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]:
26 incredibly beautiful photos from the World Body Painting Festival
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