26 incredibly beautiful photos from the World Body Painting Festival

If you’ve ever tried to paint just about anything you know it’s (usually) a pain in the butt. Half the time you end up with more paint on your body than you do the canvas, right? But, what if we told you, that’s allowed too…

Don’t believe us? Tell that to hundreds of beautiful human canvases who paraded themselves around in front of 30,000 at this year’s World Body Painting Festival. Prepare to be mesmerized and inspired by these naked and talented folks [NSFW]:

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26 incredibly beautiful photos from the World Body Painting Festival

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  I'm Groot, how are you?

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• Aren't uteruses great?

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• If you're feeling froggy then leap

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• And leap she did

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• We didn't know centaurs were so colourful

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• Would a rose on any other body look as beautiful?

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• How many faces can you spot?

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• Um, where are the other puzzle pieces?

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• We want answers!

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• She's trying really hard to be scary, but we think she's adorable

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• Someone's moody...

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• All hail Mother Earth

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• The moon and the sun and the sky never looked so good

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• We want to go to there

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• 'cause she's got it going on

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• We want what she's wearing

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• Willy Wonka, is that you?

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• No, it turns out she's actually from the circus

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• See, here's her elephant friend

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• Ms. Jump, fighting crimes with one carrot at a time

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• How the hell does she keep that headdress from falling off?

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• This woman is always watching...always

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• You better not cook this lobster

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• We don't want to know what's been in that mouth

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• It must be nice to have someone embrace you 24/7

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• "Moon of my life...My sun and stars"

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