photography awards.

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Shifting Sands, taken in Silverdale, Lancashire, which won the Your View award. (Photo by Tony Higginson/PA Wire) Continue reading »

Hottest And Most Grooviest Photos From The Past That Will Redefine Your Style Statement

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A pictorial celebration of the coolest kids from the past… From beatniks to bikers, mods to rude boys, hippies to ravers. And everything in between. These are images that will set your soul on fire. Get ready to get a style check. Continue reading »

This Dog Loves to Play Dress Up With Cardboard Cutouts

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Semba is a woman with a very patient dog and a lot of creative ideas about how to play with her pup. Oddly, her dog, named Chihuahua-mametaro, seems to truly enjoy sticking his head in Semba’s cardboard creations. It’s a different kind of doggy dress up, but it sure is hard not to love it. Of course, when his whole body is hiding behind a giant piece of cardboard, it can be hard to tell how cute little Chihuahua-mametaro is outside of his “costumes,” so with that in mind, here’s the rolly-polly pooch totally in the nude. Continue reading »

You Need A Mermaid Blanket In Your Life

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What a time to be alive! Not only are self-driving cars right around the corner, but now you can actually become a mermaid! Well… at least you can pretend to become a mermaid with your very own mermaid tail blanket. Mermaid blankets started out as a trend for kids, but soon adults became jealous. Now, there are mermaid blankets in adult and teen sizes. Continue reading »

Anonymous Vigilante Is Fighting Asshole Drivers With This Parking Note

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Image credits: bizness1socks

If you’re tired of asshole drivers who can’t park, you are not the only one. Luckily, there’s now a vigilante fighting against these bad drivers with a clever windshield note. Continue reading »

Artist Covered The Poland National Gallery’s Staircase In Colorful Paint

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Not that long ago Polish Artist Leon Tarasewicz has made something unexpected by man. He completely covered the Polands National Gallery’s Great Hall Staircase in vibrant colors splattered all around by Kate Sierzputowski. The whole paint splattering fun turned into an art exhibition titled “Polish Painting of the 21st Century”. Continue reading »

Slope Point Trees: Beauty Created By Force Of Nature

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Photo by Seabird Nz

There are a lot of unusual sight around the globe, but Slope Point of New Zealand is differently natural wonder. Slope Point is the southernmost tip on New Zealand’s South Island. The place is systematically blasted by great force of cold wind, that causes the trees to bend and transform their appearance. The wind from the Southern Ocean attacked the trees, as they grew. In order to be least resistant, the tree brunches turned to the opposite direction, so they got windswept appearance. Continue reading »